Following the success of its Canvas 2 and Canvas HD smartphones, Micromax has been able to establish itself in the Indian smartphone space as a player that offers the best value for its customers' money. While the company's two best selling smartphones brought a large screen and a 720p screen, respectively, at a crowd pleasing price, it now wants to leverage its Canvas sub-brand further by offering niche products while continuing to expand its portfolio of flagship devices.

For its new flagship, the Micromax Canvas 4 (A210), the company created a lot of buzz, right from the promo teasers on TV during the high profile India vs. Pakistan clash in the ICC Champions Trophy to taking pre-orders for the phone without announcing its specifications. The Canvas 4 promises better build quality and new smart features but essentially builds on the Canvas HD, and includes almost the same hardware, under the hood. Does the phone live up to the hype around it? We try to answer this question in our review.

Build/ Design
The Canvas 4 follows the same design cues that we've seen in the Canvas HD and Canvas 2, and from a distance, the phone doesn't look very different.

On closer inspection you'll find that the phone looks a bit more polished than its predecessors, though it's still a little bit plasticky for our taste. The phone is available in White and Grey colour variants and we had a White Canvas 4 as our review unit.

The front of the phone is dominated by the 5-inch display, below which you'll find the three capacitive touch keys for Menu, Home and Back. A chrome grill that serves as the earpiece, the sensor array and the 5-megapixel front camera are placed above the display. The bezel is wide but it's not flat as it meets and the edges and there's some embossing, similar to the Galaxy SIII.

The phone is surrounded by an aluminium frame in the middle, which gives it a premium look and makes it feel sturdy. The company says that it also acts as the cellular antenna. You will also notice that the frame has small white bands at the left side, at the bottom and at the top.
The Power/ Screen-lock key is located at the right side of the phone, while the Volume rocker key is place at the left side. Both these keys are also made of metal but are a bit rickety as they are not firmly fixed. When you shake the phone, you'll also hear some sound coming from the same area due to their movement. The Micro-USB port is located at the bottom. The 3.5mm headset jack sits at the top of the phone.

The back features a removable plastic cover that sports a glossy finish but there's a mild texture effect as well, which you'll only see when you look closely. There's some Micromax branding at the lower part, and a silver sticker like m! logo as you go up. The 13-megapixel rear camera is located right at the top in a round chrome ring enclosure, along with an LED flash and a secondary microphone.

Opening the cover reveals the battery compartment. The microSD card slot and two SIM card slots are placed just above the battery compartment.

Display
While everyone was hoping that the Canvas 4 would come with a full-HD display, Micromax has decided to skip the upgrade and has included a 720p display, similar to that of the Canvas HD. The phone's 5-inch HD IPS screen sports a resolution of 720x1280 pixels and a colour depth of 16.7 million. Thanks to the higher resolution, text, icons and images look much sharper compared to qHD phones. There was no pixelation. However, we felt that the screen's colour temperature was skewed towards the colder side, with whites carrying a blue tinge.

Under sun visibility was good, though the screen is very reflective. Thanks to the IPS panel, we found that the viewing angles were very good, which essentially means that more than one person can view content playing on the screen properly, even from different angles. We also found the touch response of the screen to be better than most budget phones. Micromax has also included Corning Gorilla glass protection to guard the screen from scratches.

Software/ Interface
The Micromax Canvas 4 runs Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, the latest iteration of the OS. Micromax has skinned some elements of the user interface, such as the app icons and the Settings menu.

The phone also offers four themes, namely Mint, Mocha, Raspberry and the default theme that bring minor changes in the phone's colour scheme.

The notification tray features a settings shortcut and a clear all notifications button, along with expandable notifications (expanded with the two-finger pull gesture). It features the same setting toggles shortcut that's found in stock Android and adds some of its own as well, for quick access to Airplane Mode, Battery status, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, Data connection, Data usage, User (audio) Profiles, Brightness, Screen backlight timeout and Auto rotation.

Similar to most other Android devices, there are five customisable home screens that can be filled with app shortcuts and widgets. The three capacitive buttons, Home, Menu and Back help in navigating through the phone, with the Home button also doubling up as an app switcher on long press.

