New Delhi: After targeting Samsung's Note-series with its Canvas, Canvas 2 and Canvas HD smartphones, Micromax is now aiming at Samsung's Mega-series by releasing Canvas Doodle 2 (A240).
Unlike the flagship Note series, the Mega devices are targeted at the mid-range segment, as an evolution of the Galaxy Grand, Samsung's large screen offering. The Mega 5.8 brings with it the same design seen earlier on the Galaxy S III, Galaxy S4, the Note II and even on some mid-range offerings like the Galaxy Grand. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 comes with a 5.8-inch TFT screen with qHD (540x960 pixels) resolution with pixel density of 190PPI. The smartphone runs on a 1.4GHz Cortex A9 Dual Core Processor, the likes of which were used in the previous-gen Galaxy S3. The Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8 runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and has 1.5 GB RAM, 2600 mAh battery, 64 GB expandable storage slot, and 8 GB internal memory etc. Currently, it is available for around Rs 23,500.
On the other hand, the Canvas Doodle 2, the successor of Micromax A111 Canvas Doodle, has a bigger 5.7 inch display with a 720 x 1280 pixel native resolution and capacitive touch input, along with stylus functionality. The Doodle 2 is based on a Mediatek Quad core processor running at 1.2 GHz along with a 1 GB of RAM and 12 GB of onboard storage out of which 10 GB would be available to the users. The Micromax Canvas Doodle 2 has Android 4.2 Jelly Bean operating system along with Micromax's custom user interface layer on top of it. It also has a 12 megapixel camera at the back and a 5 megapixel front facing camera. Micromax's Canvas Doodle 2 A240, is now available for Rs 19,990 on flipkart.com which makes it the costliest phone of Micromax.
Let us do a detailed comparison of these two smartphones:
Design and Build
The Canvas Doodle 2 has a slightly smaller 5.7 inch display as compared to 5.8-inch TFT screen of Samsung Mega 5.8.
At first glance, the Galaxy Mega 5.8 looks pretty much like a big Galaxy S4. The Samsung Mega 5.8 comes with the same design as seen on the Galaxy S III, Galaxy S4, the Note II and even on some mid-range offerings like the Galaxy Grand. The Mega 5.8 is built from polycarbonate (read plastic) materials and is available in Black and White colour variants. On the front screen you'll find the physical Home button and capacitive touch buttons. The earpiece grill, sensor array and the front facing camera lens are located above the display. The phone's front panel is surrounded by a chrome frame, which gives a premium feel. The power button is on the right, a volume rocker on the left, a 3.5mm headset jack on the top and a Micro-USB port at the bottom. The back cover is removable and hides the two Micro-SIM card slots, microSD card slot, and battery.
The Doodle 2 also looks like any Micromax device. The smartphone is made of polycarbonate plastic, but is less shiny as compared to earlier phones.
