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Weekly smartphone launches: Galaxy Grand 2, Titanium S7, Lumia 525, A116i (November 29)

New Delhi: The week gone by witnessed plenty of smartphone launches in mostly the budget segment. The most notable was undoubtedly the Nokia Lumia 525, an affordable device that succeeds the popular Lumia 520 –





 

Micromax Canvas HD A116i


The Canvas HD A116i is the successor to the Canvas HD smartphone. The Canvas HD A116i is listed on eBay at Rs 14,299 (with free shipping).

The device features a 5-inch display with a resolution of 720x1280 pixels and boasts of a pixel density of 294ppi. The device is powered by a MediaTek's MT6589 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz along with PowerVR SGX544 GPU and 1GB of RAM.

The dual-SIM device runs Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean, with the listing suggesting an update to Android 4.2.1 soon. It has a 8-megapixel rear shooter with LED flash and 4X zoom, and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. In addition, there is 4GB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable up to 32GB via microSD card.

Connectivity options include Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE and 3G. All of this is kept alive by a 2,000mAh battery.

Overall, the A116i seems to be a revision model of the A116, which was launched in early 2013.




Micromax Canvas HD A116i key specifications:


5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display

1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor

1GB RAM

4GB inbuilt storage, expandable up to 32GB via microSD card

8-megapixel rear camera

2-megapixel front camera

Dual-SIM (GSM+GSM)

Android 4.1 planned Android 4.2 upgrade

 

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