Yunique – Tech Raman

Yu Yunique 2 FAQ : Everything You Need To Know about this budget Smartphone

Lakshmi Rajan — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 16:57:33 +0000

Question: What are the different colors Yu Yunique 2 is available? Answer: It is available only in two colours: Champagne and Coal Black.

Question: What is the display size and resolution?

Answer: Yunique 2 has a 5-inch IPS LCD display offering a 1280 x 720 pixels pixels HD resolution with a 294 pixels per inch (PPI)

Question : What is the weight and thickness of Yunique 2?

Answer: Yunique 2 weighs 159grams and measures 9.2mm in thickness.

Question: What display settings available?

Answer: The display setting has MiraVision which allows to customize the display contrast, temperature, saturation etc. There is a adaptive brightness toggle and also the navigation button position layout of back and recent button can be changed from here.

Question: Does Yunique 2 has Blue filter ?

Answer: No. there is no blue filter in the display settings.

Question: What is the price of Yunique 2? Where can I buy?

Answer: Yunique 2 is available in India at Rs 5,999 . It is available at Flipkart.com.

Question: What size sim cards Yunique 2 accepts? Can I add a microSD card?

Answer: It supports hybrid dual-microSIM. So you can use either two SIM’s or can use one SIM and the second SIM slot can be used to house a microSD card up to 64GB.

Question: Does it have Corning Gorilla Glass protection?

Answer: Yes, it has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.

Question: What is the processor used in this smartphone?

Answer: Yunique 2 is powered by Mediatek MT6737 chipset withQuad-core 1.3 GHz CPU, Mali-T720 GPU, 2GB of RAM.

Question: What is the internal storage of Yunique 2?

Answer: 16GB and is expandable upto 64GB via microSD card.

Question: Does Yunique 2 has Gyroscope sensor?

Answer: No, there is no Gyroscope sensor.

Question: Does it support VR?

Answer: Since it does not support Gyroscope sensor, it is not suitable for VR.

Question: Is the buttons back lit?

Answer: No, its not backlit but there is a marking in silver color around the buttons.

Question: What USB type does it use?

Answer: It uses microUSB port.

Question: Does it have notification light?

Answer: Yes, it has notification light.

Question: What are the camera specifications of Yunique 2 ?

Answer: Yunique 2 has a 13 MP rear camera with F/2.0 , LED flash. We can take fullHD video. For selfies, there is a 5-megapixel front camera.

Question: Does the camera has OIS?

Answer: No.

Question: Can we take 4K videos in Yunique ?

Answer: No, only fullHD videos.

Question: What are the connectivity options? Does it support VoLTE?

Answer: Yes, Yunique 2 supports VoLTE. Other options include Bluetooth, A-GPS, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/

Question: Does Yunique 2 has FM app?

Answer: Yes

Question: How to take screnshots in Yunique 2?

Answer: Press and hold the power and volume button together to take a screenshot.

Question: Does it support USB OTG?

Answer: Yes, it supports OTG and you can connect the USB drive to it.

Question: What is the battery capacity of Yunique 2?

Answer: Yunique 2 has a 2500mAh battery.

Question: Does it support fast charging?

Answer: No, it does not support fast charging.

Question: Does it have power saver modes?

Answer: No there is no power saver mode.

Question: Does it have IR blaster?

Answer: No there is no IR blaster in Yunique 2

Question: How is the call quality?

Answer: Call quality of Yunique 2 is good.

Question: Does it support one hand UI?

Answer: No and is not required either since it is a compact phone

Question: Does Yunique 2 has fingerprint scanner?

Answer: No, it does not have a fingerprint sensor.

Question: Does Yunique 2 support App lock?

Answer: No, it does not support.

Question: What OS does it run?

Answer: Yunique 2 runs on Android 7.0 Marshmallow.

Question: Does it support two Whatsapp in the same phone?

Answer: No, it does not.

Question: Does Yunique 2 support call recording?

