This year has seen the launch of several smartphones in different price ranges. Micromax has launched various phones this year to address the needs of different segments. The Canvas 5 smartphone was launched in November 2015, which has been getting very good response. The fifth iteration of its Canvas flagship smartphone, it comes with 4G LTE connectivity and has sleek & stylish design.
The Canvas 5 features a 5.2 inch (1080×1920 pixels, 423PPi) full HD IPS display with 2.5D Curved Touch Panel. This phone is driven by 1.3GHz, 64 Bit, MediaTek MT 6753 Octa Core processor paired with 3GB DDR3 RAM, which allow users to multitask effectively. One can quickly navigate through various functions and apps, without any lags.It has internal storage of 16GB, which can be extended upto 64GB via microSD card.
The Canvas 5 is equipped with a 13MP camera, with 3M2 Samsung image sensor and LED. This camera has features of Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF), picture in picture feature, video pop-out, panorama mode with 4X zoom, night mode, pre and post photo settings. This phone also houses 5MP front camera with LED flash. The interesting feature of the front camera is that it is capable of clicking Panoram selfie which Microamx calls Widefie.
The Canvas 5 is equipped with a 13MP camera, with 3M2 Samsung image sensor and LED. This camera has features of Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF), picture in picture feature, video pop-out, panorama mode with 4X zoom, night mode, pre and post photo settings. This phone also houses 5MP front camera with LED flash. The interesting feature of the front camera is that it is capable of clicking Panoram selfie which Microamx calls Widefie.
To solve the problem of frequesnt charging, the Canvas 5 is packed with 2900 mAh battery with Content Adaptive Backlight Control (CABC), which helps to manage power and also enables the consumers to adjust the image being displayed so that it seems brighter, allowing the actual backlight to be dimmer.
This phone supports current 4G LTE Indian bands and is also future ready. This is Dual-SIM device and only one SIM will support 4G. It also offers other standard connectivity options of Wi-Fi, 3G, Bluetooth etc.
This smartphone runs on almost stock Android 5.1 Lollipop OS out-of-the-box, and Micromax says that it will be updated to Marshmallow OS in the future. This smartphone also incorpoartes Smart Wake Gestures which are primarily designed for convenience and quicker opening of few applications such as camera, music, flash light.
This solid, powerful, and all-inclusive smartphone has attractive price tag of Rs. 11,999, and can be considered seriously if you are in the market to buy a device under 15K category.
