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YU Yunicorn

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Text: Robin Sinha, TOI Tech Yu, the company responsible for smartphones like the Yu Yutopia, Yuphoria, Yureka and more have this time levelled up its game in the smartphone industry by launching its latest flagship model of 2016, the Yu Yunicorn. The handset is available at an introductory price of Rs 12,999 exclusively on Flipkart starting June 7. The Micromax subsidiary company claims the Yunicorn is its best smartphone till date. The handset is not only the first metal-clad device coming from Yu, but also its first to feature a fingerprint sensor. The smartphone as an overall package is sure attractive, not only in looks but also on paper when it comes to under-the-hood specifications. Yu here seems to be shifting its design strategy and looking at the specifications, is also trying to give its Chinese competitors a hard time. We have been using the flagship Yu Yunicorn from quite a while now and have tested it in different environments. Here is our review. Yu Yunicorn review: The best Yu till dateRead more
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Pros

  • The smartphone feels great in hands and looks really good
  • Performance is decent enough to run most games with ease
  • The quality of the accessories has definitely improved over the years

Cons

  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background

Key specs

  • 13 Mpx
  • 5.5 in
  • 1920, 1080 px
  • IPS LCD
  • 401 ppi
  • 4000 mAh
  • 8-core
  • 5 Mpx

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YU Yunicorn - Pros & Cons

YU Yunicorn

Pros

  • The smartphone feels great in hands and looks really good
  • Performance is decent enough to run most games with ease
  • The quality of the accessories has definitely improved over the years
  • which is good
  • Sunlight legibility is fairly good and we
  • The speaker is fairly loud and is good enough for alerts
  • decent
  • solid device with many good traits and
  • Viewing angles an day light legibility are acceptable
  • Call quality is good and the speaker is acceptable too
  • It gives a feeling of strong body and it is reassuring

Cons

  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • missing are NFC and FM radio
  • The metal back can be very slippery and
  • dual-tone LED flash
  • the level of detail is noticeably lacking when you try to crop photos
  • slow focusing system
  • The bezels are a bit prominent too
  • It takes frustratingly close to four hours for a full recharge
  • blue filter toggle now we find in most phones is missing

YU Yunicorn - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5.5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
4000 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
401 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.8 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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YU Yunicorn - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.1
CPU clock speed1.8 GHz
CPU cores8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio P MT6755
GPU modelARM Mali-T860 MP2
RAM memory4 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.2 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Burst Modeyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
Gesture Shotyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Smile detectionyes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage32 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage256GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height6.04 in
Width2.97 in
Depth0.33 in
Weight6.07 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
USB On-The-Go (OTG)yes
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Battery
Battery typeLithium Polymer
Battery capacity4000.0 mAh
Standby time500.0 h
Talk time20.0 h
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Display
Screen size5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
Pixel density401.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx
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Design
MaterialAluminum
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
Fingerprintyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes

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