Micromax A116 Canvas HD with 5-inch HD display, 1.2 GHz quad-core processor, Android 4.1 announced

Posted on Monday, January 21st, 2013 at 3:32 pm.

Micromax is a hugely popular name among the Indians these days. That has to go down to its low budget Android smartphones. Well, if you liked the dual-core Micromax A110 CANVAS 2 smartphone and are planning to buy it, then this news might make you want to delay your purchase for a while. Micromax was expected to launch a quad-core version of its Canvas smartphone based on Android’s latest version 4.1 Jelly Bean. And thats just what Micromax A116 Canvas HD is all about. Priced at Rs. 14,999 , the device would go on sale on 1st week of February and will be available via all the major retailers across India, as well as all the major online stores.

Bettering the earlier versions of Canvas, Micromax A116 Canvas HD has got a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen with a screen resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels, and that would be a 16 million clear IPS display with a better graphics output than its previous Canvas models. As far as the hardware specs are concerned, the Canvas HD is powered by the 1.2GHz Quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor supported by 1GB of RAM and Android 4.1 JellyBean out of the box. The processor is a Cortex A7 SoC.

Though the great display and a strong processor, Micromax could have done better with the battery capacity of 2100 mAh. The storage can be expanded to the maximum of 32GB via microSD card, although the internal memory is unconfirmed. The A116 has got an 8 megapixel camera on the rear side, assisted with an LED flash and having autofocus. The phone comes with some dedicated Micromax apps such as the M Buddy, M Store, M! SMS, M! Zone and few others apart from the standard Google based applications which are seen in every Android smartphone.

Micromax A116 Canvas HD specifications :

Dimensions: 144 x 74 x 10.7 mm
Display: 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS 16.7 million color display
OS: Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
5 point multi-touch
Processor: 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor
1GB of RAM
4GB internal memory
Storage: MicroSD card slot (up to 32GB)
Battery: 2,100mAh battery
Camera: 8MP rear camera with LED Flash, VGA front-facing camera
Dual-SIM, 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS
3.5mm audio jack

With the A116 Canvas HD , Micromax would be hoping to repeat the success story of the Canvas 2. If you’re already been impressed with the specs offered, wait till first week of February to get your hands on the device! We will update readers with further details as they arrive!

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