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Features: 7/10
The YU Yuphoria houses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 system on chip which has a 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core processor with Adreno 306 GPU, along with 2GB of RAM. The chipset is the same one that has been seen on the Lenovo A6000, Motorola Moto E 4G as well as the Xiaomi Redmi 2 and the Huawei Honor 4X, but barring the Honor 4X and the Yuphoria, all other phones comes with only 1GB of RAM. It also offers 16GB of storage of which 11.8GB is available to the user. If you are not content with this storage capacity, then you can even add in a microSD card which lets you increase the storage to 32GB.
Software: 8/10
The USP of the YU Yuphoria is the CyanogenMod 12 ROM on the Android 5.0 platform. Thanks to this, the phone offers you multiple ways to customise it. There are some of its special apps on the phone such as AudioFX which lets you customise the audio output, ScreenCast lets you record your on screen navigations with the recording registering where you’ve touched the screen as well and so on. YUniverse is the phone’s own browser which is basically a customised version of the Opera browser.
Verdict and Price in India
YU Yuphoria offers an impressive package at Rs 6,999 and at this price point, the Yuphoria’s design does manage to stand out from competition. Features such as a metallic frame, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, 4G, dual SIM, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, Cyanogen OS, 8MP camera do give a good value proposition.
But having said that, the phone also has its share of issues such as screen freezing after a call, heating issues, average camera and battery life. Some of these issues could be resolved by relevant software updates in the near future. If you are on a tight budget and want a phone which you can customise to your liking, the YU Yuphoria seems to be a good choice at Rs 6,999.
YU Yuphoria review: Cyanogen OS on a budget smartphone, with its hiccups - Tech2
The YU Yuphoria houses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 system on chip which has a 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core processor with Adreno 306 GPU, along with 2GB of RAM. The chipset is the same one that has been seen on the Lenovo A6000, Motorola Moto E 4G as well as the Xiaomi Redmi 2 and the Huawei Honor 4X, but barring the Honor 4X and the Yuphoria, all other phones comes with only 1GB of RAM. It also offers 16GB of storage of which 11.8GB is available to the user. If you are not content with this storage capacity, then you can even add in a microSD card which lets you increase the storage to 32GB.
Software: 8/10
The USP of the YU Yuphoria is the CyanogenMod 12 ROM on the Android 5.0 platform. Thanks to this, the phone offers you multiple ways to customise it. There are some of its special apps on the phone such as AudioFX which lets you customise the audio output, ScreenCast lets you record your on screen navigations with the recording registering where you’ve touched the screen as well and so on. YUniverse is the phone’s own browser which is basically a customised version of the Opera browser.
Verdict and Price in India
YU Yuphoria offers an impressive package at Rs 6,999 and at this price point, the Yuphoria’s design does manage to stand out from competition. Features such as a metallic frame, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, 4G, dual SIM, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, Cyanogen OS, 8MP camera do give a good value proposition.
But having said that, the phone also has its share of issues such as screen freezing after a call, heating issues, average camera and battery life. Some of these issues could be resolved by relevant software updates in the near future. If you are on a tight budget and want a phone which you can customise to your liking, the YU Yuphoria seems to be a good choice at Rs 6,999.
YU Yuphoria review: Cyanogen OS on a budget smartphone, with its hiccups - Tech2
