Yu Yuphoria: Affordable Metal Smartphone

Yu Yuphoria is the latest budget Android smartphone to offer lots of bang per buck. Yu is a subsidiary of India's Micromax, and with its Yuphoria smartphone, the company is set to compete with the likes of Xiaomi and Meizu.

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At just $109, there's a lot going on for the Yu Yuphoria. It comes with a metal frame packing a 5-inch fully laminated IPS display of 720p HD resolution (294 ppi). The screen is also protected by Gorilla Glass 3. Ticking inside is a 64-bit quad-core Snapdragon 410 CPU with Adreno 306 GPU, 2GB RAM and 16GB of native storage. The latter is expandable up to 32GB more through its microSD card slot.

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Imaging-wise, the Yu Yuphoria sports an 8-MP primary camera with LED flash and a 5-MP wide-angle front-facing shooter. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and LTE. There's also a 2,230 mAh removable battery that supports Qualcomm Quick Charge 1.0. The smartphone runs Cyanogen 12, which is based on Android 5.0 Lollipop. It will be available in two colors: Buffed Steel and Champagne Gold. It will be available on Amazon India through a flash sale on May 28, 2015.