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Author: Aniruddh

  • Yu Yuphoria Cons and Pros Review

    Yu Yuphoria is the second smartphone from the YU Televentures which is the subsidiary of Micromax. Yu Yuphoria is a compact and less pricier than the Yu Yureka. It will compete with the likes of Moto 2 4G 2nd gen, Xiaomi Redmi 2, Lenovo A6000 plus etc. The Yu Yuphoria price in India is Rs.6999 and available exclusively on Amazon via flash sales.

    Yu Yuphoria is sports 5 inch IPS display screen which comes with laminated glass coating. The screen has a resolution of 720×1280 pixels and pixel density of 294 ppi. There is also Corning Glass 3 to protect the screen from scratches and smudges. The display is sharp. The viewing angles are decent. However, there is slight color shift when you change the viewing angles horizontally. It is also observed that, the screen’s color temperature is skewed towards the warmer side and whites have pink tint. The sunlight legibility is good if you increase the brightness level. But auto brightness is not great.

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    Yu Yureka Review

    Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen Review

    Yu Yuphoria is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 system on chip which has a 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core processor with Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB of RAM. This same chipset used in Redmi 2, Lenovo A6000 and Moto E 4G 2nd Gen. The device has 16GB of internal storage in that 11.8GB is available for users. Yu Yuphoria runs on Cyanogen Mod 12 ROM which is based on Android 5.0 platform. Out of the box device supports screen recording. You record your on screen navigation with recording registering where you’ve touched the screen as well. This feature is called Screencast.

    Micromax Yu Yuphoria

     

    Yu Yuphoria is a dual sim phone. The first sim has  4G LTE  TDD 2300MHz and FDD 1800MHz bands support and the second sim can take 2G or 3G. The connectivity features of the device are 3G, 4G (CAT 4, including TDD-LTE, Indian 4G bands, both sim card slots), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS.  Cellular call quality and network reception are acceptable. However, WiFi signal reception is bit weak. Also the GPS encountered few issues in the test.

    Yu Yuphoria houses 8MP rear primary camera with OmniVision OV8865 sensor with an aperture of f/2.2. There is also a 5MP front facing camera. The primary camera has autofocus and secondary camera is fixed focus. The dayshots are good but low light shots are just ok.  8MP camera takes 4:3 ratio photos whereas for a taking wide angle photos, it drops to 2MP. The front facing camera is decent for the price. The device comes with user replaceable 2230mAh battery. The battery has quick charging features and battery life is satisfactory.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of  Yu Yuphoria

    Pros of Yu Yuphoria

    • Decent Battery life: With normal use, battery lasts for a day. It comes with fast charging features which is very handy. This is the only device which has fast charging feature in this price tag.
    • Good performance: Overall performance of the device is decent.
    • Sound quality and loudness: The quality of sound, the built in speaker produces is good and also the loudness decent.
    • Decent Camera: The primary and secondary camera performance is decent. Though there is lack of quality in recording the video as well as low light performance, considering the price, it is ok.
    • Value for money: For the price, the device is good. Though there are few improvement areas, it is decent performer.

    Cons of Yu Yuphoria

    • Issues with Proximity sensor: It may be a software glitch. Some of the issues observed are when making calls, device screen is not switching off, or trouble while disconnecting the calls etc. Hopefully with future software update, it might get fixed.
    • Lag in Dialer: This is once again a Cyanogen OS issue. There is a lag observed when the dialer is used. Also while typing messages fast, there is a skipping of words.
    • No USB OTG support: This device does not support USB OTG
    • No LED notification light:
    • Camera could have been better: As mentioned above, video recording on both camera are not upto expectations.

    Yu Yuphoria Specification

    •   5 inch IPS display with 720p HD resolution.
    •  Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 64-bit 1.2GHz quad-core processor with Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB of RAM.
    • 16GB internal storage and support for microSD card.
    • 8MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera.
    • 4G bands, both sim card slots), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS.
    • Dual sim.
    • Cyanogen Mod 12 ROM based on Android 5.0 Lollipop.
    • 2230mAh battery.

  • Asus Zenfone 2 with 4GB RAM Pros and Cons

    Asus Zenfone 2 with 4GB RAM is a Android Dual sim smartphone. There are many variants are available but in this post, I will be doing the review on 4GB Variant with 32GB internal storage model.

    Asus Zenfone 2 is powered by Intel Atom 2.3GHz Quad Core 64 bit processor with 4GB of RAM and Power VR G6430 GPU. This variant has 32GB of internal storage in which 25 GB is available for the user. You can even add microSD card upto 128GB.

    Asus Zenfone 2 sports 5.5 inch IPS screen with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels which results in a pixel density of 403 ppi pixel density. The screen to body ratio is 70.1% which is a decent. The screen quality is very good. The viewing angles, sun light legibility are good. The text look crisp and touch responsiveness also good. The device comes with gesture controls which is very useful in using this device.

