Micromax A116 Canvas HD launched in India, price begins at Rs 13999

It is one of the best handsets in its price range. Micromax
A116 Canvas HD has been launched in India. Canvas HD’s price
begins at Rs 13999
Micromax A116 Canvas HD is making waves across the
country. It is the best gift on Valentine Day for people who
want to go for best smart-phones without paying a hefty price
for that. But so far this was just a dream that couldn’t be
fulfilled as there was no really good handset that came for a
reasonably good price.
At Rs 13990, Micromax seems to have priced its latest and
undoubtedly the best offer till date very aggressively. And I
am sure the company is set to benefit from it in the days to
come. Though there are many people who are comparing this
handset to Samsung’s recently introduced Galaxy Grand Duos
that is at least Rs 7500 more pricey than Micromax A116
Canvas HD, but Canvas HD is infinitely better than Galaxy
Grand. One thing that is going to beat Sammy’s latest offer in
the Indian market is its insane pricing. While Samsung Galaxy
S2 is being sold for around Rs 25000- Rs 26000, who will go for
a handset that doesn’t match it in any aspect. The wiser
course for Sammy would have been to lower the price of
Galaxy S2 in the Indian market.
On the other hand Micromax A116 Canvas HD is a good offer
and is a sure winner. Along with its very good specs, its pricing
will ensure that it is a super hit in the Indian market.
As far as operating system I concerned, both the devices have
come out with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean out of the box. This is
the most recent update of the Android available for regular
handsets. The freshest one the Android 4.2 Jelly Bean is up for
Google’s Nexus devices only; they are Nexus 4, Nexus 7 and
Nexus 10. It is not, however, clear when the machines would
receive the newest version of Android.
Both compete well in specs, though in display Canvas HD beats
Grand hands down. The Micromax phone sports a 5-inch IPS
LCD capacitive touchscreen that packs a resolution of 720 x
1280 pixels at 294-ppi. Yes, it lacks a 1080p display, which is
the new trend in global mobile market. But, compared to the
display of the Grand, it is the better one. The Grand has a 5-
inch display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels at 187-ppi.
Of course, the former one has a clear advantage over the
device from Samsung.
When it comes to processor both compete well against each
other. The A116 Canvas HD draws its power from a 1.2GHz
quad core Cortex-A7 processor that packs an MTK MT6589
chipset. 1GB of RAM and a PowerVR Series5XT give additional
power for the device. It is when the Grand has a 1.2 GHz dual
core processor with 1GB of RAM. The former packs 4GB
internal memory, while the Grand has an 8GB option. Both
the devices feature microSD slots for further expansion of
storage using external microSD cards. The Micromax and
Samsung phones tout 5MP rear cameras and 2MP front
camera for video chats. They are enough for you take quality
images and video in help of advanced features like autofocus,
LED flash, geo-tagging, touch-focus, face and smile detection
and more. Price gives Micromax Canvas HD great advantage
over Galaxy Grand. While Canvas HD is priced at Rs 13990,
Galaxy Grand is priced at Rs 21000.