YU Launches YU Fit fitness band for 1000 INR

Along with the recent launch of Yuphoria Micromax pulled up a nice surprise launching a fitness band with a companion app from the recently 'invested' Healtifyme App.

The healtify me app lets you do amazing things like Diet Tracking, Weight and Exercise recording and even allows you to seek expert opinion and suggestions.


Although the device looks fragile as compared to the Xiaomi Band but features a OLED screen to give textual information making it far more intuitive than Mi Band but also making the battery last shorter. We cant say anything for sure until it ships.

The device at this price is killer but not something that is out of the box.
The device based on initial press images shown looks like a similar band made in china and available for 790 bucks provided u order 1000pcs.

So, the profit on this might be less but anyways its still a start for micromax ( dah! Yu Televentures ) to wet its feet in the rapidly expanding sector of personal fitness.

The device ships next month and you get quit the queue by registering early here .

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YU Launches YUPHORIA - Is it a RedMi2 Killer ?

Micromax ( okay ! YU televentures )  launched the much awaited YU Yuphoria at a surprise filled event in Delhi recently. Teasers had started coming well before the launch to create waves on what to expect and in the end it seems no one is disappointed .

The phone will obviously not break tiles but it did break the limits of technology affordability. The feature packed phone was launched at a rupee less than 7k and places it competitively against the earlier launched RedMi2.

Now as far as the specs go:

Network: GSM/HSPA/LTE - band 3 (1800), 40 (2300) / 800 / 2600
SIM: Dual
Screen: 720 x 1280 pixels, 5 inches (~294 ppi pixel density)
OS: Android 5.0.2 Lollipop
Key hardware: Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 processor with Adreno 306 graphics (Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410), 2 GB RAM, 16 GB storage expandable to 32 GB via microSD
Camera: 8MP f/2.2 rear, with LED Flash, 5MP f/2.0 front
Wireless: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 (Most BT Smart/BLE devices like fitness bands etc should work), GPS
Weight: 143 gms
Battery: 2,230mAH  (LiIon) with Qualcomm QuickCharge
Sensors :Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass


The phone comes in 2 Colors:

 

The phone comes with a fully laminated Gorilla Glass protected screen but the has a ppi of 294 , a little less than RedMi2 's 312 which is due to the fact that RedMi's screen is 4.7inches as compared to Yuphoria's 5 inches.

 

The Yuphoria beats RedMi in Selfi Division . It features a wide angle 5MP camera as compared to Redmi's 2MP. So, have a bigger gang for a selfie ? Yu should buy Yuphoria

Next is the audio quality , Hands down to YUphoria. It wins with a Wolfson sound system that gives superior acoustics .

 

As far as Build Quality is concerned , the Yuphoria's metal body looks a lot confident as compared to the plasticky RedMI 2 .

It comes with Lollipop based Cynogen Mod 12 OS while REDMI still ships with the archaic KitKat . +1 Yuphoria !

The processor on both of them is the same and hence its a Tie there but Yuphoria has a 2GB RAM as compared to Mi's 1GB making it a lot better.

The internal storage is beefier too at 16GB as compared to 8GB on the Mi .

Its a clear verdict then.. Yuphoria is "On Paper" a better phone than RedMi2 but we are still to receive our unit for an in depth review but certainly, our money is on Yuphoria!

FunFact  : Did you know the name Yuphoria was selected based on public recommendations !

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