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Micromax A115

Micromax seems to have taken a cue from New Samsung by continuously releasing a flow of new Micromax A115mobile phones for different areas and costs. One of the latest inclusions in their increasing profile is the Canvas 3D. Micromax is not the first company to dabble in 3D mobile phones. HTC and LG have already tried their arms at it but the high cost and the deficiency of 3D material was what murdered them. The Canvas 3D on the other hand is designed to give same features but at less than 50 percent the cost. Will the Micromax A115 handle to popularise 3D mobile phones or has Micromax affected too much for a cheaper cost tag? Let us find out.

Design and Build

The Canvas 3D looks and seems enormous and not in an excellent way. The device informs us of the Canvas 2 A110, which had poor appearance and the Micromax A115 seems same. The device is quite dense at 11mm and large too at 188g. The only beneficial comment about the style is the he finished for the returning and new Firefox company logo, which looks a lot more satisfactory in comparison to their mature devices. The control buttons drop in place along either part of the cellphone but absence a very excellent fit. The responsive feel could have been better too. Advance, we have a 5-inch TFT show with Undressed Eye 3D technological innovation. Generally, it features using the parallax hurdle means for developing an impact of details without the need for unique cups. The problem is that the quality of neither the show nor the watching perspectives are very excellent, for both 2D and 3D watching. The HTC Evo 3D such as had a 4.3-inch show with a 540 x 960 quality (256ppi) so 3D material still showed up sharp and relatively pixel-free. The A115 has a meager 480 x 800 (188ppi) quality on an even bigger show so you can think about the decrease in sharpness.

The A115 is a dual-SIM cellphone along with a micro SD cards port for expansion. The cards port does not help hot-swap however. Despite the enormous ratios of the cellphone, we only have a 2000mAh battery power, which seems too little.

Features

The Canvas 3D is operated by a MediaTek MT6577 SoC, the same chipset used in the Canvas 2 A110. The CPU operates at 1GHz and is associated with 512MB of RAM. The OS of choice is Android operating system Jelly Bean 4.1.2, which operates efficiently without any issues. You get the same mild skinning we’ve seen on all Micromax devices along with some of their own applications like M!Live, MZone+, etc. On board storage area is very less. Despite having a 4GB ROM, the real useful storage area is only 930MB.

Micromax has a unique collection app known as 3D Space which allows you accessibility images, activities, YouTube and video clips in 3D. The collection is intensely ‘inspired’ by LG’s execution on the Optimus 3D. Local 3D material looks excellent but the sweet-spot for watching it effectively without damaging your vision is very restricted so two people cannot perfectly see a 3D film together. The display also darkens quite a bit when the parallax hurdle sneakers in to make a 3D impact. In contrast to effective shutter cups, where both sight see a finish structure, here one eye only recognizes 50 percent the horizontally pixel depend which cause loss in details. The chipset can quickly handle a 3D 1080p film though and with very little drop over their words, it clip performs just excellent. You also have the choice of transforming current pictures to 3D with the media of a key. The details can be modified too. The show is incapable to generate a sharp 3D picture due to the low pixel depend, which is a shame; given this is the primary promoting feature for the Micromax A115.

The mp3 gamer gets a minimal renovation but beneath, it’s the same Jelly Bean mp3 gamer. The quality of sound is totally regular even with a couple of headphones. The back presenter is quite noisy so you will not skip any of the signals even in a noisy place. Video play-back results in a lot to be preferred. First of all, the Canvas 3D can only handle up to 720p film play-back efficiently. MP4 information do well in the inventory gamer but AVI, MKV, etc. have problems enjoying returning even in MX Player. The colors are not too vivid even in 2D technique and the watching perspectives are not great either.

