Yu Yureka Plus with 5.5-inch Full HD display launched for Rs. 9,999

Micromax subsidiary Yu Televentures launch its first smartphone with Cyanogen dubbed Yureka in December last year. The brand in May, launched its second smartphone the Yuphoria. 

Now the company has launched its third smartphone. Yu's latest offering, is the Yu Yureka Plus, the next generation version of Yu Yureka. It comes with Full HD display as compared to HD display on Yureka. It has the similar build quality as its predecessor - reinforced casing with polycarbonate shell.

Yu Yureka Plus features 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. Under the hood there is an Octa-core 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 (MSM8939) (ARM Cortex A53 – 4×1.5GHz + 4×1.0GHz) processor paired with Adreno 405 GPU 2GB DDR3 RAM. On-board storage is 16GB (12.5GB user accessible), further expandable via microSD card up to 32GB. It runs Cyanogen OS 12 based Android 5.0.2 Lollipop.

Camerwise Yureka Plus sports 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, Sony IMX214 sensor, 5P Largan Blu Lens and 1080p video recording capabilities. On the front there is 5-megapixel camera with 1.4 micron pixel size.

On the connectivity front, Yureka Plus supports 4G LTE, 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and USB OTG. It is fueled by 2500mAh battery and has dual SIM slots for Micro-SIM cards (4G+3G). The handset comes in Moondust Grey and a limited edition Alabaster White variant.
 
The Yu Yureka Plus is priced at Rs. 9,999 and will be available exclusively via Amazon India through flash sales. The first flash sale will take place on July 24 for which the registrations are now open.

Commenting on the 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."

Rahul Sharma has released a drop test video of the Yureka Plus to showcase its sturdiness.
 

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