The much anticipated Micromax‘s flagship Android smartphone Canvas 4, which got over 11,000 in pre-order, gets officially launched at an event in New Delhi. With ‘Blow/Shake‘ unlock method the Canvas 4 comes with 5 inch 720p HD display powered with 1.2 GHz Quad-Core CPU, 13 mega pixel camera and with a price tag of Rs 17,999.
Micromax Canvas 4 is build to be 8.99mm thick, encased in a anodized aluminum body with rounded edges. It spots a 5 inch HD IPS display with a screen resolution of 1280×720 and powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MT 6589 processor with 1GB RAM. It spots a 13 mega pixel shooter on rear with Sony’s sensor which can record full HD videos at 30 FPS and also got a 5.0 mega pixel camera on front. With Continuous Shots it can cpature up to 99 shots at a time and supports vertical and horizontal panorama photos. To spice things up Micromax has added a bunch of Photo effects like Vintage, Litho, XProcess etc to its Camera Gallery app. It comes with 16GB of internal memory which can be expand up to 32 GB using microSD card.
On the connectivity front Canvas 4 comes with GPRS/EDGE, 3G/HSPA, WiFi, USB 3.0 and Bluetooth 4.0. It runs on the latest Android Jellybean 4.2.1 mobile OS and also support future update through Firmware Over The Air (FOTA).
- 5inch HD IPS display (1280×720)
- 1.2 GHz Quad-Core MT 6589 CPU with 1GB RAM
- Android Jellybean 4.2.1
- 13.0 MP rear camera with flash and 5.0MP front camera
- 3G/HSPA, GPRS/EDGE, WiFi, USB 3.0 connectivity
- 16 GB NAND Flash and expand up to 32 GB using microSD card
- Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, G-Sensor
- 2000 mAh Battery
Taking the path of Samsung, Micromax Canvas 4 comes with lots of gimmicks to attract customers. Users can blow air on the screen or shake it to unlock the Canvas 4 smartphone. The smartphone also accompany with lots of multi-tasking features like ‘Pop-up video‘ where user can pin any video to the screena while working on other applications in the background. Roving eyes a way similar feature recently announced by Samsung on Galaxy S4 which detect when user look away while watching a video and will automatically pause, looking back at the screen will resume the video. For multitasking users can split the screen into two halfs where user can pin a pop-up browser onto the screen, while working on other applications in the background. With Smart Gestures users can answer any incoming call by holding the phone close to their ear and also easily call contacts by holding the Canvas 4 close to their ear.
Canvas 4 comes preloaded with lots of default Micromax apps and other thrid party apps like Music Hub, Foneclay , Hike Messenger, Spuul, M!Security, Opera, M!Live and M!Power .
Micromax Canvas 4 is available in both Pristine White and Smoky Grey colors and been priced at Rs 17,999.