Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Now On Sale At Rs 12100: Low Screen Resolution Makes Rivals Happy

| Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 14:27 [IST]

After throwing a number of Canvas series phone like Micromax A100 the first Canvas phone, Micromax A72 Canvas Viva, Micromax A110 Canvas 2, Micromax A116 Canvas HD, Micromax A115 Canvas 3D, Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle, Micromax A115 Canvas 3D, and Micromax A88 Canvas Music. Yet again it has come up with another beautiful creation that adds another piece to the Canvas series. Micromax has now officially listed the successor of Canvas 2 phone, the Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus on Infibeam and is available for Rs. 12,100. Micromax has offered the best phones to the Indian market and has sold more than a million units so far.

Talking about the specs, Micromax A110Q Canvas 2 Plus has a much better, bigger and filled with enthralling features.

Display

The display is a 5-inch IPS panel, which would give great viewing angles. The handset has a resolution of 854 x 480. The low resolution will be even more obvious because of the giant display, since the handset has a very low pixel density of 195.93 ppi.

The A110Q Canvas 2 Plus will run on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean right out of the box.

Cellular network

The A110Q Canvas 2 Plus has a dual-SIM functionality and supports GSM and 3G networks. One can use both SIMs simultaneously as well in this device.

Connectivity

On the connectivity front, A110Q Canvas 2 Plus include all the standard fare that one can expect from an Android handset. This includes 3G, 2G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. Bluetooth will undoubtedly have support for A2DP. It is based on the 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS and is powered by 1.2 GHz Quad Core Processor. This maximizes the speed and the overall performance of this stupendous phone. It makes multi-tasking a breeze for you.

CPU and Processor

The A110Q Canvas 2 Plus features MediaTek's MT6589 SoC, with a quad-core ARM Cortex-A7 CPU dialed to 1.2 GHz and PowerVR Series 5XT GPU. The Phone is backed by 1GB RAM.

Storage

The A110Q comes with the internal storeage capacity of 4GB with 1.4GB taken up by any apps that you might want to download and 1GB usable as mass storage. The storage can be expanded by microSD up to 32GB.

Camera

The main camera on the back of the handset is a hefty 8 megapixel shooter with dual-LED flash, like the one found in the A116 Canvas HD but this lacks BSI sensor. IN the front the device has 2 megapixel camera which is much better than the VGA cameras.

Battery

The A110Q is powered by a 2000 mAh battery. Micromax claims that it would allow a standby time of 280 hours and 6 hours of talktime.

The Micromax A110Q which is listed on Infibeam at Rs. 12,100 however has a competition to deal with. Considering the price and the specs it may have to stand against its brother device Micromax Canvas HD A116, Karbonn Titanium S5, Lava Xolo A1000, Zen Ultrafone 701 HD and Celkon A119Q Signature HD.

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Micromax Canvas HD A116

Specification wise the device has a 5-inch IPS LCD display with resolution of 1280 X 720 pixels. The A116 is powered by 1.2-GHz quad core processor and backed by 1GB of RAM. The device runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean platform. Micromax Canvas sports an 8-mega pixel rear camera and 2-megapixel front facing camera. It packs a 4GB of ROM and is expandable up to 32 GB via microSD. The device supports Wi-Fi, 3G, Dual SIM, and is powered by 2000mAh battery inside. The device currently carries a price of Rs. 14,499.

To compare this device with the A110Q, This device is different only because of the better display resolution. Everything remains the same between the two.

Karbonn Titanium S5

The Karbonn Titanium S5 is a brand new Android based handset, from Indian tech vendor. The devices comes with a 5-inch qHD display with resolution of 960 X 540 pixels. The device houses a Qualcomm Snapdragon 1.2-GHz quad core processor, supported by 1GB of RAM and has a 4GB of ROM which is expandable up to 32GB. Karbonn Titanium S5 sports an 8-mega pixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-mega pixel front facing camera. This phablet supports dual SIM, Wi-Fi and 3G. It runs on Android 4.1 Jelly Bean platform and is powered by 2000mAh battery fitted inside. The device is listed at the price of Rs. 11,990.

To compare the device with the upcoming Micromax A110Q, this device also has the same camera MP on bothe back and front. Both have the same dual core processor and RAM. A110Q has the only disadvantage of having low screen resolution. Considering the price, A110Q again has a disadvantage.

Lava XOLO A1000

Lava XOLO A1000 is an Android (Jelly Bean) smartphone that runs on a MediaTek MT6577 chipset with a dual-core 1GHz CPU and PowerVR SGX531 GPU and is supported by 1GB RAM. It comes with 5 Inch HD IPS Display that gives a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The device sports an 8 megapixel camera with BSI sensor and LED flash and a 1.2 megapixel front facing camera with BSI sensor and has the ability to video recording at 720p. The device has an internal storage capacity of 4Gb that can be enhanced up to 32 GB via external microSD. The device supports dual SIM, GPRS, EDGE, WiFi, 3G and has a bluetooth. The A1000 is powered by 2100 mAh Battery. The phone is priced at Rs. 13,499.

To compare it with the other competitors, this device also falls in a similar price range. The dual SIM phone has the similar to other devices but has a resolution similar to Micromax Canvas HD A116 which is better than Micromax A110Q. Rs. 1,000 more for the resolution may sound a bit high but it should be a good deal.

Zen Ultrafone 701 HD

Zen Ultrafone 701 HD runs on Android 4.2 Jelly bean comes with a a 5 inch IPS capacitive display with 720p resolution, MTK 6589 1.2 GHz quad core processor, PowerVR SGX 544 GPU.The Zen Ultrafone 701 HD comes with a 8MP rear camera with BSI sensor auto-focus, 3.2MP front camera, LED flashlight. The dual-SIM smartphone supports connectivity features including 3G, Wi-Fi (b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB, GPS and 3.5mm jack. The handset comes with pretty decent Memory specifications, including 1 GB RAM and 4 GB ROM and micro SD card slot. As for the battery, Zen Ultrafone 701 HD comes with 2000 mAh capacity, with standby time of about 240 hours and talktime of up to 8 hours.

This may be another safe choice to go with, with almost similar specs. This may have the upper hand with the advantage of its price at Rs. 11,999.

Celkon A119Q Signature HD

A119Q Signature HD runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean and comes packing a 5 inch 1280 x 720 pixels display, 1.2 GHz quad-coreMediaTek MT6589 processor which is supported by 1GB RAM and has PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU. It houses 12MP auto focus camera with LED Flash and a 3MP front-facing camera. The device has the internal storage capacity of 4GB which is expandable up to 32 GB and is powered by 2100 mAh battery. As for the connectivity features, the A119Q Signature HD supports 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and also comes with dual-SIM capability. The best part about the phone is, it is priced at Rs. 12,499.

To compare with its rivals, this phone has the best to offer at the given price. It outruns all the others with staggering 12 MP camera and fairly good screen resolution and a free flip cover worth Rs. 1,500 is another added advantage it has.

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