Design, Screen: The smartphone is a lot bulkier than you would imagine it would be. But the Gold and White version, looks better than any Rs 6,999 device, and it has an exclusive feel.

Yu Yuphroia run CyanogenMod OS 12. (Source: Andrew Clarance)

Performance, OS: CyanogenMod is a USP for those who buy the Yu Yuphoria. The advantage with CyanogenMod is that it is a highly customisable build, which lets you tinker with everything on the smartphone. With performance, the phone did not score very high on benchmarks and I did notice lag, especially when closing gaming apps. At times, I would only see the wallpaper and the screen and apps took time to load.

Yuphoria’s camera is a disappointment. (Source: Andrew Clarance)

The Snapdragon 410 processor is entry-level and like all Snapdragon devices, Yuphoria heats up during charging, on a long call or even during browsing. But given the metal frame, I would have been surprised if this did not happen.

Camera: The 8MP rear camera really does not live up to the specs. The colours just do not match up.

(Source: Shruti Dhapola)

Battery: The battery lasted a little over 10 hours with regular usage, which includes calls, browsing on social networks and reading extensively.

Verdict

Yuphoria in my opinion delivers on looks, the OS with CyanogenMod and battery to some extent. Camera is a disappointment, although if you are not very particular, you are unlikely to see the problem. The smartphone is not aimed at power users, but for the budget user, the one who wants to try Android devices which look good and can be customised.

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Specs: 5-inch 720p HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection|1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 2GB of RAM, Adreno 306 GPU and 16 GB internal storage| Cyanogen OS 12 on Android 5.0| 8 megapixel rear camera and a 5 megapixel front camera with a wide-angle lens|2,230 mAh battery| Dual SIM with 4G

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