A110 Canvas 2 Now Available Online For Rs 9,999: What's Good and What's Bad in the new Micromax Phablet?

Micromax A110 Superfone Canvas 2 is now available for online purchase for just Rs.9,999. The company has started taking pre-orders for this device. Users can buy this phone for price of Rs 9,999 from major online retail stores such as Saholic and Snapdeal. The device is released in two standard colors - black and white.

The second generation Micromax phablet has some interesting and impressive specs under its hood. Check them below.

Dimensions & Weight: Though the weight of the phablet is not disclosed by the manufacturer, Canvas 2 measures 147 x 76.5 x 9.7 mm in dimension.

Display: When it comes to the display, both the phablet has a 5 inch capacitive touchscreen display with a resolution of 480 x 800 pixels.

Processor: In this segment, A110 Canvas 2 comes with a 1GHz dual core processor.

Operating System:The phablet is flavored with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

Camera: On the camera optics front, A100 Canvas 2 has an 8MP rear camera and 0.3MP front camera.

Storage: When it comes to storage, Canvas 2 A110 has 4GB internal storage, 512MB and a micro SD card slot supporting up to 32GB expandable memory.

Connectivity: In terms of connectivity, the phablet has 3G, Bluetooth, GPS with aGPS, USB 2.0 and Wi-Fi features.

Battery: Canvas 2 isloaded with a 2,000 mAh Li-ion battery offering 5 hours talk time and 180 hours standby.

Price: Canvas A110 is priced at Rs 9,999 in order to survive in the price conscious Indian market.

What's Good?

Dual Core Processor

Canvas 2 is equipped with a dual core processor and hence it has increased performance, more memory space, increased reliability and faster multi-tasking capabilities as compared to other budget phablets.

IPS Display Technology

The presence of IPS display technology is impressive as the feature is present only in high-end smartphones.

Budget Price

Pricing is one important aspect of the phablet as it is available for Rs 9,999 making it the cheapest phablet available in the country.

Notification LED

The notification LED at the top left of the front of Canvas 2 is a good welcome as it notifies users silently as any notification comes in.

Capacitive button Feature

Canvas 2 A110 features capacitive buttons below the touchscreen display as opposed to the on-screen buttons.

What's Bad?

Android Jelly bean Missing

Micromax could have built the phablet with Android 4.1 Jelly Bean OS, which is utilized in some of the promising budget tablet including Croma and Wicked Leak tablets launched recently.

Camera Average

Though there is an 8MP rear camera on the phablet, the screen resolution is too low (480 x 800 pixels) totaling only to 196 ppi pixel density approximately, hence, the camera performance might not be as good as it is in other devices with 8MP and at a higher price.

Internal memory Low

• As Canvas A100, which was launched in August 2012 faced some issues including sluggish performance, hence, consumers might like to have some expert feedback on its successor before buying one.