You also get lock-screen widgets, an Android 4.2 feature. You can choose from the Clock, Camera, Gmail, Google Now and Messaging widgets in addition to widgets offered by third-party apps installed on your phone. These widgets offer glanceable information from the apps and allow users to perform certain app actions even when the phone is locked.

The phone also offers another Android 4.2 feature, Daydream, that displays photo albums or the clock while the phone's charging. The option to wirelessly mirror the phone's display with an HDMI enabled device through a wireless display adapter is also present.

Micromax has also added some software tricks to the phone, one of which is a new lock screen mechanism that allows the phone to be unlocked with a blow of air or if the phone is shaken. This can be activated through the M! Unlock app that has been developed in partnership with FoneClay. It works as promised but disables the lock screen widgets, so we just feel it's too gimmicky.

Micromax has also bundled a new Video Player app with the phone that offers features like 'Pause on look away' using the front camera to detect if you're looking at the screen of the phone, and automatically pausing and resuming videos. We've seen this feature in high-end phones like the Samsung Galaxy S4 and the LG Optimus G Pro. You can increase and decrease the volume or brightness while playing a video by just swiping up and down the screen at the left and right hand sides. It also allows you to preview one video while playing another one, and view videos on a floating player window while doing other tasks through its pop-out feature.

The Music player has also been revamped and now features fancier controls in the Now Playing screen and integrates the Micromax Online music store. The Music Store is still a website wrapped into the app and allows you to download music tracks and videos. It only lets you download tracks when you access the site through 3G/ Edge as billing is integrated with the telecom operator. The Music Player app also features Equalizer settings.

Micromax has also included some of its own apps including content stores, M! Live and Game Hub, and services store, M! Zone, in addition to a few 'try and buy' games (Fruit Devil, NFS Shift, The DarkMan). There's also security software powered by NQ Mobile that allows you to backup contacts, and track your mobile in case you lose it. However, even this utility is not free and you need to pay additional charges to get all the functionality.

The handset also offers FM Radio and FM radio recording.

Micromax has also modified the Messages app, adding a Smileys input option next to the text entry prompt, and a button for attaching multimedia, contacts and audio clips, among others, with it. Micromax has also added a file manager app, a NoteBook app, a ToDo app, in addition to a universal search app and a Popup Browser that can be used for browsing the web in a floating window while working on another app. It has also replaced the stock camera app with a different one.

For the first time Micromax has replaced its own instant messaging app, HookUp with a Micromax branded version of Hike, the mobile messaging app from Bharti Softbank. It has also pre-installed the movie streaming app Spuul, that allows users to watch movies for free.

It's also worth pointing out that the Canvas 4 is the first Micromax smartphone that supports over the air software updates via a System Software app. Previously one had to take the phone to the service centre to get the latest Android update installed.

The phone also offers gestures like flip to silent, ability to answer the phone by bringing it near to the ear, and dial the number on the screen when the user brings the phone near the face.

Camera
The Micromax Canvas 4 has a 13-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front facing camera. Both the camera lenses are an upgrade from the Canvas HD's 8-megapixel rear shooter and VGA front facing camera.

As we mentioned earlier, Micromax has put its own camera app. The app includes Normal, HDR, Face Beauty, Smile detection, Exposure compensation, Panorama, Photosphere(multi angle view) modes. It also offers a burst mode, letting users click up to 99 shots at once. The photo mode allows users to modify settings like Exposure, colour effect, ISO and white balance, among others. There's a self timer of up to 10 seconds as well.

We experienced a minor lag when we tried to focus on an object and press the shutter. We also noticed that there is minor delay between two consecutive camera shots in the continuous shot mode. This makes it hard to capture images quickly. The quality of the pictures taken during daylight was decent. However, photos taken indoors under artificial light were a bit grainy and at times looked different than the actual setting. The camera tends to soften the tone to a cooler shade.

The Canvas 4's camera also struggled when trying to capture images in low-light.

The camera is capable of recording full-HD video and takes good quality videos depending on the ambient light. However, it saves video clips in .3GP file format, which is an older file format.

The 5-megapixel front camera takes above average pictures, and can be used for video conferencing. We wish the phone had a dedicated camera button to help click a quick picture.

Performance
The Micromax A210 Canvas 4 is powered by a 1.2GHz MediaTek MT6589 quad-core processor with 1GB RAM onboard, and PowerVR SGX544MP GPU. There is 16GB of internal storage, 10GB of which is available to the user.

With Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, the overall experience of navigation through the interface was impressive, thanks to Project Butter and the phone's quad-core processor. We did not experience any lag while launching apps, playing games, scrolling web pages or switching between apps. It is safe to say that performance wise, the Canvas 4 scores well. We were able to play games like Jetpack Joyride, Chimpact, Asphalt 7 and Shadow Gun without encountering any lag.

We were also able to play full-HD clips, with the phone supporting formats like .AVI, natively, though we experienced some issues with audio while playing an MKV format video. This was easily fixed by downloading a third-party video player. The speaker on the phone delivers average quality sound at high volume levels, but there's some muffle when the phone lies on its back, as the speaker grill is located on that side. The headphones that come with the phone offer average quality sound output. Call quality was good, during our testing process.

The phone comes with a 2,000mAh battery, and based on our experience, it will just about last you a full day. We charged the phone in the morning (at around 10am), and with medium to heavy usage, including 1-1.5 hours of phone calls, two e-mail accounts with push notifications, screen at maximum brightness, playing some music and video clips (about an hour), casual web browsing, Twitter notifications and WhatsApp chats, the phone lasted 8-9 hours. We had put the phone on Wi-Fi for about an hour or two while the rest of the day it was connected to data via 3G. We had turned off auto-brightness, and the phone was on the highest level of brightness. Altering these settings might help in running the phone for a longer duration, depending on your usage pattern.

Verdict
The Canvas 4 is at best an incremental upgrade to the Canvas HD. Apart from the 'better camera' which we didn't find any better and slightly improved build quality, it doesn't bring anything extra ordinary to the table. The software features that it offers are gimmicky and can be added with the help of some third party apps available on the Google Play Store. You are unlikely to use them on a regular basis. The only thing we're happy about is the increased internal storage capacity, which will allow users to install more apps.

The asking price of around Rs. 18,000 is on the higher side when you compare it to the Canvas HD or to phones like the Zen Ultrafone 701HD and Gionee Elife E3. We'd recommend waiting for a price cut or buying the Canvas HD if you're in the market for a good value for money Android smartphone.

SPECIFICATIONS

General
Release date	July 2013
Form factor	Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)	144.50 x 73.00 x 8.90
Weight (g)	158.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	2000
Removable battery	Yes
Colours	Grey, White
SAR value	NA
Display
Screen size (inches)	5.00
Touchscreen	Yes
Touchscreen type	Capacitive
Resolution	720x1280 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	294
Colours	16.7M
Hardware
Processor	1.2GHz  quad-core
Processor make	MT 6589
RAM	1GB
Internal storage	16GB
Expandable storage	Yes
Expandable storage type	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	32
Camera
Rear camera	13-megapixel
Flash	Yes
Front camera	5-megapixel
Software
Operating System	Android 4.2.1
Java support	No
Browser supports Flash	No
Connectivity
Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	NA
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.00
NFC	No
Infrared	No
DLNA	No
Wi-Fi Direct	No
MHL Out	No
HDMI	No
Headphones	3.5mm
FM	Yes
USB	Micro-USB
Charging via Micro-USB	Yes
Proprietary charging connector	No
Proprietary data connector	No
Number of SIMs	2
SIM 1
SIM Type	Regular
GSM/ CDMA	GSM
2G frequencies supported	GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900
3G	Yes
3G frequencies supported	2100
SIM 2
SIM Type	Regular
GSM/ CDMA	GSM
2G frequencies supported	GSM 850/ 900/ 1800/ 1900
3G	No
3G frequencies supported	NA
Sensors
Compass/ Magnetometer	No
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	No
Barometer	No
Temperature sensor	No

   

One of the most remarkable trends in the Indian tablet industry over the past year has been the rise of the budget segment of tablets. Micromax is one of the major players in this segment, and can take credit for kick-starting the demand with its Funbook tablet, which claimed to combine entertainment with education.

