Micromax owned YU Televentures has pushed back the launch of its much-anticipated flagship smartphone by ten days. The YUTOPIA, which has been dubbed as “The Real Beast” by the company, has been releasing teasers not so subtly hitting at the OnePlus 2 and even the iPhone, was initially scheduled to be launched on December 7.
“We know you have been waiting for it, but it will surely be worth the wait. Another 10 days to go as the powerful phone becomes more powerful,” says the company’s Facebook post.
Founder Rahul Sharma too had taken to Twitter asking people to hold their excitement and promising to announce “something special” with the YUTOPIA on its new December 17 release slot.
However, it should be noted that on December 2, the Delhi High Court had ruled against YU, not allowing them to import and sell handsets and other devices that encroached on Swedish company Ericsson’s patents without paying royalties, and issued bailable warrants for Micromax co-founders Rahul Sharma, Sumeet Kumar and Vikas Jain.
Thought the year, from the January launch of YUreka to the ultra budget 4G compatible smartphone, YUnique, YU has been making big splashes on the Indian smartphone scene with its offerings sell out in record breaking mere seconds.
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