Micromax Yu Yuphoria Discussion Thread

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

For specifications, the Yu Yuphoria features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) TFT IPS display and sports third-generation Corning Gorilla Glass for protection. Sharma at the launch claimed that the screen to ratio on the Yuphoria is 67 percent. The Yuphoria runs Android 5.0 Lollipop-based Cyanogen OS 12.

The handset is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 (MSM8916) processor coupled with 2GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. It features 16GB of built-in storage.

The dual-SIM based Yuphoria supports 4G and features accelerometer, ambient, proximity, gyroscope, and e-compass. It sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with an f/2.2 lens and LED flash. while also featuring a 5-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture. It is backed by a 2230mAh battery, and weighs 143 grams.

The smartphone will be available in Buffed Steel and Champagne Gold colours.

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Source:ndtv.com

After reading all the specs about this phone, it seems it will beat all current droid phones below 7000 range... Maybe it can stand as 2nd best phone below ₹10000 range( the first being his elder bro yu yureka). Though processor speed is a bit slow, it may not matter as much, as it sports a 2GB ram. The OS and its version is also a big plus point. Really guys!! I feel this phone is made to win the hearts of budget - strict people. Now only someone had got his hands on it. The review would be complete!

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looks good. ass got better?

This will be sell like hot cakes.

Just wished it had capacitive buttons and led light

doom said:

Just wished it had capacitive buttons and led light

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It doesnt have both sad...

Anyone buying the phone tomorrow?

I have a query, actually I registered 1 week back and forgot which email I used in amazon.
Now do we get any mail after we register/subscribe for Yu product?
How can I check my subscriptions in amazon?

Did anyone buy?

I wanted to buy, but only the Steel version was available, not the Gold version. I'm still waiting. Anyone knows when the next sale will start, or whether the phone is available in the market?

I had logged in before 2 PM; before the sale started, they said only the Steel one was available so I decided to just and watch. A few seconds after 2 PM, I clicked the refresh button and it said 31% of the phones had been claimed. I kept refreshing; it didn't take even a full minute for all the phones to be claimed. In a few minutes, even the waiting list was full. I don't know how many mobile phones got sold in that one minute.

i BOUGHT THE PHONE FOR MY COUSIN. GREAT ONE!

polupoka said:

i BOUGHT THE PHONE FOR MY COUSIN. GREAT ONE!

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how did your cousin get one?

BhargavJ said:

I wanted to buy, but only the Steel version was available, not the Gold version. I'm still waiting. Anyone knows when the next sale will start, or whether the phone is available in the market?

I had logged in before 2 PM; before the sale started, they said only the Steel one was available so I decided to just and watch. A few seconds after 2 PM, I clicked the refresh button and it said 31% of the phones had been claimed. I kept refreshing; it didn't take even a full minute for all the phones to be claimed. In a few minutes, even the waiting list was full. I don't know how many mobile phones got sold in that one minute.

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Updated the first post have a look at it.

Going to buy this today for my cousin.

Any solid reason not to buy it? You have less than 2 hours to suggest!

If your cousin has lots of hevc/h265 videos, stay away from yureka.. Heats up terribly and causes heavy battery drain

ashs1 said:

If your cousin has lots of hevc/h265 videos, stay away from yureka.. Heats up terribly and causes heavy battery drain

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Yureka =/= Yuphoria.

And hevc isn't common, atleast not in India. I still see people downloading movies/shows in .avi format.

ashs1 said:

If your cousin has lots of hevc/h265 videos, stay away from yureka.. Heats up terribly and causes heavy battery drain

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WTH ?! Im surprised at how so little battery is consumed on video playback(high bitrate 1080p x265 encoded videos, 4 mins~200MB ) 1 hour of playback hardly consumes 20% battery. My Z Ultra on the other hand drains almost twice as fast, though screen size isn't that much larger.

Bought. I hope I get to play with Yuphoria for a few days before I hand the phone to him.

Booked + Prepaid(amazon.in) with success....waiting for the cyanogenmod OS to tinker with.

[MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION],do post a small review here in this thread if you get the time.

Oops.. I mistook this thread for the yureka thread.

mitraark said:

WTH ?! Im surprised at how so little battery is consumed on video playback(high bitrate 1080p x265 encoded videos, 4 mins~200MB ) 1 hour of playback hardly consumes 20% battery. My Z Ultra on the other hand drains almost twice as fast, though screen size isn't that much larger.

