Micromax Canvas HD A116

·         Price of Micromax Canvas HD A116 in India on 2013 March 11th starts from Rs. 13790/-. Compare Price from 7 online stores in India. Micromax Canvas HD A116 price (Rs.13790) in Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore, Delhi, Kolkata, Hyderabad and other cities in India will be same, since our price is the best online price.

·         Advantages: Latest Android OS, Quad-core processor, excellent touchscreen, Dual SIM.

·         Disadvantages: RAM only 1GB, Talk time is expected to be low, Camera is not perfect.

·         Design and Looks: Micromax A116 Canvas HD is the latest smartphone from Micromax which gives tough competition to the high-end phones from the likes of Samsung. This phone is a Phablet with 5 inches in size and the screen is 5 inch IPS LCD Capacitive touch and provides 1280 x 720 pixel resolution with pixel density of ~294 ppi (even better than Galaxy Note 2). However Gorilla Glass protection is missing. Micromax could develop their own UI.

·         Hardware and Software: Canvas HD is not as well positioned coming to the software and hardware. RAM is only 1GB and it is a drawback. Processor is 1.2 GHz Quad Core Cortex-A7 Processor, but it would have been better if it comes with an A9 processor. OS is Android v4.1 Jelly Bean, which is pretty good. PowerVR Series5XT GPU improves gaming experience and has MediaTek MT6589 Chipset.

·         Camera, Music and Multimedia: There are complaints that camera in the Indian made smartphones are not good enough when compared to those of established manufacturers. However the 8 MP camera has improved and it comes with autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection. The secondary camera is of VGA quality only which is a disapointment. Internal and External Storage: The phone comes with 4GB internal storage and external storage via microSD upto 64 GB also is available.

·         Connectivity Options: The phone can work on tri band 2G for SIM 1 and SIM 2. plus dual band 3G. There is no 4G available. 4G LTE networks. In addition to GPRS and EDGE, Micromax Canvas HD can be connected to internet via 3G at Speed of HSDPA 21 Mbps and HSUPA 5.76 Mbps which makes browsing and download very fast. Other connectivity options include Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, and there is no NFC.

·         Battery and Talk Time: The phone comes with Standard Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery but talk time and stand by time are not yet known. We expect both to be low on time and this is again another drawback for the phone.

·         Our Verdict: Micromax A116 Canvas HD is so far the most evolved smartphone from the house of Micromax, but it has shortcomings in terms of talk time, RAM and camera quality. But we expect the phone to be priced under Rs. 15000/- which will then make it a better option considering the cost aspect.

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