The Micromax A110 Canvas 2 is the most popular phone in Micromax and it just got a successor. Meet the Micromax A116 Canvas HD a dual-SIM Android phone with a 5 Inches 720p IPS screen and quad-core processor. The 5 Inches screen is a marked improvement over the Micromax A110 the new model has 294ppi pixel density, up from 196ppi. The chipset is a big step forward too, the MediaTek MT6589 packs a quad-core Cortex-A7 CPU at 1.2GHz, 1GB of RAM and the PowerVR Series 5XT GPU. The Micromax A116 Canvas HD runs Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, packs an 8MP main camera and 2 MP front-facing camera and has 4GB of built-in storage (plus a microSD card slot). Connectivity is handled by 3G GSM, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth and GPS. The battery capacity is 2000mAh.
Recently, Micromax has launched its budget smartphone A116 Canvas HD , which is the successor of company's popular budget phablet- A110 Canvas 2. The phone is equipped with various smart features like latest Android OS, HD screen, quad-core chip, fast processor, twice efficient on-board RAM, etc. to aggrandize your smartphone experience. With this phone, Micromax has stretched the limit of budgeted smartphones. As the name exemplifies, with this Canvas HD phone, you can experience HD videos in real glory and with true-to-life colours.
Design and Build-quality
On its first impression, Micromax A116 Canvas HD looks like the enlarged version of Samsung Galaxy Nexus. Unlike Canvas 2, it is more compact and has genuine design with no marvels. The front portion is black in colour, while the clean, glossy back panel is white in colour with stronger and sturdier build. The back panel gives a pleasing look to the overall design of the phone. The HD display in the front with glass housing makes the phone look lot more than what it is worth for. Covering the maximum front portion, the screen gets smudged easily, even without our hands being clammy. The bezel is much thinner than the predecessor Canvas 2. Below the screen, there are 3 capacitive navigation buttons, while the earpiece, notification light, and the front facing camera are located above the screen.
Coming on to the rear part, the 8MP camera lens obtrudes out a bit, similar to that of HTC One X. Adjacent to the lens, there are LED flash and a secondary microphone. Speaker grill is provided at the bottom, while the battery compartment is hidden. At the right side of A116 Canvas HD, you will find a Power/screen lock key, which is little recessed and at times gets a bit hard to press. Volume rocker key provide at the left side and is easy to press. Overall, the design of the phone is not very alluring and is little bulky.
Display
Now, you can explore your world on A116 Canvas HD's 5-inches (12.7cms) of IPS (In-Plane Switching technology) HD screen, having 1280 x 720 pixels resolution and 16.7M colour depth. The IPS technology of the display screen delivers consistent and accurate colour from all viewing angles, and offers clear images and stable response time. Icing on the cake, you can watch wide screen videos while on-the-move and live the life with more fun and excitement. So, let your fingers bring alive the entertainment on this sturdy and reliable display that can make colours come alive in the palm of your hand.
Performance and UI
As user interface, the phone comes pre-installed with Android's latest Jelly Bean operating system, so that you can enjoy the rich multimedia technology of Android 4.1.2. The OS provides easy multi-tasking, rich notifications, customizable home screens, resizable widgets, faster internet browsing experience and deep interactivity, thus, adds powerful new ways of communicating and sharing. Icing on the cake, this streamlined user interface is easy to navigate, and provides faster and more intuitive text input. You can also download all your favourite applications through the preloaded Google play store. Besides this, the phone runs on 1.2GHz quad-core processor with MT6589 as chipset, which provides blazing fast application performance, seamless multitasking and highly impressive gaming experience, which become more exciting and immersive with the superior graphics. The processor is also supported by 1GB DDR2 RAM, and delivers overall impressive performance.
Camera and Sensors
A116 Canvas HD comes equipped with 8MP rear autofocus camera, having 1280 x 720 pixels resolution. The image quality is good in daylight conditions and the autofocus works surprisingly well. The focus field is vast, and close up shots make available a good amount of bokeh, making the subjects of the images stand out. The camera also shoots videos impressively well that is lag-free and veracious. More on this, to capture images in dark environment, there is dual LED flash function, and to zoom in to every moment, the camera has 4x digital zoom. Other features of the camera include geo-tagging, face-detection and touch focus. To make video chatting possible, there is 2MP front camera. On the other hand, this Android Smartphone from Micromax comes with Proximity, Motion, Gravity and Light sensors like useful features.
Battery and Storage
The phone is powered by Li-ion 2000mAh standard battery, which provides long lasting battery back-up. It gives up to 5 hours of massive talk time and up to 174 hours of standby time. This means, you can watch all your favourite videos, listen to your favourite music and keep your entertainment going on-and-on with this marathon battery. On the storage part, the phone impresses you with its 1.77GB of internal memory, 4GB ROM and 32GB microSD expandable external memory. This means, you can store more and more of your multimedia content and other files to enjoy your leisure time.
Connectivity Options
You can connect with the world around you with A116 Canvas HD's endless connectivity options. It supports WAP browser and EDGE for smooth browsing experience, 3G connectivity at HSDPA 21 Mbps and HSUPA 11 Mbps speed, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n and Wi-Fi hotspot for lightning fast connectivity and USB 2.0 for transferring files easily. Text display in browser is very smooth with hardly any lags. Apart from this, for sharing of data and multimedia files, the phone is equipped with Bluetooth 4.0. Apart from this, the A-GPS feature works well and will triangulate you on a map, unlike previous generation devices.
Application World
In terms of application, the phone supports 'Hook-up' application to stay connected with loved ones, Google play store to download all your favourite applications, MiZone application zone from where you can get the best of jokes, astrology etc. on SMS, and MiStore to get wallpapers, ringtones and much more.
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