YU Yunicorn with 5.5-inch display, Helio P10 SoC, 4GB RAM gets official

Micromax sub-brand YU has launched its second flagship after Yutopia, dubbed Yunicorn in India. Similar to Yutopia, the Yunicorn sports a premium metal unibody design, however, the fingerprint sensor is embedded into the home button, instead of being back.

The YU Yunicorn sports a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) 2.5D curved glass display and is powered by 1.8GHz octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor backed by Mali T860 GPU and 4GB RAM. On-board storage is 32GB, which can be further expanded via microSD card (up to 128GB).

The camera department gets 13-megapixel camera at the back with dual-tone LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, 5P lens and PDAF. For clicking selfies and video calling you get 5-megapixel front camera. Connectivity duties are handled by 4G LTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS. It is fueled by 4000mAh battery.

Software-wise, the Yunicorn runs nearly stock Android 5.1 Lollipop called Android on Steroids. The phone also comes integrated with Around YU 2.0 discovery services, which offers access to apps and services for cabs, flights, food, shopping, hotels and more with a single touch..

The YU Yunicorn for the first month will be priced at Rs. 12,999, after that it will cost Rs. 14,999. The Yunicorn will be exclusively available from Flipkart via flash sale start from June 7, for which the registrations are now open. It comes in  rush silver, graphite and limited edition rush gold color.