Budget smartphones are an "in thing" in emerging markets like China and India. Helped by its low price, Xiaomi Redmi 1s had a good run in India last year, selling thousands of units. Now, other devices like Lenovo A6000 and Micromax YU Yureka have joined the race and they will give Xiaomi products a run for its money.
Both Lenovo A6000 and Micromax YU Yureka have shown signs of making good business with the initial flash sales getting great response. Thousands of units were sold in a few seconds, but it has opened up possibilities of prospective buyers facing dilemma on which device to buy.
Here is specifications comparison of Lenovo A6000 or Micromax YU Yureka:
Lenovo A6000: 20,000 units of Lenovo A6000 were sold in just three seconds in its first flash sale on Flipkart and more handsets are in line for grabs in the coming days. The 4G LTE duel SIM smartphone sports a 5-inch IPS capacitive touchscreen with 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi pixel density) and boasts of features like Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 chipset, Android 4.4.4 KitKat, 8 GB internal memory, 1 GB RAM and microSD up to 32 GB, Li-Po 2300 mAh battery, and an 8MP main camera and 2MP front snapper. It is priced at ₹6,999.
Micromax YU Yureka: The device sports a 5.5-inch HD IPS screen with 720x1280 pixels (267 ppi pixel density) and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. It is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 processor clocking at 1.7GHz, run on CyanogenMod Android 4.4.4 KitKat, come packed with 16GB internal memory (expandable up to 32GB) and 2GB DDR3 RAM, 2500 mAh (Lithium-Polymer), and 13MP main camera with f/2.2 aperture, 75.4 degree wide-angle, full HD (1080p) resolution recording and 5MP front camera with 71-degree angle lens. It is priced at ₹8,999.
Conclusion: It is not very fair to dub one device as superior over another if price difference is huge. It is obvious that Micromax YU Yureka has better specifications over Lenovo A6000 as it is costlier by ₹2000. Yureka has more powerful processor, internal memory, RAM and better camera among others. However, Lenovo A6000 has better score in screen resolution with 294 ppi pixel density compared to Yureka's 267 ppi pixel density. In nutshell, both the smartphones are worth their money.
