Yu Yunique Launched with 8MP Camera, 4G LTE at Rs. 4,999

Micromax's Yu Televentures on Tuesday launched the Yu Yunique smartphone in India. It is available in Black color and is priced at Rs. 4,999. Users can also buy it bundled with two extra different-coloured back covers at Rs. 5,499. The smartphone will go on sale starting from September 15th through flash sale.

Yu Yunique features a 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS Fully Laminated display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 powered by 1.2 GHz Quad-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor with Adreno 306 GPU and 1GB RAM. It has an internal storage of 8GB and can be expanded via microSD up to 32GB. It sports a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 2MP front facing camera. It runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and has 2000 mAh battery.

Yu Yunique

Key Features :

• 4.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS Fully Laminated display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• 1.2 GHz Quad-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor with Adreno 306 GPU
• 1GB RAM
• 8GB internal storage, Expandable via microSD up to 32GB
• 8MP rear camera with LED Flash
• 2MP front facing camera
• Android 5.1 Lollipop
• Dual SIM
• 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
• 2000 mAh battery

Micromax's Yu Yureka Plus Gets a Price Cut, Now Available at Rs. 8,999

Micromax's Yu Televentures brand has slashed the price of the Yureka Plus. Yu Yureka Plus smartphone which was launched last month with a price tag of Rs. 9,999 is now available in Rs. 8,999. 

The company announced this in their social pages like Facebook and Twitter. Those who have already purchased the smartphone will get a gift card worth Rs. 1,000 from Amazon.in. Amazon India, is taking registrations for the next flash sale on Thursday, and registrations close at midnight Tuesday.

Love goes both ways! YurekaPlus is now available for Rs. 8999 only. Register now http://t.co/j635ZokF7g pic.twitter.com/KDktNTvprq

— YU (@YUplaygod) August 3, 2015

Yu Yureka Plus Launched with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 615 SoC, 4G LTE at Rs. 9,999

YU has launched Yu Yureka Plus smartphone in its Yureka series. It is available in MoonDust Grey with polished finish and Limited Edition Alabaster White colors and is priced at Rs. 9,999. It will be available exclusively on Amazon.in starting from July 24th at 2PM.

Yu Yureka Plus features a 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 powered by Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) (ARM Cortex A53 – 4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor with Adreno 405 GPU and 2GB DDR3 RAM. It has an internal storage of 16GB and can be expanded via microSD up to 32GB. It sports a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 5MP front facing camera. It runs on Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 Lollipop and has 2500 mAh battery.

Yu Yureka Plus

Key Features :

• 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• Octa-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) (ARM Cortex A53 – 4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor with Adreno 405 GPU
• 2GB DDR3 RAM
• 16GB internal storage, Expandable via microSD up to 32GB
• 13MP rear camera with LED Flash
• 5MP front facing camera
• Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 Lollipop
• Dual SIM
• 4G LTE / 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
• 2500 mAh battery

Commenting on the new launch, Rahul Sharma, Founder YU said, "With Yureka we ushered in the revolution that’s ‘YUPlayGod’ and we couldn’t have asked for a better response from our community. We have been overwhelmed with the enthusiasm and cheer we received for the Zeus of phones, Yureka. Grateful for the encouragement and support we are returning the love by breaking our very own unprecedented benchmark with Yureka Plus".

Micromax's Yu Yuphoria Launched with Cyanogen OS 12, Snapdragon 410 Launched at Rs. 6,999

Micromax Yu has launched its second smartphone in India dubbed Micromax Yu Yuphoria. The smartphone has been priced at Rs. 6,999 and is available  in Champagne Gold with White and Buffed Steel with Black colors. It will be exclusively available via Amazon India. The first flash sale is scheduled for May 28 for which registrations begin starting 5pm IST on Tuesday.

Micromax Yu Yuphoria features a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS Fully Laminated display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 powered by 1.2 GHz Quad-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor with Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB RAM. It has an internal storage of 16GB and can be expanded via microSD. It sports a 8MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 5MP front facing camera. It runs on Android 5.0  Lollipop with CyanogenMod OS 12 based and has 2230 mAh battery.

Micromax's Yu Yuphoria

Key Features : 

• 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) IPS Fully Laminated display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
• 1.2 GHz Quad-Core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor with Adreno 306 GPU
• 2GB RAM
• 16GB internal storage, Expandable via microSD
• 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p video recording
• 5MP front facing camera
• Android 5.0  Lollipop with CyanogenMod OS 12 based
• Dual SIM
• 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
• 2230 mAh battery

Micromax's Yu Yureka to Be Available Without Registration on May 6 and May 7

Yu Yureka smartphone will available to buy without any registrations in India on Wednesday and Thursday. 