Micromax's Canvas Tab P650 is a tablet with 8-inch display, a segment which has been dominated by Apple and Samsung for quite some time now. But can the Micromax Canvas Tab, the company's first 8-inch tablet and also the first flagship tablet in the Canvas series, repeat the success of the first Funbook, and get ahead of the competition? We try to find out in our review.
Design/ Build
The Micromax Canvas Tab is built along the lines of Micromax's high-end smartphones, like the Canvas Doodle 2. On first look, the Canvas Tab looks like a stretched out or bigger version of the Funbook tablet. However, that is only the case for the front panel of the tablet.
The front of the Canvas Tab features a broad bezel around the screen, similar to Funbook tablets, although this makes the display look a lot smaller than it actually is. It comes with a glossy screen and therefore attracts more than a fair share of fingerprints; we would recommend carrying a cloth to keep cleaning it. Apart from the screen, the tablet's front houses a 2-megapixel camera placed in one corner alongside the earpiece that sits in the centre.
The back of the Canvas Tab has a brushed aluminium finish which gives it classy looks, with a section at the top which looks removable (The back panel cannot be detached as it has been screwed on), though is not. Micromax has got rid of the cheap plastic body and equips an aluminium body at the back, which does feel better to hold than the Funbook tablets. Lodged in the back is a 5-megapixel autofocus camera at the top left corner and the speaker grill.
The tablet's rear also houses Micromax logo branding embossed in the centre with the model name - 'Canvas Tab' along with inbuilt storage capacity printed at the bottom, something we have seen on Apple's iPad models.
At slightly over 10mm, the Canvas Tab is not the thinnest tablet we have seen but is comfortable enough to hold with both hands. In terms of weight, the tablet stands on the heavier side which is due to the aluminium back panel.
We tried to use the tablet with one hand but failed because of the squarer form-factor of the Micromax Canvas Tab, while we think using the more rectangular Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311 (8-inch model) with one hand was much easier task than the Canvas Tab.
The Micromax Canvas Tab is available in two colour variants - Marine Blue and Pristine White, we received the former one. Physical keys on this tab comprise just the volume and power buttons - the rest of the controls are on the 8-inch tablet.
We have been using the Canvas Tab for quite some time now, but still have not been used to the odd positioning of the power button on the top, and the awkwardly small volume toggle on the right side. Often, we ended up pressing the volume rocker keys to unlock the tablet and at times while watching videos we struggled to adjust the volumes. The power key is on the top panel of the tablet almost above the earpiece grill, which we feel was very inconvenient for right-handed individuals. The 8-inch form factor sometimes feels too big for reaching out to the power button.
There is 3.5mm audio jack and Micro-USB port sitting at the top of the Canvas Tab, while the left side is bare. Just below the volume rocker buttons is a flap which is removable and reveals the SIM card and microSD card slot.
The flap covering the two slots is connected by a rubber material which doesn't look durable to survive in long run. The company has chosen regular SIM for the Canvas Tab, instead of the smaller forms (micro-SIM / mini-SIM). We also felt the Canvas Tab to be a bit too heavy, with a weight of 425 grams in this form factor, more than a hundred grams heavier than iPad mini and Galaxy Tab 3 211.
Display
The Micromax Canvas Tab comes with an 8-inch IPS display with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels, which translates to a pixel density of 160ppi (pixels per inch). The display resolution of the Canvas Tab is comparable to Apple iPad mini (1024x768) but lower than some of the 7-inch tablets which are available at lower prices, such as the Nexus 7 (2012) and Kindle Fire HD, which have a resolution of 1280x800 pixels.
The Micromax Canvas Tab's display is crisp enough to make reading comfortable and we enjoyed watching video on the bright display thanks to the accurate colour reproduction, and deep blacks.
The Canvas Tab supports wide-viewing angles which mean users are not required to hold it in an exact sweet spot for the best viewing experience. This also means playing games that utilize the accelerometer won't get spoiled by occluded views and distorted colours. However, we noticed that the screen is very reflective and this hampers visibility under the sunlight.
The touch sensitivity of the Micromax Canvas Tab is decent and we did not encounter any issues while using the tablet. But considering the price of the new Micromax's tablet, we expected that company could have gone for a better display panel with higher resolution.
Camera
The Micromax Canvas Tab comes with dual cameras - 5-megapixel rear autofocus camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera.
