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  • How to Disable Quick Look screen on Micromax Canvas

    Micromax Canvas series is one of the popular smartphones in India. It offers lot of features at affordable price. But, the major complaint with these smartphones are bloat wares. Many of the budget Micromax Canvas smartphones has limited storage. But due to lot of pre installed apps, the available space for the user gets restricted. One solution for this is by rooting the device and remove the unwanted apps. But this will void the warranty. In this Micromax Canvas Tip, I am going to show you how to disable one such app called Quick Look without rooting.

    Uninstall Quick Look on Micromax

    For uninstalling the quick look Launcher on Micromax Canvas, there might be several methods. The one which I found out  which is simple to do, I am going to mention it below. Hope this helps to many follow users.

    How to Disable Quick Look screen from Micromax Canvas Smartphone

    As I mentioned above, Quick Look is a preinstalled launcher in many Micromax Canvas smartphones such as Micromax canvas express 2, Micromax Canvas 4 plus, Micromax canvas nitro A311 etc. So there is no direct method of uninstalling Quick Look from Micromax Canvas smartphones without rooting. This tips will help you to disable Quick Look from Micromax Canvas smartphone.

    • First download and install any third party launcher from the Play Store. I personally like and recommend Google Now Launcher. Because it is clean and gives a feel of stock Android experience.
    • Make Google Now Launcher as the default Launcher.
    • Now go to Settings->Apps.
    • Go to All Apps and search for Quick Look.
    • Tap on to it. First Clear Cache.
    • Then tap on to Force Stop.
    • Now you will not be seeing the Quick Look screen on Micromax Canvas smartphone.

    Why you need to uninstall/Disable Quick Look on Micromax Canvas?

    It is optional. Some feel, it is not good. For me, Google Now cards are much better than Quick Look. Also, running apps in the background will impact on your Micromax Canvas smartphone performance to an extent. It will consume data for keeping the app/launcher up to date and consume battery as well. Disable Quick Look on Micromax Canvas will give you cleaner look to your smartphone.

  • Yu Yunique Launched in India at Rs.4999

    Micromax’s Yu Televentures launched its fourth and cheapest 4G Android smartphone, the Yu Yunique.The device is priced at Rs.4,999 in India. Users can opt for bundled two different coloured back covers at Rs.5999. The Yu Yunique is available exclusively on Snapdeal via flash sale. The registrations are already open and first flash sale will happen on 15th September at 12PM IST.

    Yu Yunique sports 4.7 inch display screen with 720p(720×1280 pixels) HD screen with pixel density of 312ppi. The display has Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.  This device  is powered by 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 1GB LPDDR3 RAM and Adreno 306 GPU.

    Yu Yunique 4G Android

    Yu Yunique runs on Cyanogen OS 12.1 which is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop. It has 8GB of internal storage and support for microSD card upto 32GB. This new Yu smartphone sports 8-megapixel autofocus camera with f/2.0 aperture with  LED flash and a 2-megapixel, fixed-focus 83-degree wide-angle front-facing camera with 3P Lens and f/2.4 aperture.

    Yu Yunique is backed by 2000mAh Li-Po battery which is rated to provide 7 hours of talk time and 271 hours of standby time. The connectivityu features of the device includes TDD Band 40 (2300MHz) and FDD Band 3 (1800MHz) for India alongside Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio and Micro-USB v2.0 connectivity.

    This is the fourth smartphone from Yu. The other three smartphones are Yu Yureka, Yu Yureka Plus and Yu Yuphoria. Yu Yunique will compete with the likes of Phicomm Energy 653 and Lenovo A2010. Looking at the spec sheet and comparing these three smartphones, Yu Yunique looks imporessive. However, we will be able to come to conclusion only after we do the complete review on Yu Yunique.

    Yu Yunique Specification

    • 4.7 inch display screen with 720p(720×1280 pixels) HD screen.
    • 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor with 1GB LPDDR3 RAM and Adreno 306 GPU.
    • Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, FM radio and Micro-USB v2.0.
    • 8-megapixel autofocus camera with f/2.0 aperture with  LED flash.
    • 2-megapixel, fixed-focus 83-degree wide-angle front-facing camera with 3P Lens and f/2.4 aperture.
    • 2000mAh Li-Po battery.