    Asus ZenFone 2

    Asus Zenfone 2 has 13MP primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. The camera performance on outdoor comes out very well. But low light camera performance is below average. The device houses  3000 mAh battery. The connectivity features of the device are 4G, 3G, 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth, microUSB.

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    How to take screenshot on Asus Zenfone 2

    How to use Asus Zenfone 2 as Modem- Personal Hotspot and USB tethering

    Different Variants of Asus Zenfone 2

    Asus Zenfone 2 2GB review

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Asus Zenfone 2 with 4GB of RAM

    Pros of Asus Zenfone 2

    • Great overall performance: The overall performance of the device is excellent.  Even high end games like Asphalt 8, Nova 3 etc plays without any issues.
    • Very good display screen: The 5.5 inch 1080P display is very good. It has good viewing angles and sun light legibility also decent.
    • Zen UI with Android 5.0 Lollipop: The customized ZenUI has lot of features. The features like Zenfone motion, quick settings, managing startup apps etc are very useful. Though it is a highly customised UI, it is not effecting the performance of the smartphone.
    • Attractive price: Though it has specification which is kind of flagship, price of the device is very competitive.
    • Fast charging feature: Fast charging feature of Zenfone 2 is very useful.

    Cons of Asus Zenfone 2

    • Average Camera: The primary camera of the device is not great. The low light performance is below average as the images taken has noise. The video quality also not great.
    • Non user replaceable battery.
    • Mobile data on only one sim:  Zenfone 2 is a 4G enabled dual sim smartphone. Most of the smartphones allow data on both the sim. In Zenfone 2, you can use data only on sim 1. There is no way you can enable mobile data on sim 2.
    • Cellular call quality could have been better: The voice on this device is not smooth. Also if you are in noisy place, the volume feels little low. If the other side person speaks fastly, voice does not feel clear. All other features are excellent. The signal gain on this device is excellent, There is no call drop experienced in my last 15 days of usage.
    • No LED back light for navigation buttons.

    Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML with 4GB RAM Sspecification

    • Dual sim with Dual Active
    • Android 5.0 Lollipop with ZenUI
    • Intel Atom 2.3GHz Quad Core 64 bit processor with 4GB of RAM and Power VR G6430 GPU
    • 32GB of internal storage in which 25 GB is available for the user
    • Support for microSD card upto 128GB
    • 5.5 inch IPS screen with screen resolution of 1080×1920 pixels
    • 13MP primary camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera
    • 3000 mAh battery
    • 4G, 3G, 2G, WiFi, Bluetooth, microUSB connectivity features.

  • Asus Zenfone 2 Different Variants and Price List Comparison

    Asus Zenfone 2 is much in news for its 4GB of RAM which company claims to be the first. The Asus Zenfone 2 is powered by Intel processor. Only based on the display, RAM size and processor, the prices are different. So what is the difference between different models of Zenfone 2. Here is the quick comparison between different variants of Asus Zenfone 2.

    Different Variants of Asus Zenfone 2

    Asus Zenfone 2 as of now comes with two primary variants. That is Zenfone 2 ZE550ML and Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML. All the models has  same connectivity features such as 2G, 3G, 4G, WiFi, Bluetooth and microUSB. The camera on all the variants also same. The 13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera.

    Read: How to take screenshot on Asus Zenfone 2

    Asus Zenfone 2 Dual sim

    Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML

    Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML is the basic variant. It sports 5.5 inch IPS display screen with 1280*720p resolution. The device is powered by 1.8GHz Intel  Atom Quad Core Z3560 CPU with 2GB of RAM and PowerVR G6430 GPU with OpenGL 3.0 support.  Internal storage capacity of the device is 16GB and supports microSD card. The device houses 3000 mAh battery. Asus Zenfone 2 ZE550ML price in India is Rs.12,999.

    Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML

    At the time of writing this post, there are 4 variants available for Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML. There are as given below.

    1.  The basic variant of Zenfone 2 ZE551ML has 1.8GHz Intel  Atom Quad Core Z3560 CPU with 2GB of RAM and PowerVR G6430 GPU. Internal storage capacity is 16GB. Price of this variant is Rs.14,999.
    2. 2nd variant comes with same processor but with 4GB RAM and 32GB internal storage. The Asus Zenfone 2 ZE551ML with 4GB RAM and 32GB internal storage price in India is Rs.18,999.
    3. This variant has 2.3 GHz Intel  Atom Quad Core Z3580 CPU with 4GB of RAM and 32GB internal storage. The price of Zenfone 2 with Z3580 2.3GHz/32GB/4GB is Rs.19,999.
    4. There is one more variant for the above is with 64GB internal storage. Rest all same. The price of this variant of Zenfone 2 is Rs.22,999.

