Micromax YU Yureka Flash Sale 8.0 to Kick-off on 5 March; 30,000 Units Up for Grabs
Micromax YU Yureka Flash Sale 8.0 to Kick-off on 5 March; 30,000 Units Up for GrabsYU via Twitter

Micromax's YU Televentures is all geared up to start another round of Yureka flash sale in India on 5 March.

The company's e-commerce affiliate Amazon India has confirmed to hold the eighth edition of Yureka flash sale on Thursday at 2pm with 30,000 units up for grabs.

It's been almost two months since Micromax released its new YU Yureka in India, and going last week's (26 February) flash sale results, the demand for the feature-rich YU phone is showing no signs of market saturation.

But, the company just can't sit back and boast on how quick their flash sale finish in record time and has to make arrangements to scale up the Yureka production to meet the supply-demand gap, or else people will go find alternate smartphones especially fast-growing markets like India, consumers are spoilt for choices in this budget segment.

[Read more:Micromax YU Yureka vs Moto G (Gen 2) vs Lenovo A6000 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G: Specifications Comparison]

For the uninitiated, Micromax YU Yureka sports a 5.5-inch HD display and run on the Cyanogen CM12S (based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat) OS powered by the Snapdragon 615 Octa-core processor with 2GB RAM and 16GB inbuilt memory and 2,500mAh battery, which can run the phone for close to 210 hours under standby mode.

[Note: Registration window for Thursday flash sale closed on Wednesday, 4 February, at 2pm]

Key Specifications of Micromax YU Yureka:

Model Micromax YU Yureka
Display
  • 5.5-inch HD (720x1280p) screen with 80-degree viewing angle, it is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 shield, oleophobic coating to prevent finger-print smudges
  • Pixel density: 267 ppi (pixels per inch)
OS CyanogenMod Android 4.4.4 KitKat based CM11 series [it is guaranteed to be the first smartphone to get custom Lollipop 5.0 OS among all Android phones]
Processor 64-bit class Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 [MSM 8939]series Octa-core [Quad-core 1.7GHz ARM Cortex A53 + quad-core 1.0GHz A53] CPU
GPU Adreno 405
RAM 2GB DDR3
Storage 16GB, expandable up to 32GB
Camera
  • Main: 13.0-megapixel camera with Sony Exmor RS sensor, Blue-lens architecture, 5-physical element lens, f/2.2 aperture, 75.4 degree wide-angle, full HD (1080p) resolution recording, LED flash
  • Front: 5.0-megapixel camera with 71-degree angle lens
Battery 2500 mAh (Lithium-Polymer)
  • 4G-LTE: up to 11 hours;
  • 3G: close to 13 hours;
  • 2G:up to 15 hours;
  • Music playback: almost a day;
  • Video playback: close to 6 hours;
  • Gaming: up to 4 hours;

[Average phone usage details]

  • Talk time: close to 8 hours;
  • Standby time: up to 210 hours;
Network 3G & 4G-LTE (Cat. 4): 150mbps/50mbps (Download/Upload speed)
Special mention Warranty not void on Rooting, OTA (Over-The-Air) updates every month
Add-ons Dual-SIM (micro) slots, Curved body design, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), Bluetooth v4.0, A-GPS, Micro-USB, FM Radio
Dimensions 154.8 x 78.0 x 6.0-8.8 (width) mm
Colour Moonstone Grey;
  • Accessory: hand-crafted leather cover (costs extra)
Price ₹8,999/-