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  • 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.

    Read:

    Motorola Moto E 2nd Gen Review

    How to use Micromax Canvas Spark as modem

    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.

  • Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 Review

    If you are looking for a large screen Android smartphone with decent performance in a budget friendly price, then Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 is one of the  option for you.  It has 5.5 inch IPS capacitive touchscreen with 540×960 pixel resolution and 200 ppi pixel density. The price of Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 starts from Rs.7,065.

    Canvas Xl2 Dual sim
    Micromax Canvas XL2

    Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 is powered by 1.4 GHz Quad Core Mediatek Processor with 1GB of RAM. The interrnal storage of the device is 4GB and supports microSD card upto 32GB. Connectivity features of the device includes 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB. It also supports USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot features.

    Micromax Canvas XL2  A109 supports GSM+ GSM Dual sim and runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat.  In the back there is 5MP primary camera and 0.3MP front facing camera.  Canvas XL2 houses Li-ion 2500 mAh battery.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of  Micromax Canvas XL2 A109

    Pros of Micromax Canvas XL2

    • Large Display screen with decent viewing angles: The 5.5 inch IPS screen does provides good viewing angles. Considering the price, big screen is a advantages.
    • Decent performance: The device performance very smoothly most of the times. It shows very less lag.
    • Decent Battery Life: The  Li-ion 2500 mAh battery provides a decent battery life. Considering the screen size, performance is good.
    • Attractive price: The price is features is good for this device.

    Cons of Micromax Canvas XL2

    • Limited Internal storage:  Having internal storage of 4GB limits installing high eng games as well as installing multiple apps.
    • No 720p screen:  Having 5.5 inch screen without even 720p resolution, screen looks little pixelated. Much cheaper devices such as Redme 1s, does comes with a 720p screen.
    • Android 5.0 update: There is no word on the update to latest android version.

    Micromax Canvas XL2 A109 Tips and Tricks

    Canvas XL2 as Modem: You can use Micromax Canvas XL2 as modem using the USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot features: I have written a detailed post you can refer it here: How to use Micromax Canvas as Modem.

    Take screenshot on Canvas XL2: To take screenshot on Micromax Canvas XL2, just press and hold Volume down key and Power button simultaneously. The screenshot will be saved in Gallery.

    Micromax Canvas XL2 Specification

    • GSM+ GSM Dual sim
    • Android 4.4 Kitkat
    • 5.5 inch IPS capacitive touchscreen with 540×960 pixel resolution
    • 1.4 GHz Quad Core Mediatek Processor with 1GB of RAM
    • 4GB internal storage and supports microSD card upto 32GB
    • 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB connectivity features.
    • 5MP primary camera and 0.3MP front facing camera
    • Li-ion 2500 mAh battery

  • Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 Pros And Cons

    Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 is budget Dual sim Android smartphone. It is powered by 1.7GHz Mediatek MT6592 octa-core processor with 2GB of RAM. The device runs on Android 4.4 Kitkat OS out of the box. Price of Micromax Canvas Nitro A310  in India is 12,649. This Micromax Dual sim smartphone will compete with likes of Xiaomi Mi3 and Motorola Moto G.

    Dual sim Canvas Nitro A310

    Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 sports 5 inch IPS display with a screen resolution 1280×720 pixels. The text and graphics looks sharp and viewing angles are good. The Sunlight legibility and touch sensitivity also decent.  The internal storage of the device is 8GB in which 5.68GB is the user available. It also supports microSD card upto 32GB.

    The connectivity features of Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 are 2G, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and USB. It houses 2500 mAh battery which is rated to provide upto 10 hours of talk time and standby time of 320 hours. When it comes to performance, it slightly better than Moto G and Compared to Xiaomi Mi3 just behind it.

    Read: Pros and Cons of Motorola Moto G.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Micromax Canvas Nitro A310

    Pros of Canvas Nitro A310

    • Good performance: The quad core processor coupled with 2GB of RAM does a good job. The games like Dead Trigger 2, Asphalt 8: Airborne runs smoothly with a slight frame drop issues.
    • Good Battery Life:  The Micromax Nitro A310 does a great job when it comes to battery life. Even with heavy usage, it lasted for 14 hours.
    • Decent Camera: Sony CMOS sensor with an f/2.2 aperture and added a blue glass filter over it by Schott, Canvas Nitro A310 does take decent photos. However, camera is not excellent.
    • Great Value for Money: Overall, the price to performance comparison, Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 scores high. It justifies the price it comes with.

