Micromax has announced the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone – Micromax Canvas Selfie. The smartphone will be available across offline channels from end of May 2016 and there are no details on the pricing yet. The phone has Tap Sensor at the back which allow users to easily click a picture, swap camera from front to back & vice-versa with a single tap using a single hand. It can also be used to answer a call with a double tap.
Commenting on the launch, Shubhajit Sen, Chief Marketing Officer, said:
“Selfies are now the most popular type of photos snapped on a smartphone, with over a million selfies taken per day and 48% of that are shared on Facebook alone. With smartphones becoming the first device to capture precious moments with friends and family, a top class camera becomes a must have feature while buying a phone. In line with this, the two new smartphones are designed to deliver fantastic images and equipping the consumers with great beauty editing tools to look glamorous always.”
On the specifications front, it features 5-inch HD IPS display with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels and it is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core processor which is paired with 1GB of RAM. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system and has 8GB in-built memory which can be expanded further up to 32GB via microSD card.
On the imaging front, it features 8MP rear-camera with LED flash and 8MP front-facing camera for selfie & video-calling.
It has dual-SIM support and connectivity features like 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS.
It packs 2500mAh battery.