Answer: No it does not support call recording Question: Does Yunique 2 support NFC? Answer: No, NFC is not supported.

Question: Does Yunique 2 has split screen feature?

Answer: No it does not support.]]>

Yu Yunique Review – A unique proposition

Lakshmi Rajan — Mon, 05 Oct 2015 11:04:00 +0000

It’s amazing how the last 18 months have seen terrific paradigm shift in the mobile industry, truly democratizing the digital population and making devices affordable to wider sections of the society. Slowly, the Smartphones breached the feature phone price segment and is a good sign. The bigger news is that unlike earlier, there is really a good Smartphone with decent specs and performance in various price points. While till now the fight was for the Rs. 10,000 price segment, it is shifting to the Rs 5,000 segment now. The segment hitherto dominated by the likes of Intex, Celkon and Karbonn. First it was Lenovo with its A2010 but Yu . the sub-brand of Micromax, dropped the bomb with Yu Yunique that would drastically change the future lineup in this segment. For starters, Yunique comes with a tag as the most affordable 4G Smartphone with HD resolution and is priced at Rs 4,999. Yunique looks like a younger brother of Yu Yuphria complete with the big camera module on the rear. There is no metal banding around the sides though, and Yunique has a polycarbonate body. Measuring 8.3mm and 128 grams, Yunique gets the weight and thickness right. For those who find the 5-inch and more displays too big to handle, the 4.7-inch screen, compact body should come as a relief. The bezels are less making the phone good to snuggle on palms. Yunique does in the sub-5K segment what Yureka did for the sub-10K price segment. Yureka was the first Smartphone to bring fullHD (1080p) affordable under Rs. 10,000 and now Yunique brings HD (720p) resolution affordable at the sub-5K price band. Not just that, the display also gets Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, which is very rare find at this price level. Talking about the display quality, the 1280x720pixels packs a 312ppi but if you are someone who love a brighter display, you might be disappointed a tad bit. But, the screen is sharper and crisp. The big camera dial is a design trait spilled over from Yuphoria. The rear wraps around the front and the rounded corners scores high on ergonomics. The pin-holed rows of the speaker grille looks neat. Apart from the big large eye on the rear, the design is plain jane but pleasant. The soft matte finish of the thin back panel feels really nice but also gathers smudges. The power button is sandwiched between the volume rockers. A gleam of metal breaks the monotony of the black shade. The 3.5mm audio jack is on top and the microUSB port rests on the bottom. A notification LED is embedded in the earpiece grille on the front and the front camera is a bit off to one side of the phone. There are no capacitive buttons and Yunique uses on-screen Android navigation buttons. [gallery link="file" columns="5" ids="9778,9777,9776,9775,9774"] The back panel is removable but not the 2000mAh battery. There is a dual-SIM slot with the first slot supporting LTE (4G) and the second a 2G. There is also a microSD card slot to expand up to 32GB. The Yu devices runs on Cyanogen OS and that proved to be the key selling point, it also led to the bitter legal tussle with OnePlus, and so it came as a surprise that Yunique comes with almost a clean Android Lollipop baked. Actually, it is good as the phone was lot snappier. Yu says the option to run it on Cyanogen OS 12.1 in case you want to. The stock Android is indeed a unique part of this device. On the downside, if you were fan of all those cool, customization options that CM offered, you will find the plain vanilla Android boring. The shift to stock Android also solved some of the headaches the previous Yu devices faced – the bugs. Yunique should not be facing such issues with stock Android around, though I still faced few instances when some Chinese screen came up while booting. While the soul remains the stock, there are visual tinkering superficially. Yu also has opted for its browser, Yuniverse which is basically a custom-build Opera browser. The phone is lag-free and responsive except some times when you are playing some heavy games and try to quit, it slows down or momentarily freezes, with a budget offering it is pardonable and not a major issue. The audio quality again is pretty good both while calls or media playback. The Snapdragon 410 chipset and a quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM, Adreno 306 GPU and a near stock android works wonderfully on this compact device. Be it gaming, browsing or watching videos and every day task, I never felt any issues and the phone was a good all rounder for the price. Gaming is one area that surprised me. The hardware except for the 1 gigs is similar to the one in Yuphoria, ZenFone 2 Laser and here the 1GB RAM was not underwhelming when it comes to gaming. It handled most of the game with ease including Asphalt 8 even when the graphics was turned on high. For most gaming needs, this phone can muster it with heating levels that again is within acceptable levels. Do check our gaming performance video where we show couple of games been played on this device. https://youtu.be/2jlrddRXf0Q While a 2000mAh battery might look smaller but for a compact device with a 410 chipset, it works well. It will easily last you more than a day. Yunique is armed with a 8-megapixel rear camera with autofocus with a f/2.0 aperture. It can also record videos at 1080p resolution. The front hosts a 2MP shooter. Before we get into the picture quality, let’s make it realistic. This is a budget phone and we have to keep our expectation toned down. Sounds like a forewarning? No, some people tend to get too carried away when it comes to the imaging capabilities of the mobile camera. Yunique definitely can store your memories in a decent way but if you are looking at too much detailing, it might disappoint that explains the warning bells. It does its job as much a sub-5K phone can do. Like most phones, the day light pics came out decently well though we had few focus issues on some frames. A minute eye can detect noise and the low light pictures are just about OK. I would just say, the Yunique is a average camera to deal with. [gallery link="file" columns="5" ids="9801,9802,9803,9804,9805,9806,9807,9808,9809,9810"] So is the Yunique the right phone for you? Absolutely yes! If you are on a tight budget and looking for a device strictly below Rs 5,000, I can’t suggest a better phone than Yunique currently. If you stretch your budget a little bit, then there is Redmi 2 Prime but in the sub-5K, Yunique is in a unique comfort zone and you will never regret the money spend on it. It is a very good all-rounder and a phone you can live with. https://youtu.be/UFCbX5zLsx4]]>

