Yu Yureka Note with 6-inch display, fingerprint reader hits store shelves at Rs 13,499

Soon after the leaks around YU Televentures’ newest phone were out, the company has gone ahead and released the Yureka Note at Rs 13,499. The Yu Yureka Note will be the first Yu product which will start selling in brick and mortar stores from launch day itself.  Nothing much differs from the leaked information except the price. Yu Yureka Note sports a 6-inch full HD display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection atop it. The phablet is powered by a MediaTek MT6753T chipset which has an octa-core processor. This is paired with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage which is expandable using a microSD card slot. The Yu Yureka Note has a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing camera. The Yureka Note runs on Android 5.1  Lollipop OS.  The handset packs in the usual connectivity options including 4G bands with dual SIM slots and is powered by a 4,000mAh battery. The battery also comes with Quick Charging support. During the Micromax event , we could not help but notice this tweet by a Twitter user who posted photos of a new smartphone tagged as the YU6000. While the same was not announced at the event that saw the launch of about 15 new smartphones across categories, many did notice the tweet which was soon followed by news from theMobileIndian that same phablet has already hit retail stores in India.