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Exactly.. I can play full HD videos having a bit rate of 4mbps and the device will not give a single problem.. Download a hevc /h265 format video of even 700kbps-1mbps and the device goes berserk.. It activates the media server problem which causes heating and battery drain.. Most of the TV shows that I download are in this format..

I think mediaserver is a CM bug.I too face heavy CPU usage while playing videos in CM based custom rom(ressuraction remix).

I faced the media serverbug only once, tried playing an incomplete x264 file, MX Player froze, and mediaserver started running. Battery was draining rapidly.

[MENTION=274911]abcxyz[/MENTION]: Any suggested tempered glass for Yuphoria?

Vyom said:

[MENTION=274911]abcxyz[/MENTION]: Any suggested tempered glass for Yuphoria?

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No idea Vyom, BTW which one do you suggest?


@All
I updated the main post with a small review.

[MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION]

Post a short review...

@All,

I am looking for a backup mobile as my Xperia Z1's sim slot just went kaput!!!

Currently, am biding my time with an Nokia X2-00 while my Z1 sits at the service centre for eternity!!!

I was hoping to buy this mobile in the next flash sale on the 11th but [MENTION=274911]abcxyz[/MENTION] 's modified review is making me have second thoughts...
Any suggestions and won't those problems be easily rectified with a software update???

Also, does the flash sale end in under 1 second or is it open for a little bit longer like 1 minute???

powerhoney said:

[MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION]

Post a short review...

@All,

I am looking for a backup mobile as my Xperia Z1's sim slot just went kaput!!!

Currently, am biding my time with an Nokia X2-00 while my Z1 sits at the service centre for eternity!!!

I was hoping to buy this mobile in the next flash sale on the 11th but [MENTION=274911]abcxyz[/MENTION] 's modified review is making me have second thoughts...
Any suggestions and won't those problems be easily rectified with a software update???

Also, does the flash sale end in under 1 second or is it open for a little bit longer like 1 minute???

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[MENTION=139494]powerhoney[/MENTION]
That review is only from my phone experience.. Even I'm waiting for another review to check if my phone is faulty

Regarding the flash sale.. It took 10-15 seconds in the first flash sale.. Don't know about the second sale.

If you are buying this mobile for temporary usage say up to 6 months that go for it.

Anyway I will be rooting this mobile today and will update my review again this Wednesday.

abcxyz said:

[MENTION=139494]powerhoney[/MENTION]
That review is only from my phone experience.. Even I'm waiting for another review to check if my phone is faulty

Regarding the flash sale.. It took 10-15 seconds in the first flash sale.. Don't know about the second sale.

If you are buying this mobile for temporary usage say up to 6 months that go for it.

Anyway I will be rooting this mobile today and will update my review again this Wednesday.

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Okay... Hope the luck of the draw is on my side during the next flash sale!!!

abcxyz said:

[MENTION=139494]powerhoney[/MENTION]
That review is only from my phone experience.. Even I'm waiting for another review to check if my phone is faulty

Regarding the flash sale.. It took 10-15 seconds in the first flash sale.. Don't know about the second sale.

If you are buying this mobile for temporary usage say up to 6 months that go for it.

Anyway I will be rooting this mobile today and will update my review again this Wednesday.

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Please do provide links for the rooting software(Yu Yuphoria)with details and mention your experience after rooting.Mine (Yu Yuphoria) purchased on 4th is on its way towards my home.

Planning to buy this tomorrow...
[MENTION=274911]abcxyz[/MENTION]
Any updates on the phone???

[MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION]
Why you no post review before shipping mobile off to cousin??? ;-(

kg11sgbg said:

Please do provide links for the rooting software(Yu Yuphoria)with details and mention your experience after rooting.Mine (Yu Yuphoria) purchased on 4th is on its way towards my home.

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Follow these steps,
How to Root the New YU Yuphoria securely - Gadget guy

powerhoney said:

Planning to buy this tomorrow...
[MENTION=274911]abcxyz[/MENTION]
Any updates on the phone???

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Yeah buy the phone, most of the issues which I mentioned here are been worked on by Cyanogen and Yu Team. Soon there will releasing an update which would resolve most of the issues.

abcxyz said:

Follow these steps,
How to Root the New YU Yuphoria securely - Gadget guy


Yeah buy the phone, most of the issues which I mentioned here are been worked on by Cyanogen and Yu Team. Soon there will releasing an update which would resolve most of the issues.

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Thank You very much Friend. Thanks for the links.

Okay, guys... Ended up ordering the Meizu M1 Note instead!!!

powerhoney said:

[MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION]
Why you no post review before shipping mobile off to cousin??? ;-(

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Since the phone haven't shipped yet. I am cousin will probably write a review collaboratively.

