Indian Smartphone market has picked up momentum in recent years. While Samsung, Apple, HTC and the likes have gone from strength to strength in the field, their Indian counterparts have progressed to. Micromax, for example, has come a long way from its humble origins to launching one after another Smartphone of its flagship Canvas series. CEO of Micromax has said that they will be releasing 30 devices in the market very shortly. Recently, they have announced Micromax Canvas HD A116.
Micromax Canvas HD A116
Micromax Canvas HD A116 Design
Micromax Canvas HD A116 looks like a typical mid range Smartphone with rounded corners on a candy bar shaped build. It has touch buttons on the front with volume buttons on the left side of the phone and the lock screen button on right. The back cover has a slight bulge and the camera is situated along the median line near the top of the back cover. But when compared to other Canvas phones, this phone is much slimmer and thinner.
Micromax Canvas HD A116 Display
Micromax Canvas HD A116 has a 5 inch HD IPS screen. Despite the sprawling screen, thanks to the ingenuity of design perhaps, it does not feel too chunky. The HD resolution of the phone is 1280 x 720 p which is quite impressive. It has a pixel density of 294 ppi.
Hardware
The hardware of Micromax Canvas HD A116 is surprisingly good. It has a quad core Media Tek MT6589 Cortex A7 CPU clocked at 1.2 GHz. It has 1GB of RAM and PowerVR Series 5XT GPU. This means that the graphics heavy apps and multi-tasking will not be a problem. If you like loading your phone with apps, it won’t be a problem either thanks to 4GB of internal memory. The memory can be extender by external microSD card up to 32 GB.
Micromax Canvas HD A116 has a 8 MP rear facing camera decked with LED flash and 4x zoom. It also has a front facing VGA camera which helps in video chatting.
The camera packs a 2100 mAh standard battery. Connectivity is another aspect users are content with: it has 3.5 mm headphone jack, 3G compatibility, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth and even GPS connectivity.
Software
The Micromax Canvas HD A116 will come equipped with Android Jelly Bean 4.1 Operating System. Once the phone actually hits the market we would be able to tell how the OS works in tandem with the phone’s UI. An Android 4.2 Jelly Bean update is on the cards as well.
Price of Micromax Canvas HD A116
Micromax Canvas HD A116 will be available at stores by the end of February at a modest price under Rs. 13,990. Presently it is available only from the official website of Micromax
2013 is all set to be an exciting year in terms of Smartphones. But Micromax, with its Canvas range, has proved that the excitement will not be confined in high end phones, but stir even the mid range market. Overall, Micromax Canvas HD A116 is worth spending Rs. 15,000 on.
Micromax A115 Canvas 3D with 5 Inch Display Available at 9999 INR
Virgin Media Sweetens Its Broadband Packages with 12 Months’ Half Price Offer
HP EliteBook 2570p Review, Price and Specs
Micromax A72 Canvas Viva Review, Price and Availability
Micromax A91 NINJA Available Online for Rs. 8499
Will there be any more canvas series phones?
What would be the lowest possible cost of this phone?
Hello Pranjal
Definitely, many more phones are to come. Micromax will be releasing CANVAS 3 and 30 other devices in the market very soon. Stay tuned
Sanjib
What do you suggest? 15000 INR for Canvas HD or 20000 for Galaxy Grand? Which is good?
Both phones are good. I will write a review today on Galaxy Grand and compare them too the coming week. Stay tuned.
When Will Micromax A116 come into the market so that we can buy?
The phone will come in the market in the first week of the February and there can be some shortage. For easy availability, you might need to wait till 15th February
what about smart titanium of karbonn
You can check the Karbonn ‘Smart’ Titanium 1 Review here http://www.smartphonegyan.com/karbonn-smart-titanium-1/
hey my budget is 15000.. and m cnfusd a bit with micromax canvasHD .. coz i thnk micromax have poor quality thn other phones brands.. please should i go for micromax or go with sony experia models.. suggest one please.. want a durable thing …
Hello Sudhanshu verma
Going for Micromax phones wont be a good decision. No doubt they provide better specs at a very less price when compared to other brands like SAMSUNG, Sony and NOKIA. Actually the problem with Micromax is the customer support. It will always be wise to go with Xperia phones.
Sanjib
Hey sanjib i wanted to ask a ques….
Micromax canvas HD may have very good features and it may be working amazingly well but my ques is that can it serve me for 3 to 4 years? What is the guarantee that it will function effectively for 3-4 years
Hello Siddharth!
That is a very good question! Many of you might have this question in mind that in a long run, how Micromax canvas HD is going to perform. Let’s be honest. I would never recommend anyone to go for Micromax phones. They provide a very good features at a low price, which is good. But the customer satisfaction of Micromax has been really annoying and frustrating. I am not too sure that this phone will run for 3-4 years without any dis functioning, problems might be there, for which if you give it to customer care centre of Micromax may take more than a month to repair it.
There remains always an element of doubt with Micromax products!
Sanjib
Hello Sanjib
I want a phone atleast 3-4 years durable
minimum specs-
1 gb RAM
good processor(1GHz dual core)
good camera(atleast 5MP)
ICS
5″
suggest me a good phone
Hello Abdul
That depends on your budget, as you have not mentioned your budget, it will be difficult for me to answer. If you have a High Budget, you can always go for Galaxy Note 2 ( the best smartphone so far ).
Small budget phones includes -A500 from Xolo, Micromamax Canvas Phones ( Micromax A110, Canvas 2, Canvas 3). If your budget is around 20k, I would highly recommend Galaxy Grand Duos. If you need some discounts on Galaxy Grand, let me know, I can help you with that.
Sanjib
I am majorly confused on durabiltiy between canvas hd and Galaxy Grand. Of course if you could help me out in Galaxy Grand I would be much thankful. You can mail me.
Well if you are eyeing on a phone which will last for 3-4 years, go for Galaxy Grand.
Hello again
Btw my budget is about 15k but can afford some more
I am confused on canvas hd and galaxy grand and mentioned earlier DURABILITY
I would be thankful if you could help me out in Galaxy grand
Thank you very much sanjib could you please recommend me some android smartphones upto Rs 23000.