  • Micromax Unite 3 Cons and Pros Review

    Micromax Unit 3 is a dual sim budget Android smartphone. It is the successor for last years Micromax Unite 2. On paper, the specifications are decent enough. But what about on real life experience? We will learning this in our quick review on Micromax Unite 3.

    Micromax Unite 3 packs 1.3GHz quad-core Mediatek MT6582M processor with Mali-400MP2 GPU and 1GB of RAM. It has 8GB of internal storage and support for microSD card upto 32GB. It also supports USB OTG. Micromax Unite 3 runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop with Firstouch launcher. Android Lollipop by default supports 15 Indian languages so there is not much extra language support on Unite 3. However, Firstouch keyboard is  good for typing indian languages.  On the negative side, Firstouch launcher is not feels good.

    Micromax Dual sim phones

    Micromax Unite 3 sports 4.7 inch IPS display screen with 480×800 pixel resolution and 199 ppi pixel density. The quality of display is average. The viewing angles and sunlight legibility are poor. The colors look desaturated. The connectivity features of the device are Wi-Fi a/b/g/n ,Bluetooth 4.0, 2G, 3G, USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot.

    Micromax Unite 3 houses 8MP primary camera and a 2MP front facing camera. The camera performance is just average.  When we compare the quality of images and videos taken from Unite 3 and Redme 2 or Yu Yuphoria, it is no where close to them. It has 2000 mAh battery.

     Advantages and Disadvantages of Micromax Unite 3

    Pros of Micromax Unite 3

    • The indian language keyboard is very good.
    • Good battery life.
    • Decent performance on day to day usage.
    • 5GB user available internal storage.
    • Attractive price.

    Cons of Micromax Unite 3

    • Poor Display quality: The resolution of the screen is low. The viewing angles and sunlight legibility are also not great
    • Average camera: Camera performance compared to similarly priced phones is not satisfactory.
    • No Compass and BSI sensor

    Micromax Unite 3 Specification

    • Android v5 (Lollipop) OS
    • 8 MP Primary Camera with LED flash
    • 2 MP Secondary Camera
    • Dual Sim (GSM + WCDMA)-Both SIM 3G compatible
    • 4.7 inch Touchscreen with 800 x 480 Pixel resolution
    • 1.3 GHz MTK 6582M Quad Core Processor with 1GB RAM
    • 8GB internal storage
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 32GB.
    • 2000 mAh battery.

  • Micromax YU Yuphoria First Impressions

    YU Televentures,  a subsidiary of Micromax launched its 2nd smartphone called Yuphoria. It features a  metal frame and will be available in buffed steel and champagne gold colour options. Like YU Yureka, YU Yuphoria also available exclusively on Amazon. The pre booking is already started.   YU Yuphoria price in India is Rs.6,999.

    YU Yuphoria is powered by 64 bit 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core CPU with Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB DDR3 RAM. The device has 16GB internal storage and supports microSD card upto 128GB.  The device runs on Cynogen OS 12 which is a custom aftermarket version of Android 5.0 Lollipop. Cynogen is popular for its customisability, enhanced performance and additional features. The Cynogen OS 12 UI look and feel is very much similar to stock Android 5.0. However, you can customise through themes.

    Read: Yu Yuphoria Review

    YU Yuphoria measures 154.8x78x8.8 mm. It has 5 inch Fully laminated IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and screen resolution of 720x1280p. The pixel density is approximately 294 ppi.

    YU Yuphoria 4G
    YU Yuphoria 4G Dual sim

    YU Yuphoria sports 8MP rear primary camera (f2.2 aperture, capable of 1080p video capture) with LED flash. There is also a 5MP(f2.0) front facing camera with 86 degree wide angle lens. The connectivity features of Yuphoria Dual sim includes 3G, 4G (CAT 4, including TDD-LTE, Indian 4G bands), Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. The device houses 2230 mAh high density quick charge battery which is rated to deliver upto 160 hours of standby time.  The YU Yuphoria has Cirrus Logic Wolfson Stereo DCA audio chip for enhanced sound.