Yu Yunique – Top 7 Features and Reasons to Buy this budget Smartphone

Lakshmi Rajan — Fri, 02 Oct 2015 17:21:15 +0000

Priced at Rs 4,999, the Yu Yunique from Yu Televentures, an offshoot of Micromax is a compact Smartphone that offers more than one reason to take a look at it. Here we list the top features of the phone that makes it a compelling buy at its price segment. https://youtu.be/UFCbX5zLsx4

Display

If you have think almost all the much talked about phones are too big for your palm, the 4.7-inch display of Yunique might be right fit for you. And you get a 1280 x 720 pixel resolution, packing a 312 pixels per inch. It also boasts of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The display is pretty good for this segment.

Design

Yunique looks like a smaller version of Yu Yuphoria but lacks the metal frame on the edges. The big round camera module is the highlight of the design. Yunique measures 8.3mm and weighs 128 grams, it is both light weight and fairly thin and snuggles nicely on the palm. Design wise, it is all-pleasing and good looking.

4G

With a 720p resolution, the Yunique is the most affordable 4G Smartphone with HD resolution. It supports dual-SIM.

Gaming

Powering the Yunique is a Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset, a quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz, 1GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. What surprised me was the ease of gaming. Yunique handled most of the games fairly well including Ashaphalt 8 decently. If you are looking for a decent gaming Smartphone and have a tight budget, this phone makes sense.

Notification light

Not many phones at the sub-5K comes with notification light and Yunique gets it. So if you have any missed calls, messages or notifications, the faint blink shall remind you and you don’t have to unlock the phone every now and then to see if you missed out anything.

USB OTG

Yes, it supports USB OTG and so if you have files in your microUSB pen drive, you can directly access it.

Pricing

Finally, this phone offers bang on value for the bucks spend. For Rs 4,999 it offers a good performance and with the features listed above, it is worth the money spend. ]]>