After the big success of A110 Canvas 2, Micromax is set to launch another big screen smartphone in India. This new smartphone is dubbed as Micromax 116 Canvas HD and features a 5-inch 1280 x 720p IPS display.
This smartphone can be seen as the improved version of A110 canvas 2. It is powered by a 1.2GHz MediaTek quad-core processor in the smartphone. It comes with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean on board and features 1 GB RAM. It comes with 4 GB internal storage that is 32 GB expandable.
It has a 8 megapixel camera with LED flash along with VGA front facing camera.
“At Micromax, we constantly strive to innovate and develop great technological experiences for our consumers. Today’s launch marks our association with MediaTek to bring forth our first quad core phone in this segment, offering consumers a great user experience with latest features and added functionality. We are excited with the success of Canvas 2, which has clearly established Micromax as number one player in the new 5” phablet category in India. We are looking forward to similar success with the new phone being unveiled today,” Deepak Mehrotra, Chief Executive Officer, Micromax said.
Features of Micromax A116 Canvas HD
- 1.2GHz MediaTek quad-core processor
- 5-inch 1280x720p IPS display.
- Android Jelly Bean 4.1
- 1 GB RAM
- 4 GB Internal, 32 GB expandable
- 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS
- 2100 mAh battery
Nothing about the availability has been revealed. But we can expect it to go on sale in the first week of February. The price of the smartphone is expected to be below that Rs. 15,000.