NEW DELHI: Micromax has rolled out a teaser over social media stating “Android Lollipop update for its recently launched device, Yu”.
The posts has lollipop shape ,connected- dots image, and with the last dot numbered 26, the company is hinting at March 26 as the release date for the Android 5.0 update for the Yureka smartphone.
The posts do not directly confirm the Android 5.0 Lollipop update; though they say “Coming soon to a Yureka near you!”
The Yu Yureka smartphone runs on CM11S based on Android 4.4.4 KitKat, and at the launch , the company had confirm to provide an Android 5.0 Lollipop-based build.
In an interview, Rahul Sharma, Co-Founder, Micromax and Yu Televentures, revealed some bits about the new phone in the Yu Televentures line-up and also confirmed that it is codenamed “Project Caesar“. He added that the handset would launch in April and will run on the ‘Android L’ or Lollipop version of Cyanogen OS, implying a slightly customised version of CM12S.
Being the first smartphone from the Yu brand, the Yureka handset comes with impressive specifications. It’s powered by the powerful 64-bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 system on chip which houses a 1.5GHz Octa-core processor and the Adreno 405 GPU clocked at 550MHz. It comes paired with 2GB of DDR3 RAM and offers 16GB of internal storage, which is expandable upto 32GB via the microSD card slot.
He also stated that the Yu brand would not be limited to just smartphones, and that Yu-branded wearables can be a reality in the coming days as well.