At last received the Yu Yuphoria yesterday.Amazon.in had shipped the device(package)after much delay.
Packet hasn't been opened yet.

kg11sgbg said:

At last received the Yu Yuphoria yesterday.Amazon.in had shipped the device(package)after much delay.
Packet hasn't been opened yet.

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I too received the Yupheria yesterday. After about 9 days of ordering. They sure took their sweet time this time.
Will try to write a small review soon.

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Meanwhile here are some hi-res pics of the phone (shot from my Moto X):
- Album on Imgur
Total size: About 20 MB

At last successfully rooted the Yu Yuphoria smartphone after much hassles and taking pain in the a$$. I had to factory reset my device 4 times,but eventually the Windows OS was the culprit( or the security software)...in fact till now Yuphoria is running/functioning good,without any issues,such as freezing,too much heating up( no games installed). I had downloaded many utility software apps. to my heart's content those that requires devices to be rooted.

Yuphoria Unboxing Video I created. The credit is Techglobule.com since I created on behalf of his site. -_-



I am in progress of the written review and will publish tomorrow, since something is pending.

Vyom said:

Yuphoria Unboxing Video I created. The credit is Techglobule.com since I created on behalf of his site. -_-



I am in progress of the written review and will publish tomorrow, since something is pending.

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A Class job Boss [MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION]. It's a really outstanding preview video.
Don't know about others,but I and my spouse are really pleased + satisfied with Micromax Yu Yuphoria Smartphone.

ashs1 said:

Oops.. I mistook this thread for the yureka thread.



Exactly.. I can play full HD videos having a bit rate of 4mbps and the device will not give a single problem.. Download a hevc /h265 format video of even 700kbps-1mbps and the device goes berserk.. It activates the media server problem which causes heating and battery drain.. Most of the TV shows that I download are in this format..

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Found a solution to mediaserver battery drain issue you need to root your phone then install xposed framework. Then google xposed media server optimizer.
Install it activate that module voila no more battery drain.

kg11sgbg said:

A Class job Boss @Vyom . It's a really outstanding preview video.
Don't know about others,but I and my spouse are really pleased + satisfied with Micromax Yu Yuphoria Smartphone.

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Thanks. So you bought two Yuphoria's for both you and your wife? :O

Anyway, here's the review:


YU Yuphoria Review



I got the opportunity to get my hands on a new YU Yuphoria phone last week. Following are my observations and review first hand.
YU Yuphoria released in the May 2015 as a successor to the phone Yu Yureka which was released in Jan 2015 by Micromax. YU Yureka was the first phone released under the YU tag. At the price point of Rs 8,999, Yureka provided many features to be found in only high end phones. Yuphoria, released after a few months is kind of a down scaled version of the Yureka but have its own strengths to boast on.

Hardware

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YU Yuphoria


As a owner of Moto X (1st gen), the specs of Yuphoria baffled me initially. Yuphoria had similar specs as that of Moto X 1s gen but cost only Rs 6,999. That’s 3.5 times less price than that of Moto X 1st gen with similar features. Lets see the specs at a glance.

Yuphoria is a 4G phone with 5 inch screen size, have a layer of Gorilla glass 3 and sports a pixel density of 294 ppi with its 720p resolution. It’s powered with Snapdragon 410, Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 chipset which contains graphics capability of Adreno 306. Snapdragon is Qualcomm’s first 64 bit SOC. In terms of storage it comes with an internal memory of 16 GB (of course less for actual use) but is expandable to 32 GB. The phone contains 2 gigs of RAM enough to never let you go out of memory when playing high end games (for a couple of years at least).

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Yuphoria Back

It’s 8 mp primary camera have autofocus, flash and can shoot up to 1080p video. It can snap upto 3264 x 2448 pixels in image resolution. The front cam is 5 mp and seems impressive. The phone is supplied power through a 2230 mAh Li-Ion battery, which boasts of upto 160 hr of standby time on 3G, and 7 hrs of talktime.

Body

Now that the specs have been discussed lets discuss the body of the phone which many people are wary of. The shape of the Yuphoria is rectangle with metallic strips on the side. Previously I thought it was plastic but I was wrong. It does look elegant. The phone’s back contains a camera with circular ring surrounding it, which houses the flash. Being used to the curves of Moto X, I felt the phone doesn’t offer a good grip and sure enough the phone dropped once while picking it up. (For the overly cautious, it dropped on carpet from a height of not more than than 2 feet).