    Common features of Zenfone 2 All variants

    Following features of All variants of Zenfone 2 are common

    • Android Lollipop with ZenUI.
    • 13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera
    • Connectivity feature
    • 5.5 inch display size.
    • 3000 mAh Li-Polymer battery.
    • Dual sim with Dual active.

  • How to update Motorola Moto E to Android 5.1 Lollipop

    Motorola India, as promised started rolling out latest Android 5.1 Lollipop update to its budget smartphone Moto E(Gen1). The latest Android 5.1 Lollipop update is available through Over the air(OTA) update in India. Users will get a notification popup informing of the availability of the update. Users can also manually check for the update.

    The Android 5.1 Lollipop update change log  for Moto E (Gen1) is almost identical to the Moto E (Gen2). The features or changes includes Material design, pull-down menu for quickly selecting different Wi-Fi access points or paired Bluetooth devices; reduces noise in low-light shots etc. It also brings device protection  which is useful if your device is lost or stolen it will stay locked until you sign in with your Google account, even if someone resets it to factory settings.

    Motorola Moto E Gen 1

    Read: How to take screenshot on Moto E

     

    How to update Motorola Moto E to Android 5.1 Lollipop update

    Follow the steps given below to update the Moto E to Android 5.1 Lollipop update. For successful installation, make sure that your Moto e battery is charged at least 50% and connected to Wi-Fi network. The update is more than 200MB. So make sure that, you have sufficient internet storage is available.

    If you have received a notification message for this update:

    • Select “Yes, I’m in”.
    • After the software is downloaded, select “Install now”.
    • After the software is installed, your phone will re-start automatically.
    • Your phone is now updated with 23.21.15.

    If you have not received a notification message for this update, follow the steps below to manually update your phone:

    • Select the Settings icon in the apps menu.
    • Select “About phone”.
    • Select “System updates”.
    • Select “Yes, I’m in”. After the software is downloaded, select “Install now”.
    • After the software is installed, your phone will re-start automatically.
    • Your phone is now updated to 23.21.15.

  • Samsung Galaxy Grand Max Cons and Pros Review

    Samsung Galaxy Grand Max is a dual sim Android smartphone. Once Samsung was known for over priced smartphones with heavy touchwiz UI. But, now it has changed a lot. Samsung started providing a decent specs smartphones under affordable price range. They trimmed their Touchwiz UI and Bloatwares. So is this smartphone worth? We see in the Samsung Galaxy Grand Max review based on pros and cons of the device. Samsung Galaxy Grand Max price in India is 12,900 and available exclusively on snapdeal.

    Samsung Galaxy Grand Max sports 5.25 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen with a screen resolution of 720×1280 pixels.  This results in ~282 ppi pixel density. The screen to body of this device is ~68.6%. The viewing angles are good.  The touch responsiveness of the device also decent. It has 16GB inbuilt storage and supports microSD card upto 64GB.

    Galaxy Grand Max Dual sim
    Galaxy Grand Max

    Samsung Galaxy Grand Max is powered by 64 bit 1.2GHz quad core Snapdragon 410 processor with 1.5GB of RAM and Adreno 306 GPU. The device sports 13MP primary camera with LED flash and a 5MP front facing camera. The connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi ,USB, WiFi hotspot and USB tethering.   Samsung Galaxy Grand Max houses  2500 mAh user replaceable battery.

    Read:

    How to take screenshot on Samsung Galaxy Grand Max

    How to use Samsung Galaxy Grand Max as Modem

    Advantages and Disadvantages of  Samsung Galaxy Grand Max

    Pros of  Galaxy Grand Max

    • Good performance: The overall performance of the device is pretty decent.
    • Good battery life: The device has 2500 mAh user replaceable battery and provides good battery life.
    • Excellent cellular call quality:   Cellular call quality on this device is good
    • Decent camera performance: Both primary and secondary camera on Grand max performance decent enough in this price segment.

    Cons of Galaxy Grand Max

    • No Android 5.0 Lollipop out of the box: Samsung is not shipping this device with Android Lollipop update out of the box. Also thee is no communication on future update as of now.
    • No USB OTG support.
    • No LED notification light
    • No 4G support
    • Display contrast could have been better: This display not AMOLED also there is no corning gorilla glass protection.

    Samsung Galaxy Grand Max Specification

    • Dual sim with Dual standby
    • Android 4.4.4 Kitkat
    • 64 bit 1.2GHz quad core Snapdragon 410 processor with 1.5GB of RAM
    • 5.25 inch IPS LCD capacitive touch screen with 720HD resolution
    • 13MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera
    • 16GB internal storage and microSD card support
    • 2G, 3G, Bluetooth, WiFi ,USB, WiFi hotspot and USB tethering
    • 2500 mAh user replaceable battery.