iBall Andi 4.5d Quadro vs Micromax Canvas HD A116: Quad Core Fight in India Heats Up

There are several homegrown smartphone brands which are filling the Indian market and yet iBall has added one more quad core handset named Andi 4.5d Quadro to the market.

This one has the the best of the CPUs among all iBall's other devices and now can be compared to the other smartphones with quad core processors. Quad core devices have been provided by other Indian manufacturers like Micromax and Karbonn as well.

In other words, one may say that this is another budget quad core device. Hence, iBall has to be very cautious regarding the available devices like Karbonn Titanium S5, Xolo Q800, and the most popular Micromax Canvas HD A116 which are all quad core based devices with similar prices. iBall Andi 4.5d Quadro has recently been available on Infibeam at Rs. 11,750.

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However, GizBot has come up with the simple and brief comparison between the latest iBall Andi 4.5d Quadro and the popular Micromax Canvas HD A116.

Display

iBall Andi 4.5d Quadro has a 4.5 inch IPS qHD High Quality display r=that offers a reasonable resolution of 960x540 pixels While the Micromax Canvas on the other hand comes with a 5 inch capacitive LCD touchscreen display along with IPS technology and offers a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.

Processor, RAM and OS

Both iBall Andi 4.5d Quadro and Micromax Canvas HD A116 share a powerful quad core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 processor which is backed by a 1GB RAM. The iBall runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.2.1 platform while Canvas HD A116 runs on Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) operating system.

Connectivity

Connectivity options in iBall Andi 4.5d Quadro include 3G HSPA+, GPS & AGPS, WiFi, EDGE and Bluetooth while Micromax Canvas HD A116 features GPRS, EDGE, 3G and Wi-Fi which can be used to tether the device apart from the USB as well. Both devices come with a dual SIM capacity.

Camera

iBall Andi 4.5d Quadro sports a 12MP rear camera with dual LED flash and auto focus and has 3MP front facing camera for video Calling. The Micromax Canvas HD A116 comes with 8 MP primary camera and 2 MP secondary camera.

Storage and Battery

Both iBall Andi 4.5d Quadro and Micromax Canvas HD A116 has a ROM of 4 GB which can be extended up to 32 GB with a microSD card. The Latest iBall Andi 4.5d Quadro comes with a powerful 2050mAh battery while the Micromax Canvas HD A116 comes with a lesser powered battery of 2000 mAh.

Price and Availability

The iball Andi 4.5d Quadro is available on Infibeam at Rs. 11,750 while the Micromax Canvas HD A116 is available on Flipkart at a little more price of Rs. 13850.

Conclusion

After lining the point to point comparison between the Micromax Canvas HD A116 and iBall Andi 4.5d Quadro, one can see the .5 inch display size difference along with the resolution. iball Andi 4.5d Quadro has a better camera at 12MP and has a better battery as well. Micromax despite being a 5 inch phablet features a lesser powerful battery than the Andi 4.5d Quadro. Thus to sum up the conclusion, one must either compromise on the screen size and get a better camera instead and buy Andi 4.5d Quadro or compromise on the camera and get a bigger display and buy Canvas HD A116. However, Canvas HD A116 has a bit higher price thus if one has a tight budget, its not a bad decision to lean onto iBall's Andi 4.5d Quadro.