The rear camera takes decent pictures in well-lit conditions. We tested the Canvas Tab's rear camera in outdoor, dim and indoor environments and found that pictures were a bit washed out and grainy at edges. There is a little bit of lag between pressing the button and the actual shutter release, making it hard take pictures in a pinch.
However, we must confess that Canvas Tab's rear camera is a little above the average tablet camera and gets a significant boost from a good camera app, which is another element that is familiar to Micromax's Canvas series smartphones. The tablet's camera app comes with same layout and much of the same functionality as seen already on the Micromax Canvas 4 smartphone and Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 phablet. Notably, there's no flash on the Canvas Tab.
With the Micromax Canvas Tab's camera app, users can choose from a host of camera settings like Normal, HDR, Face Beauty, Smile detection, Exposure compensation, Panorama, Photosphere (multi-angle view) modes. It also offers a burst mode, letting users click 40 to 99 shots at once; users just need to long-press the camera soft key on the display to take burst shot.
The Canvas Tab is capable of recording video at 768x1024 pixels and the preloaded camera app also has the option of adding filters to the clicked images as well. The front facing 2-megapixel camera is pretty average and can be used for video calls over Skype or self-portrait shots.
Software/ Interface
The Micromax Canvas Tab runs Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean, which is a very recent version of the OS and comes with some minor software tweaks like the app icons.
Likewise, Micromax has skinned some UI elements of the operating system on the Canvas Tab and offers four themes that come with different icon sets. Even the default theme on the tablet that offers stock icons has undergone some minor tweaks with Micromax choosing a squared icon look instead of the plain that is being offered on stock Android. However, we must confess that the changes are not as radical as HTC's Sense UI or Samsung's TouchWiz but adds a few neat touches to the OS without intruding too much on its essence.
Some might consider that with Android 4.4 KitKat around the corner, the fact that the Canvas Tab still runs Android 4.2.1 is a let-down. However, we really do not mind a smoothly running Android 4.2 tablet and the Canvas Tab is that. Another fact is that in India it might take a while for smartphones and tablets based on Android platform start running on the latest released OS version, except the Nexus range of devices. The OS update will take some time to reach domestic OEMs.
One can get lock-screen widgets on the Canvas Tab, which is an Android 4.2 feature. For unlocking the device one can choose from the clock, camera, Gmail, Google Now, messaging and additionally widgets offered by third-party apps installed on the tablet. This Android 4.2 Jelly Bean feature enables users to perform certain app actions even when the device is locked. One can also launch the camera direct from the lock screen by pressing the power button and then swiping screen on the right.
Much like Micromax's Canvas 4 and Canvas Doodle 2, the Canvas Tab also comes with FOTA (firmware over the air ) feature that allows to wirelessly downloading firmware updates directly to the device. There are five customizable homescreens - a very standard Android affair.
There are shortcuts for calculator, native browser, gallery, menu, dialler, messages and calendar on the homescreen of the Canvas Tab. Similar to other Android 4.2 Jelly Bean-based devices, the notifications tray on the tablet features settings shortcut and a clear all button. However, the Canvas Tab much like other Android 4.2 tablets come with two separate notification trays - one with Quick settings and other with email, messages, and other alerts.
On expanding the Quick Settings notification tray one can find options for quick access to the profile, battery status, settings shortcut, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, data connectivity, data usage status, airplane mode, brightness, screen timeout, auto rotate and audio profiles (for alerts and other notifications).
The Micromax Canvas Tab also features Google Now, an Android 4.2 feature which is a voice-based information assistant and an extension of Google search. It uses cards which are essentially small boxes that offer different sets of information like weather forecast, directions, traffic information, scores, appointments and currency conversion etc.
The Micromax Canvas Tab comes preloaded with a number of apps such as Spuul, which can stream movies and television shows; Kingsoft Office Suite, for creating and editing Office files, and M! Security, which is powered by NQ Mobile for warding off virus and malware attacks. However, the M! Security app is not completely free and users need to pay for using the premium features of the app. Also on board in the tablet is M! Live that gives access to download music, videos, games and apps from M! Live store.
