Micromax's
Yu Televentures subsidiary on the other hand has been releasing Cyanogen
OS powered Yu handsets ever since. However, it seems the exclusive Cyanogen-Yu deal no
longer exists as Lenovo will be soon launching a Cyanogen OS-powered
smartphone in the country.
The Chinese company has confirmed plans to
launch the first smartphone under its online-only sub-brand - the Zuk -
in India which will be running Cyanogen OS out-of-the-box and will see
light of day in the second week of May. Ahead of the launch, Gadgets 360
met Anuj Sharma, Head of Product Marketing - Lenovo, to talk about the
company's strategy for the new sub-brand.
On being asked about
whether the exclusive deal between Cyanogen and Micromax will limit
Lenovo to sell Z1 in India, Sharma said, "It [the deal] was there before
that's what I was told by Cyanogen team. But the team now said its ok
now. So we are going ahead with the launch."
The Lenovo Zuk Z1 will be running Cyanogen 12.1 based on Android 5.1 Lollipop when launched in India.
This
will mean that now Micromax's Yu will no longer be the only brand
launching Cyanogen OS-powered handsets out-of-the-box in India. Gadgets
360 has also reached out to Yu Televentures for a comment, and will
update this story when the company responds.
Sharma also confirmed
that Lenovo will be launching a 64GB model of the Z1 in India.
Considering that the Lenovo's 64GB Zuk Z1 was priced at CNY 1,799
(approximately Rs. 18,250) in China, we can expect the company to price
the smartphone at around this range only in India.
While talking
to Gadgets 360, Sharma also hinted that Lenovo will try to price the
Lenovo Zuk Z1 aggressive to take on other smartphones in the same price
category.
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