    YU Yuphoria will compete with the likes of Lenovo A600 Plus, Redme 2, Moto E 2nd  Gen 4G, Lenovo A7000. With same price and specifications, it will interesting see how it performs. The advantage over other is its Cynogen 12 OS.

    YU Yuphoria Specification

    • Dual sim with Dual standby time
    • Cynogen OS 12 with Android 5.0 Lollipop
    • 5 inch IPS display with 720p resolution
    •  1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 quad-core CPU with Adreno 306 GPU and 2GB DDR3 RAM
    • 16GB internal storage and support for microSD card.
    • 3G, 4G (CAT 4, including TDD-LTE, Indian 4G bands), Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS
    • 2230 mAh high density quick charge battery
    • 8MP primary camera and 5MP front facing camera.

  • Micromax Canvas Spark Cons and Pros Review

    Micromax Canvas Spark is a budget dual sim smartphone running on Android Lollipop. There are very few smartphone in this price segment which runs on latest Android. Micromax Canvas Spark price in India is Rs.4,999 and available exclusively on Snapdeal.

    Micromax Canvas sports 4.7 inch IPS screen with a screen resolution of 540×960 pixels which similar to Moto E resolution. The viewing angles are decent but the sun light legibility is just average. The screen is not sharp enough. The youtube videos look dull and screen is prone to fingerprints.

    Micromax Canvas Spark is powered by 1.3GHz quad core MediaTek MT6582 processor with 1GB of RAM and integrated Mali 400 GPU. Internal storage capacity is 8GB. Unfortunately Micromax has bundled  lot of bloatware which are not usable to most of the  users  and consumes more than 4GB. So the available storage for the users are just less than 4GB. The 1080p files faces frame drop while while playing. The speakers are loud enough but sound breaks at high volume.

    Micromax Canvas Spark Dual sim

    The Micromax Canvas Spark houses 8MP auto focus primary camera with LED flash. There is also a 2MP front facing secondary camera for selfies and video calling. The camera performance is not spectacular. The primary camera performance is not consistent. The outdoor performance is decent but a lot of areas, especially those which weren’t in focus, were clearly underexposed and colours were slightly oversaturated.  Coming to 2MP front facing camera, the performance is not satisfactory.

    Micromax Canvas Spark has 2000 mAh battery which lasted 7 hours and 16 minutes in the video loop test. However, on a daily use, the battery life drops drastically whenever we performed intensive tasks.

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    Advantages and Disadvantages of Micromax Canvas Spark

    Pros of Micromax Canvas Spark

    • Very affordable price
    • Android Lollipop Out of the box
    • Decent Battery life
    • Decent design for the price

    Cons of Micromax Canvas Spark

    • Average Display screen: The screen is not sharp. While watching videos pixelation is visible. Viewing angles are also not great.
    • Lot of Bloatware: Micromax provides stock android experience when comes to UI. But it loaded lot bloatware which cannot be uninstalled by the user unless it is rooted. Most of these bundled apps are useless.
    • Performance Issues: The cpu and ram are same as the Android One smartphone. But performance wise there is no match. But hiccups every now and then. Opening and closing the apps were giving troubles. There is also a gradual slowing down of things as we opened more apps.  Graphic intense games are not not playable comfortably. You can play casual games like candy crush can be played but ensure you are not opened many apps.
    • Disappointing front facing camera: The quality of images taken or video is not satisfactory.

    Micromax Canvas Spark Specification

    • 4.7-inch qHD screen (960×540 pixels) with Corning Gorilla Glass 3
    • MediaTek MT6582 1.3-Ghz Quad-core processor with 1 GB RAM
    • 8 GB internal storage and support for microSD card
    • 8 MP rear primary camera with autofocus and LED flash
    • 2MP front camera
    • 2000 mAh battery
    • Android Lollipop
    • Dual sim with Dual Standby.