Micromax launches Canvas HD, ‘beats’ Samsung in phablets

NEW DELHI: Micromax has claimed
that it shipped more phablets - the
Android phones with a screen size of
over 5 inches - than Samsung in the
last three months in India.
At an event, where the company
announced a new phablet called
Canvas HD, Micromax said that it
imported over 1.98 lakh phablets in
India in the months of October,
November and December. In
comparison, the company claimed
that Samsung imported around 1.89
lakh Galaxy Note and Galaxy Note II
tablets during the same period.
Other players brought in over 38,000
phablets.
Deepak Mehrotra, CEO, Micromax,
added, "We plan to launch 30
smartphones this year."
With a screen size of five-inches and
a resolution of 720P, Micromax
Canvas HD is aimed at consumers
who like 'phablets' such as Samsung
Galaxy Note II and HTC Butterfly but
consider them too expensive.
For its price, the device packs in
impressive hardware. Apart from the
high resolution screen, it has a
1.2GHz quad-core processor made by
MediaTek, 1GB RAM, 8 megapixel
camera and 4GB internal memory
with support for up to 32GB micro SD
card. The device is powered by
Android 4.1 aka Jelly Bean. While the
quad-core processor in Canvas HD
may not be as good as the quad-core
chip in Butterfly or Note II, it is likely
to be powerful enough to handle the
average workload.
Micromax said that Canvas HD would
be available in the first week of
February at a price of less than Rs
15,000.
"We are excited with the success of
Canvas 2, which has clearly
established Micromax as number one
player in the phablet category in
India. We are looking forward to
similar success with Canvas HD," said
Mehrotra.