Micromax A116 Canvas HD is spotted in an YouTube video
published by Intellect Digest. The device looks fabulous. It’s the white
color model that once again resembles premium smartphones like Galaxy
S3. The back panel is more curvy this time as compared to canvas 2. As
you already know it’s the quad core dog you have been waiting for. We
though it’s Canvas 3. Finally, it’s revealed as Canvas HD. It comes with
5 inch HD display instead of WVGA display seen in Canvas 2.
Display quality of Canvas 2 is good although display ppi is just 196.
So one thing for sure, Canvas HD will be more sharper and better. Higher
ppi 294 in fact and 720×1280 pixels resolution are mind blowing for a
smartphone that is priced Rs. 15,000. It’s the MRP of the product. You
will get it available in around 13-13.5k.
Micromax A116 Canvas HD comes with MediaTek MT6589 SoC.
The chip couples quad ARM Cortex A7 application processor cores and
PowerVR SGX544 GPU in 28 nm fabrication technology. Also the RAM is 1 GB
which ensures better performance. In the video you can see the reviewer
is swapping between screens effortlessly. In rear panel 8 MP camera is
there. Front facing VGA camera is there as well. So, the camera unit is
unchanged. No news on camera add-on. Instead of two single LED flash is
there. I do not think the camera will deliver surprising results.
Two physical keys are there; volume rockers and power/lock button. On
the top panel micro USB port and 3.5 mm audio jack are there. All these
are inspired from Canvas 2. Design and looks of Micromax A116 Canvas HD
is brilliant. The rear panel comes with matte like finishing which is
bit glossy. I thought rubberized finishing but it’s not the case here.
Display is 5 inch which is pretty big indeed. IPS LCD type display
enhances viewing angles as compared to TFT LCD. Everything is alright
about display but I have not heard of any scratch resistant Gorilla
Glass coating as of now. It’s very necessary. In Canvas 2
Micromax have used AGC Sodaline coating instead of Gorilla Glass. It’s
poor, no doubt about that. In Canvas HD Gorilla Glass is very much
required. Also a dedicated pouch or case must be supplied with the
handset.
Micromax A116 Canvas HD sports 5 inch display with
HD 720p resolution. This is very impressive in deed. Currently we are
passing through plenty of full HD display smartphones. HTC Butterfly
with full HD 5 inch display is coming soon in market at staggering Rs.
49k MRP. However, we need not worry about this as Micromax is settled
down the price to Rs 15,000.
The phablet equips 1 GB RAM. Possibly the ROM size will be 4 GB once
again. Micro SD is not any surprise so as 2100 mAh battery. One more
thing in this regard, the SoC has support of HSPA. So we can expect at
least 14.4 Mbps HSDPA speed instead of 7.2 Mbps HSDPA. Up link or HSUPA
will remain the same at 5.76 Mbps. And the ambient light sensor that is
missing in Canvas 2 will be there in Micromax A116 Canvas HD.
- Processor: 1.2 GHz ARM Cortex A7
- GPU: PowerVR SGX 544
- RAM: 1 GB
- OS: Android 4.1.1 JellyBean
- Display: 5 inch IPS LCD
- Resolution: 720×1280 pixels HD
- ROM: 4 GB
- Micro SD Card slot: 32 GB, SDXC up to 64 GB
- Battery: 2100 mAH Li-Ion
- Camera: 8 MP rear with dual LED flash, video recording HD 720p
- Front Camera: 1.3 MP
- Speed: up to 14.4 Mbps HSDPA
- Connectivity: Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi with portable hotspot, micro USB port, DLNA (DLNA not sure)
- Color: Black & White
- Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, ambient light and magnetometer (last 2 not confirmed)
Micromax A116 Canvas HD exact release date is not confirmed. The pre-booking to start very soon. By the first week of February you can expect it in market.