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Yuphoria’s Speaker Grill

The power button on this phone is at an unusual location, between volume rockers. So while holding the phone with your right hand, your thumb can press volume up, volume down as well as power button at equal ease. This can demand some getting use to, since you may accidentally lock the device while raising or lowering the volume.

Software

The software for YU Yuphoria is something that most people are truly excited for. Micromax decided to pack the phone with a popular Android Custom ROM community, Cyanogenmod (CM hereon). CM is an open source group of android developers who maintain custom ROMs for various devices based on the Stock Android that Google releases each year. But for anyone to migrate from stock to Custom ROM, they usually have to root their device, void the warranty and then flash CM through some techniques that makes you feel like a hacker if nothing else.


But not with Yuphoria. With the presence of CM 12 that is based on Android 5 users can enjoy Lollipop (code name of Android 5) right out of the box. CM 12 (Lollipop) have many features including advanced notification bar, which includes compass inside it as a widget. CM 12 allows for a ton of customizability that could otherwise not be possible on the stock ROM. Apart from this Micromax claims that rooting the device won’t void its warranty. Now that is something!

With CM 12, Yuphoria comes with a bundle of apps but nothing with excessive bloat.

Camera

I tested the stock camera of the phone by taking snaps of objects at the same time and angle along with Moto X. Comparing the cameras of the two phones isn’t exactly fair but I wanted to see how does the picture differ on default settings and stock camera. The difference were much. I observed that the pics taken from Yuphoria lacked details and artifacts were clearly visible when zoomed enough. The colours also doesn’t look natural and were more saturated. You can compare the pics taken from my Moto X and Yuphoria in these Imgur albums:
Yuphoria’s Pics: YU Yuphoria Sample Pics - Album on Imgur
Moto X’s Pics: *imgur.com/a/9Nu2Y
The interface of the camera is good. It have the ability to take snaps while taking videos and one can also toggle among available presets by swiping down on the camera UI. This is a handy way to toggle modes, since users doesn’t have to fiddle in settings. Video recording also have the pause button, which is missing from say CM 12 for Moto X.

Video and other Software Issues:

I have made this a separate topic since I wanted to write some things which I have observed while playing videos on it. When this phone was unpacked I copied on it some HD videos to play along with a movie in .AVI format. VLC app wasn’t installed on the phone but it sure was able to play the .MP4 HD clips smoothly. But when I tried to play the 700 MB .AVI file phone rebooted on its own. Next time while recreating the issue, it just showed an error “can’t play this format”. But it easily got rebooted in 4th attempt. The .AVI might be corrupted but that shouldn’t crash complete OS.
I also faced some random pop ups informing about an app which suddenly force closes. Moving along I saw that even after I turned the “Auto Update Apps” off, it still started to update the apps on its own on Wi-Fi. I think most of this bug is due to the Cyanogenmod ROM and not due to hardware, which can be fixed in updates.

Benchmarks

Following are some benchmarks of the phone:
Quadrant

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Nenamark

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Final thoughts:

Yuphoria is a great phone. It have a good screen, good hardware and custom ROM support out of the box. At 6,999 you probably can’t ask for more than what already this phone is packed with. Sure there are some bugs but it mostly deals with Software and I am sure with future updates and refinements this phone can become more stable. So if you are planning to buy your first Android Yuphoria is something you should definitely consider.

Online: *vineetkumar.me/2015/06/yu-yuphoria-review/

Cool review vyom!!

Minion said:

Found a solution to mediaserver battery drain issue you need to root your phone then install xposed framework. Then google xposed media server optimizer.
Install it activate that module voila no more battery drain.

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Thanks for the solution minion... If only I could find someone who can root my phone..

Nice review [MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION]

got it on my cart, then cancelled it, will buy coolpad dazen 1 now, with SCB cashback of 10%

At least by [MENTION=77264]Vyom[/MENTION]'s review and video,one just can't deem Micromax to be a crapware anymore. Gone are those days. Of course,each and every person has his/her rights to buy any smartphone from any company as per budget,wish and choice.

kg11sgbg said:

At least by @Vyom's review and video,one just can't deem Micromax to be a crapware anymore. Gone are those days. Of course,each and every person has his/her rights to buy any smartphone from any company as per budget,wish and choice.

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Yureka and Yuphoria are exceptions to micromax's line of otherwise crap phones

One thing where Micromax improved is the presence of magnetic sensor. Until a while ago there was a lack of it in even high end phones like canvas.
But Yuphoria have it.

