YU’s new budget phone, YU YUNIQUE has been spotted online, ahead of its official launch.
The phone flaunts a 4.7-inch HD Display, with a pixel density of 312 PPI, and is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
The device runs on Android Lollipop 5.1. It is powered by a 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor clocked at 1.2 GHz, with an Adreno 306 GPU and 1GB RAM (DDR3).
The phone has 8GB of internal storage, and supports upto 32 GB of expandable memory via microSD. The YU YUNIQUE sports an 8 megapixel rear camera with autofocus, f/2.0 aperture and a single LED flash. The selfie lens is a 2 megapixel fixed focus front camera, with a wide angle and f/2.4 aperture.
The YU YUNIQUE is a 4G LTE enabled phone, which supports dual SIM cards (Micro). The supported 4G Bands are TDD: 2300MHz (Band 40), FDD: 1800MHz (Band 3), which should support Airtel’s 4G network as well as Reliance and Vodafone’s upcoming LTE networks.
Other connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS, Stereo FM Radio with RDS, micro USB. The phone measures at 134.5 x 67.5 x 8.3 mm, and weighs at 128g. The YU YUNIQUE is backed by a non-removable 2,000 mAh Lithium-polymer battery.
The YU YUNIQUE has been priced at Rs. 4,999, while a bundled package which contains the phone and two back covers (Serene White and Moonstone Grey) costs Rs. 5,999.
The first flash sale of the YU YUNIQUE will take place at noon on 15th September at Snapdeal, and the registrations for it closes at 8:00 PM on 14th September.
The article was corrected to reflect that the Android OS the phone runs on is stock Android Lollipop, and not Cyanogenmod as stated previously.
