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Cyanogen OS not specific to Micromax’s Yu in India: Lenovo

Cyanogen OS No Longer Exclusive to Micromax's Yu in India: Lenovo
Cyanogen returned in 2014 introduced an special partnership with Micromax that led OnePlus to put off the Cyanogen OS branding from its OnePlus One smartphones simply in advance of the India launch. Cyanogen ultimate yr parted ways with OnePlus after several months of hard climate in their courting, and the chinese OEM has considering that been releasing smartphones with its personal custom ROM – OxygenOS.

Micromax’s Yu Televentures subsidiary on the other hand has been liberating Cyanogen OS powered Yu handsets ever seeing that. however, it seems the one of a kind Cyanogen-Yu deal no longer exists as Lenovo might be soon launching a Cyanogen OS-powered cellphone inside the usa.

The chinese organization has showed plans to release the primary phone under its on-line-only sub-emblem – the Zuk – in India that allows you to be walking Cyanogen OS out-of-the-box and could see mild of day within the 2nd week of may additionally. in advance of the launch, gadgets 360 met Anuj Sharma, Head of Product advertising – Lenovo, to speak approximately the company’s approach for the new sub-logo.
On being requested about whether the extraordinary deal between Cyanogen and Micromax will limit Lenovo to promote Z1 in India, Sharma said, “It [the deal] become there before that’s what i used to be instructed through Cyanogen crew. but the group now said its good enough now. So we are going in advance with the release.”

The Lenovo Zuk Z1 may be strolling Cyanogen 12.1 based totally on Android 5.1 Lollipop while released in India.

this could mean that now Micromax’s Yu will not be the handiest logo launching Cyanogen OS-powered handsets out-of-the-field in India. devices 360 has also reached out to Yu Televentures for a comment, and will replace this story while the employer responds.

Sharma additionally confirmed that Lenovo will be launching a 64GB version of the Z1 in India. considering that the Lenovo’s 64GB Zuk Z1 turned into priced at CNY 1,799 (approximately Rs. 18,250) in China, we will assume the organisation to rate the smartphone at round this variety simplest in India.

even as speakme to gadgets 360, Sharma additionally hinted that Lenovo will try and price the Lenovo Zuk Z1 competitive to take on other smartphones within the equal rate class.

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