Vyom said:

One thing where Micromax improved is the presence of magnetic sensor. Until a while ago there was a lack of it in even high end phones like canvas.
But Yuphoria have it.

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And it's working great.........................................accurately...........................

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SaiyanGoku said:

Yureka and Yuphoria are exceptions to micromax's line of otherwise crap phones

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Latest Canvas series are doing great....

kg11sgbg said:

Latest Canvas series are doing great....

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Without cyanogenmod (or other custom rom) support, I wouldn't buy any phone.

SaiyanGoku said:

Without cyanogenmod (or other custom rom) support, I wouldn't buy any phone.

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Every Android phone supports Cyanogenmod. But Cyanogenmod doesn't actively support every device. There's a big difference.

Vyom said:

Every Android phone supports Cyanogenmod. But Cyanogenmod doesn't actively support every device. There's a big difference.

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But you did get what I meant, right?

Specifications are one thing, dev support is another.

SaiyanGoku said:

But you did get what I meant, right?

Specifications are one thing, dev support is another.

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I did get what you meant. A phone which is actively supported by Cyanogenmod is good. And in this case, with Yuphoria, Cyanogenmod comes bundled out of the box. And that's certainly a plus.

if cynogen workd on yu yuphoria, will it work with Dazen 1 or other similar config phone, i mean both the phone has snapdragon chip, 2 gb ram and same screen resolution, is it possible to install it on any other android device, ?

Skyh3ck said:

if cynogen workd on yu yuphoria, will it work with Dazen 1 or other similar config phone, i mean both the phone has snapdragon chip, 2 gb ram and same screen resolution, is it possible to install it on any other android device, ?

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Doing this will brick your phone. Always flash the rom which is the xda forum and device specific.

Clearly Yu Yuphoria is a winner amongst the so called "budget" smartphones.

kg11sgbg said:

Clearly Yu Yuphoria is a winner amongst the so called "budget" smartphones.

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Only if you can get a hands on one.

Whats the battery life of this phone, my cousin is bugging me to buy her a new phone and I have fixed upon this.. My requirements are Battery > Warranty > Performance.. Any advice ?

if battery & warranty are your main concern then windows phone are your best bet in this price range with the added advantage of much better camera & performance.

$hadow said:

Only if you can get a hands on one.

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Already got it 2 weeks back,ROOTED it,using it at will......

Nerevarine said:

Whats the battery life of this phone, my cousin is bugging me to buy her a new phone and I have fixed upon this.. My requirements are Battery > Warranty > Performance.. Any advice ?

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lenovo a7000. 7=7.5 hrs screen on time with 0 % brightness. wifi on

yuphoria cannot give more backup like a7000. my friend has yuphoria and it goes to 65% during lunch hour in class, where as mine is at 80% . wifi on. brightness auto

whitestar_999 said:

if battery & warranty are your main concern then windows phone are your best bet in this price range with the added advantage of much better camera & performance.

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No she insists on android only, I was hoping this Micromax Yu would be good for her, it seems i have to reconsider

lenovo a7000. 7=7.5 hrs screen on time with 0 % brightness. wifi on

yuphoria cannot give more backup like a7000. my friend has yuphoria and it goes to 65% during lunch hour in class, where as mine is at 80% . wifi on. brightness auto

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Thanks for the suggestion, ill look into it.. any ideas about Lenovo warranty ?

As far I can see the yu forum is full of complains reported by users.
There are so many bugs in yuphoria{but the good thing is the officials are completely supporting them in fact several bugs are reportedly removed }
The downside is they are handling it immaturely
The proximity sensor bug is not software bug in fact it is design flaw the proximity sensor is too far in the right side which never cover our ear on the call.
They released this handset in a hurry without even testing a device basic features got bugs.
But according to them cyanogen 12.1 update gonna solve all the problem fingers cross hope they solve it.
But I will recommend all of you to wait for Indian edition yuphoria

Nerevarine said:

No she insists on android only, I was hoping this Micromax Yu would be good for her, it seems i have to reconsider



Thanks for the suggestion, ill look into it.. any ideas about Lenovo warranty ?

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nope. but it will be much better than mmx any day. when you are buying a phone for 9k, shouldn't expect repair if the screen breaks

kg11sgbg said:

Already got it 2 weeks back,ROOTED it,using it at will......

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I know that, I was looking to congratulate you for that.

if anyone gets a spare Yuphoria in tomorrow's sale, please pm me. Need it for my friend

if anyone has a spare Yuphoria phone at tomorrow's sale, pm me i need it for myself XD....