Mobile Specification

General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100
SIM Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
Announced 2013, April
Status Available. Released 2013, May
Body Dimensions
Weight
Display Type 3D capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 800 pixels, 5.0 inches (~187 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Data GPRS Yes
EDGE Yes
Speed HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2560×1920 pixels, autofocus, LED flash
Features Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps
Secondary Yes, VGA
Features OS Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset MTK 6577
CPU Dual-core 1.2 GHz
Sensors Accelerometer, gyro, proximity
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
Browser HTML5
Radio FM radio
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, White
– SNS integration
– MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player
– MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
– Organizer
– Document viewer
– Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, Google Talk
– Voice memo/dial
– Predictive text input
Battery Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 225 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min

Micromax A88

Micromax A88The Micromax A88 is another recent addition to the Micromax’s quickly growing profile. Called the Canvas Music, the A88 is focused at the music powerful as it comes included with JBL headsets as well as access to 100 % free down-loadable music through their MLive on the internet service. Supported up by affordable costs, let us see if it’s value the buzz.

Design and Build

Available in black or white, the Micromax A88 is not a very stunning cellphone by any means. The device looks like a miniaturised edition of the Canvas 3D, which is not saying much. The cup front is a magnetic for handy marks and is a discomfort to keep clean. The rubberised returning expands a bit onto the edges as well, providing excellent hold. The power and measure control buttons all line up and are quite comfort and ease placed. Around the returning, we have the 5MP camera with double LED display and a presenter bbq grill at the end.

Beneath the returning cover, we have two regular-sized SIM spots and a microSD card port that is not hot swappable. Due to small sized 4.5-inch screen, the A88 is very controllable in your hand and single-handed function is done with ease. It’s also pretty light at 136g but a tad on the bigger side.

The included headsets are the JBL Pace, which are value about Rs 2,000. The headsets sit on your ear but with a lot of stress thanks to the steel group. There is support for your head and the ear glasses, which make them comfortable even for extended hours. The top quality is not bad either as the 40mm motorists provide excellent ups and downs with a bit poor mids. You also get the frequent ear phones in the box but there is no evaluation when it comes to top quality.

Features

The Micromax A88 operates on Jelly Bean and is operated by a dual-core MediaTek MT6577 SoC. In addition, there’s 512MB of RAM on board, which together makes for a relatively pain-free Android operating system experience. The interface and customization are just like any other Micromax device so we will not go into much details here.

The display is of the frequent TFT variety but even with just a 480 x 854 pixel quality, pictures and written text are quite distinct and clear with very excellent watching angles; at least better than what we saw on the Canvas 3D or even the Canvas 2.

You can get songs through MLive, which is Micromax’s web store for games, video clips, etc. The available songs are mostly Hollywood and from other Native Indian styles. You can surf through the available songs and get them straight on your cellphone. There is not any DRM here so you can keep them for if you want or even discuss it.

The mp3 gamer gets a minor renovation but below, it’s the same Jelly Bean mp3 gamer. The high top quality of audio is totally regular even with a couple of headphones. The returning presenter is quite noisy so you will not skip any of the signals even in a noisy place. Video play-back results in a lot to be preferred. MP4 information play well in the stock gamer but AVI, MKV, etc. have trouble playing returning even in MX Player. On a bit more positive note, large duplication is pretty affordable compared to Micromax’s other devices in this same cost range.

Mobile Specification

General 2G Network GSM 900 / 1800 – SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Announced 2013
Status Available. Released 2013
Body Dimensions 135 x 68.7 x 11.3 mm (5.31 x 2.70 x 0.44 in)
Weight
Display Type TFT capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 480 x 854 pixels, 4.5 inches (~218 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Sound Alert types Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB
Internal 4 GB (2 GB user available), 512 MB RAM
Data GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 – 48 kbps
EDGE Class 12
Speed HSDPA, HSUPA
WLAN Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0
Camera Primary 5 MP, 2592?1944 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
Features Geo-tagging, touch focus
Video Yes, 720p
Secondary Yes
Features OS Android OS, v4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset MTK 6577
CPU Dual-core 1 GHz
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, IM
Browser HTML
Radio FM radio
GPS Yes
Java Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
Colors Black, White
– SNS integration
– MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player
– MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player
– Organizer
– Document viewer
– Photo viewer/editor
– Voice memo/dial
– Predictive text input
Battery Li-Ion 1800 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 260 h
Talk time Up to 5 h