As per company's announcement on its Facebook and Twitter handles, and said, "No registrations, no time limits. Yureka open sale on 6th and 7th May. Are you ready to Play God?" The Amazon India page however notes the sale begins at 10am on Wednesday.

Micromax has started rolling Android 5.0 Lollipop for Yu Yureka smartphones. 

Yu Yuphoria is also on its way to hit the market on May 12. The YU Yuphoria is also expected to launch exclusively through Amazon.in.

So, are you going to grab Yu Yureka on 6th and 7th of May or you will wait for Yu Yuphoria? Lets us know in the comment section.

No registrations, no time limits. Yureka open sale on 6th and 7th May. Are you ready to Play God? pic.twitter.com/kYWCQK6pkV

— YU (@YUplaygod) May 2, 2015

Micromax's Yu Yuphoria Smartphone Launching on May 12

The successor of Yu Yureka dubbed Yu Yuphoria will be launching on May 12. The company took to Twitter to confirm the India launch date for the Yu Yuphoria smartphone. The tweet said, "The moment of YUphoria is coming. Have you blocked your calendar?"

The company had already confirmed the launch the smartphone in Q2. It had carried out a naming campaign called "#YUNameIt" via its social platform and claimed that it received over 100,000 entries.

The smartphone will runs on Cyanogen OS 12 based on Android 5.0 (Lollipop). So far no hints on the specification except the operating system. Another 10 days to go and we will be knowing full specification of Yu Yuphoria.

Yu Yureka which is still going on flash sale through Amazon is one of the famous smartphone and recently it got Android 5.0 Lollipop OTA update. So, Yu Yureka user's if you still haven't updated to Lollipop, you can go to your system settings and check for update. For those who have already updated please share your experience by commenting below. Let others know about your experience.

The moment of YUphoria is coming. Have you blocked your calender? pic.twitter.com/1ypEzM2lEb

— YU (@YUplaygod) May 1, 2015

Micromax's Yu Confirms Lollipop for 'Project Caesar'

Micromax subsidiary Yu Televentures has started teasing its upcoming smartphone. The company used social platform like Facebook and Twitter for their teaser. "You’ve got a KitKat. Why don’t you wait for a Lollipop. Stay tuned for project caeser". The teaser shows lollipop loaded till 60%, so the smartphone could be unveiled in a few weeks.

Another teaser in Facebook says, "KitKat in the age of lollipop? Give ME a break". The letter 'M' in the word 'Me' in the image resembles Xiaomi's Mi logo and clearly takes a dig at the company. The Facebook tagline says. "Project Caesar: Stay tuned, the fYUture is coming!".

Seeing the teaser, we can't say about the specs of the upcoming smartphone. YU has promised to offer Android Lollipop update for YU YUREKA in the form of Cyanogen OS 12, which will roll out in a few weeks, since the beta testing for the update has already started.

Micromax teases Android Lollipop update for YU Yureka

Micromax YU Yureka Lollipop

Micromax Yu Yureka will be soon getting Android lollipop. The company has posted a Lollipop teaser on its Facebook and Twitter page. The posts include a connect-the-dots image of a lollipop, and with the last dot numbered 26, the firm is hinting at March 26 as the release date for the Android 5.0 update for the Yureka smartphone. As of now, the company has not revealed a change log for the update though we can expect it to be released once the update is out.

Its just a teaser posted by the company, we still don't know whether it's going to be Android lollipop. It just says "Coming soon to a Yureka near you!"

Registrations for Micromax's Yu Yureka is ON, Second Sale on 22nd January

Also see : Micromax Yureka Specification.

The registration for Micromax Yu Yureka is open, next sale is on January 22nd. We still don't know how many pieces will be available for the second sale. It sold 10,000 pieces on 13th January and the sale was over just in 3 seconds.

If you are still planning to buy Yu Yureka you can click here for the registration. You need to subscribe in order for the registration to be successful. Those who could not buy the phone on 13th January, they need not subscribe again as they can proceed directly.

Yu Yureka gets black marketed on eBay and Quikr

On 13th January, 10,000 pieces of Miromax Yu Yureka was sold out in 3 seconds. According to the company there were huge demands for Yu Yureka. Over 3 lakh people had registered for this phone, but sadly only 10,000 pieces were available in the first sale.

Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma told PTI, "We saw unprecedented response with over three lakh registrations. Registrations were to be open till December 25. However, owing to the mega response they had to be closed a day earlier."

Some people even after adding the device to cart could not reach the payment section as the website crashed. For some customer's the price were shown Rs. 12,499 instead of Rs. 8,999. Some sources say that only 3,000 pieces were available for sale on 13th January out of which only 2657 pieces were claimed.

You might be shocked to know that Yu Yureka is available in eBay.in at a price of Rs. 19,999.

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10,000 pieces of Micromax Yu got sold out in 3 seconds

10,000 pieces of Micromax Yu got sold out in 3 second, Micromax announced. The website crashed immediately after the sale was on.

When I tried to buy the device, I was not able to add the device to the cart, when I tried multiple I added the device but there was no delivery option to my address. By the time I entered another postal code the device was "Out of Stock". Some customers say that the device was priced Rs. 12,499 instead of Rs. 8,999 when they were in the payment section.

Those who were lucky to buy the device today will be getting a free leather back cover along with the smartphone.

The next sale for the device is on 22nd January. So far no word when the registration will start. So those still planning to buy Micromax Yureka get ready for 22nd January.

10,000 Micromax Yu Yureka units to go on sale on Jan 13th

Micromax is ready with 10,000 units of Yureka smartphones for sale tomorrow 13th Jaunury, at 2PM on Amazon.in. The registration for Yureka had started way back in December and due to overwhelming response from the customers, the registration was closed a day before from the actual date. The company has received over 3 lakh registrations for the smartphone.

Micromax co-founder Rahul Sharma told PTI, "We saw unprecedented response with over three lakh registrations. Registrations were to be open till December 25. However, owing to the mega response they had to be closed a day earlier."

Micromax Yu Yureka

click here to see specifications the of Micromax Yureka.

The phone will be sold in first-come-first-serve basis and will be available only till the stocks last, said the online retailer. Tomorrow the sale starts at 2PM and users can add the smartphone to their cart, Users need to checkout without 15 minutes else the cart will be empty. If at all you are not able to add the smartphone to cart, you will be added to waiting list. By chance if some other customers fails to checkout within 15 minutes then it will be added to your cart. Once the device gets added to your cart you need to checkout within 15 minutes.

If you are late and you see the waitlist is full, you need to refresh the page till you see the the waitlist available, once the waitlist is available you can join the waitlist. You need to try this till the end of the sale.

Micromax’s first Cyanogen OS powered YU smartphone to be Amazon exclusive

Micromax Cyanogen OS powered YU smartphone

As Micromax has scheduled the launch for its first Cyanogen OS powered YU smartphone on December 18th, Today Amazon India announced that the smartphone will be exclusively available on Amazon.

There is no information about the specifications or the features of the smartphone but last week Micromax teased their upcoming YU brand smartphone last week on their social media. The specifications and the pricing will be known shortly.

Micromax launches Yu brand powered by CyanogenMod

Micromax has launched a new smartphone under brand name "Yu". A subsidiary of Micromax, Yu Televentures, has partnered Cyanogen to offer customised user experience to end users. Cyanogen OS, built on Android, is known for rich software advancements that optimise performance, customization on mobile devices.

"This will be a game changer not just in India but globally too. Yu has been envisioned for building an ecosystem of connected devices and offer customised experience to users. We strongly feel that Cyanogen is the right partner to help us deliver a differentiated experience in the mobile ecosystem, we are together committed to challenge the limits of possibility and create a new world." Micromax co founder Rahul Sharma told PTI.

Micromax CyanogenMod

It has been learnt that Micromax's new subsidiary Yu Televentures in collaboration with popular Android mobile software developers, CyanogenMod, will incorporate custom Android ROM in Yu series smartphones. It looks like Micromax will be following the same strategy as followed by Xiaomi, they are going to tie-up with online stores directly that will help lower the cost and most likely these handsets will not be available offline (i.e. in retail stores).

Kirt McMaster, CEO of Cyanogen, said, "We're excited about this partnership as we share a common vision around a powerful user-focused mobile experience. It's only the beginning as the partnership unfolds. Micromax + Cyanogen = revolution. Stay tuned for many awesome new innovations that will arise from this collaboration."

The first Yu handset is will be made official sometime next month. Micromax said that it will honor the warranty for Yu phones even if they're rooted. Micromax also plans to launch Yu-branded smart watches and smart bands in near future.