Micromax Canvas Gold A300 VS Motorola Moto X: When KitKat Isn't Enough

By Prarthito

| Published: Wednesday, June 18, 2014, 19:39 [IST]

Needless to say, Android is currently one of the most happening operating systems in the market, apart from Apple's iOS. And that most happening factor has been derived via the fact that almost all major smartphone makers have adopted the OS for their own offerings.

While iOS is yet to go that mainstream in India (the device prices are always a major factor), with Windows Phone also having to wait a while to catch up with most users in the market, it seems like Android still has a good long way ahead of it in terms of popularity.

Micromax Canvas Gold A300 VS Motorola Moto X: Specs Comparison

Two devices that we are currently dealing with, keeping that Android concept up, are the new Micromax Canvas Gold A300 and the previously released and quite popular Motorola Moto X.

While Micromax is always releasing smartphones in accordance with the Indian crowd, the Micromax Canvas Gold A300 is a yet new addition to that growing list of Android smartphones the company has to offer.

The Moto X, on the other hand, has already seen a lot of enthusiasm from the markets it has released, with more units set to be sold before the end of the year.

So if we were to take just these two smartphones and pit them against each other, who do you think will emerge as the victor? We take a closer look.

Micromax Canvas Gold A300 VS Motorola Moto X: Operating System
Both the Micromax Canvas Gold A300 and the Motorola Moto X comes running the Android operating system. In fact, both of them come running the Android KitKat operating system.

Micromax Canvas Gold A300 VS Motorola Moto X: Display and Dimensions
The Micromax Canvas Gold A300 adopts a 5.5-inch form factor, apart from offering a capacitive touchscreen with 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution.

The Motorola Moto X, on the other hand, offers dimesions of 129.3 x 65.3 x 10.4 mm, with the device sporting a similar 4.7-inch AMOLED capacitive touchscreen. The device also offers a lesser 720 x 1280 pixel resolution.

Micromax Canvas Gold A300 VS Motorola Moto X: Camera
The Micromax Canvas Gold A300, in terms of camera, offers a 16-megapixel primary camera. There's also a secondary 5-megapixel front-facing camera for all your selfie needs.

The Motorola Moto X, on the other hand, sports a lesser 10-megapixel primary camera, sporting a pixel resolution of 4320 x 2432 pixels, with autofocus and LED flash. The device also has a secondary 2-megapixel camera.

Micromax Canvas Gold A300 VS Motorola Moto X: Processors
While the Micromax Canvas Gold A300 sports a 2 GHz octa-core processor, the Motorola Moto X comes with a 1.7 GHz dual-core processor.

Micromax Canvas Gold A300 VS Motorola Moto X: Storage and RAM
The Micromax Canvas Gold A300, in this respect, offers 2GB of RAM with the devcie arriving in an 32GB internal memory variant.

The Motorola Moto X, on the other hand, offers 2GB of RAM while offering the device in an 16GB internal memory variant. But there's no option to increase the memory further.

Micromax Canvas Gold A300 VS Motorola Moto X: Battery
While the Micromax Canvas Gold A300 comes with a 2300 mAh battery, the Motorola Moto X offers a 2200 mAh battery.

Micromax Canvas Gold A300 VS Motorola Moto X: Price
While the Micromax Canvas Gold A300 is priced at Rs. 23,999, the Motorola Moto X is available at 23,999.

Micromax Canvas Gold A300 VS Motorola Moto X: Verdict
As you may have noticed by now, both the devices offer more or less the same kind of specs. most importantly the KitKat. However, if an overall view is garnered, it seems like the Micromax Canvas Gold A300 will have the edge in this race. And with its 16MP camera offering and internal 32GB memory, it's more than a battle won.