    Cons of Canvas Nitro A310

    • Heats Up after a While: The Canvas Nitro A310 does heated up after using the device for gaming or 3G browsing. It is common issues fund on most of the MediaTek SoC based smartphones.
    • Lot of Bloatware:  Micromax Canvas Nitro comes with lot of Annoying bloatwares. Most of them are the links to website and don’t serve any purpose.
    • Average Video Recording:  The video recorded comes little shaky and bit low on sound.

    Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 Tips and Tricks

    Take screenshot on Nitro A310: To take screenshot on Micromax Canvas Nitro A310, press and hold Volume down key and Power Button simultaneously. The screenshot will be saved in gallery.

    Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 as Modem: User can use Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 as modem through USB tethering and WiFi Hotspot. I have written a detailed post on that which you can refer it here: How to use Micromax Canvas as Modem.

    Micromax Canvas Nitro A310 Specification

    • Dual Sim (GSM + WCDMA)
    • 5-inch Touchscreen with 720p resolution
    • 1.7 GHz MT6592 Octa Core Processor with 2GB RAM
    • 13 MP Primary Camera and 5 MP Secondary Camera
    • Android v4.4.2 (KitKat) OS
    • 8GB internal storage
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
    • 2500 mAh battery

     

  • Micromax Unite 2 Review Tips Specification

    The Motorola Moto E did a massive change in the perception of entry level Android smartphone. Providing a decent hardware and latest Android version for a entry level dual sim phone trend started with Moto E.  The local mobile manufacturers such as Lava, Micromax etc started to provide such smartphone for very attractive price. One such attempt is Micromax Unite 2 A106.  The Micromax Unite 2 A106  price in India is Rs. 6999.

    Micromax Unite 2 runs on latest Android 4.4.2 Kitkat OS with 21 Indian languages support.  The device is powered by 1.3GHz Mediatek MT6582 quad core processor with 1GB of RAM and Mali 400MP2 graphic unit. Internal storage of the device is 4GB in which only 890MB is user available memory. There is a support for microSD card for additional external storage.

    Micormax Unite 2 Dual sim
    Micormax Unite 2

    Micromax Unite 2 comes with 5MP rear camera with flash which can record 720p videos and 2MP front facing camera for video calling. The device comes with 4.7 inch TFT capacitive touchscreen with WVGA screen resolution of 800×480 which results in low pixel density of 199 ppi. The sunlight visibility and viewing angle are not upto the standards of Moto E.  Micromax Unite 2 houses 2000mAh battery which is rated to provide  8 hours of talktime and 190 hours of standby time.

    Advantages and Disadvantages of Micromax Unite 2

    Pros of Micromax Unite 2

    • Very attractive price tag
    • Latest Android Kitkat OS
    • Dual sim with Dual standby
    • Support for microSD card

    Cons of Micromax Unit 2

    •  Very low 199ppi pixel density
    • Only 890MB is user available memory.
    • Lot of pre installed micromax bloatware

    Micromax Unite 2 Tips

    Taking screenshot on Micromax Unite 2

    To take screenshot on Micromax Unite 2, press and hold Volume down key and power button simultaneously. The screenshot will be saved in Gallery->Screenshots

    Using Micromax Unite 2 as modem

    You can use Micromax Unite 2 as modem through USB tethering and WiFi hotspot feature. I have written a detailed post  which you can refer here Micromax smartphone tethering.

    Micromax Unite 2 Specifications

    • Android v4.4.2 (KitKat) OS
    • 4.7-inch LCD Touchscreen with FWVGA screen resolution and 199 ppi pixel density.
    • 5MP Primary Camera with LED flash
    • 2 MP Secondary front facing Camera
    • 1.3 GHz MT6582M Quad Core Processor with 1GB RAM
    • Expandable Storage Capacity of 32 GB
    • Li-ion 2000 mAh battery.