The Canvas Tab's native music player and the video player are the same as seen on the Canvas 4 and Canvas Doodle 2. The music player UI is a complete revamp with access to company's online music store, while the video player comes with the 'Pause on Look away' feature that detects when you are looking at the screen and stops the video when it does not detect user's face.
The Canvas Tab also comes preloaded with host of Google apps such as Gmail, Google Search, Google+, Hangouts, Google Maps, Play Books, Play Movies and TV, Play Store and YouTube. There is FM radio support on the tablet as well.
Performance/ Battery Life
The Micromax Canvas Tab is powered by a quad-core 1.2GHz MediaTek 8389 processor. It has 1GB of RAM onboard, and comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage, out of which only 11.07GB is user-accessible and also supports expandable storage up to 32GB via microSD card.
Considering there is a fairly respectable quad-core processor running under the hood, the Micromax Canvas Tab manages to chug along just fine. In day-to-day activities the tablet feels smooth enough and you are not really left wanting for more power. However, we did notice some minor lag especially while switching from portrait to landscape mode but other than that we were able to play tablet-optimised games and HD video clips, without barely any hiccups.
The 8-inch IPS display is good for viewing movies and videos. The Canvas Tab was able to play full-HD videos and supported popular video formats like .AVI, .MOV, .MKV and .MP4. The speakers on the Canvas Tab deliver average sound that distorts a bit at high volume levels and overall the output through the speaker grill was not very loud as well.
The Micromax Canvas Tab comes with single-SIM support (as we mentioned earlier, using the regular SIM size) and also offers voice-calling abilities, apart from 3G data connectivity. However, we felt that the Canvas Tab was too big to make phone calls with and was almost impossible to use as a smartphone while making calls. We preferred not to put the tablet next to our face, but instead used supplied earphones. We confess that the calling abilities in the tablet do give it an advantage compared to other tablets in the same price segment without the feature.
The Canvas Tab is smooth and speedy when opening apps, swiping around the interface, and playing games like Temple Run 2 with rich graphics quality. The onscreen keyboard's keys are not cramped and users can hit them easily.
The Micromax Canvas Tab ships with a 4800mAh battery that according to the company can deliver up to 10 hours of talktime and up to 400 hours of standby time. Based on our usage, we see the tablet does delivers satisfying battery performance.
With medium to heavy usage (leaving brightness on Auto) on the Micromax Canvas Tab, we were able to get more than a day before needing to charge the device. The 4800mAh battery lasted around 6 hours watching HD videos before getting down under 20 percent with the brightness set to auto.
With Wi-Fi turned on for all time and using the tablet for Web browsing for an hour, a few calls lasting for not more than an hour, display set on auto-brightness and with the usual notifications for messages, emails, Facebook, and WhatsApp, the device lasted for about 16 to 18 hours which is decent time for a tablet of this size. One might get more battery backup depending on the usage, and also by adjusting settings (brightness, Wi-Fi, data).
Verdict
The Micromax Canvas Tab has been launched at Rs. 16,500 which is a bit pricey. However, we admit that the Canvas Tab is definitely a step up in terms of build quality, performance and connectivity, if compared to Funbook tablet models.
At this price, the 3G-enabled Canvas Tab squares off against the Samsung Galaxy tablets - the Galaxy Tab 3 211 priced at Rs. 17,100, which comes with 7-inch display and voice-calling features, and the Galaxy Tab 3 310 priced at Rs. 21,000, which is a Wi-Fi variant and comes with 8-inch display, and misses out on the calling abilities.
The larger display doesn't really give the Canvas Tab much of an advantage over the Galaxy Tab 3 211, and single-handed operating is not too easy with the square form factor. There unfortunately aren't too many options available for you to choose from in the market, with older-generation offerings like the iberry Auxus Core X4 3G, which features dated Android version, or lower-specced devices like Galaxy Tab 3 211.
If you are comfortable with the weight and the form factor, and want the quad-core performance and recent OS iteration, the Canvas Tab P650 is not a bad option.
Price: Rs. 16,500
Pros

• Solid build
• Good display
• Voice-calling
• Decent battery backup

Cons

• A bit heavy for daily use
• Speakers not very loud
• A little pricey

Ratings (Out of 5)

• Design: 3.5
• Display: 3.5
• Camera: 3
• Performance: 3
• Software: 3
• Battery Life: 3.5
• Value for Money: 3
• Overall: 3

Micromax has introduced its next mid-range phablet, the A114 Canvas 2.2 for the Indian market. The domestic handset maker has listed the Canvas 2.2 on its official site, though it has not revealed the pricing and availability details.