Micromax A116 Canvas HD Vs Samsung Galaxy Grand
The South Korean company Samsung’s Indian marketplace is getting good competition from Micromax. Micromax A110 Canvas 2 was placed above all Samsung smartphones in list of ‘best smartphones 2012′ by GSMArena. This shows how tough competition Samsung is getting from Micromax. It has just unveiled its new smartphone Micromax A116 Canvas HD which is expected to hit the market next month. On the other side, Samsung has released it Samsung Galaxy Grand I9082. Now this is called perfect competition. Check out the comparison of specs of both of these smartphones.
Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
Micromax A116 Canvas HD vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Features
Form
Nothing is clear about the dimensions of Micromax A116 Canvas HD, but as it is successor to Micromax A110, so it is most likely to wear the same outer look as its predecessor does.
Dimensions of Samsung Galaxy Grand are 143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm and it weighs 162 grams. The look of this smartphone is same as other members of Samsung smartphone family come with.
Display
Like the previous launches of Micromax, this Micromax A116 Canvas HD also has got 5 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen. It seems that the company wants to please the audience and to attract their eyes by adopting big screen size. And yes, this tactic has worked pretty well yet.
Like the previous launches of Micromax, this Micromax A116 Canvas HD also has got 5 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen. It seems that the company wants to please the audience and to attract their eyes by adopting big screen size. And yes, this tactic has worked pretty well yet.
Samsung Galaxy Grand has also 5 inches screen which is capacitive touchscreen. Well, if the competition is very hot, then why not make it super hot!! Samsung seems to be working on this ideology. Or this is Micromax who is following this ideology. Hard to say!
Processor & Operating System
Micromax has made the ‘impossible’ to lose its initial words, and to turn it into possible as Micromax A116 Canvas HD will come up with MTK MT6589 chipset and Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 processor at low price. So be ready to ride on faster waves at affordable price. It will run Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) and is upgradable to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
Micromax has made the ‘impossible’ to lose its initial words, and to turn it into possible as Micromax A116 Canvas HD will come up with MTK MT6589 chipset and Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 processor at low price. So be ready to ride on faster waves at affordable price. It will run Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) and is upgradable to Android 4.2 Jelly Bean.
Samsung Galaxy Grand has got Dual-core 1.2 GHz processor. The clocking speed is same as of Micromax’s one under consideration here. It offers good speed and smooth gameplay or multitasking. It runs the latest variant of Android Jelly Bean, the Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean).
Camera
The Primary Camera in Micromax A116 Canvas HD will be 8MP with features like Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection. The Secondary Camera will be VGA.
The Primary Camera in Micromax A116 Canvas HD will be 8MP with features like Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection. The Secondary Camera will be VGA.
The Primary Camera in Samsung Galaxy Grand is 8MP with same basic features like Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection. The Secondary Camera is 2MP.
Memory
No noticeable changes in the Memory Category. Just the current trend of 4GB internal memory and 32GB expandable.
Samsung is not following the crowd as Samsung Galaxy Grand comes with 8GB internal storage capacity and is expandable up to 64GB.
No noticeable changes in the Memory Category. Just the current trend of 4GB internal memory and 32GB expandable.
Samsung is not following the crowd as Samsung Galaxy Grand comes with 8GB internal storage capacity and is expandable up to 64GB.
Battery
Micromax A116 Canvas HD will pack Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery. It is not clear that to how long it will last, but surely will be better than what you get in its predecessor.
Micromax A116 Canvas HD will pack Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery. It is not clear that to how long it will last, but surely will be better than what you get in its predecessor.
Samsung Galaxy Grand comes with Li-Ion 2100 mAh battery that is rated to provide talk time of up to 10 hours.
Price
Price of Micromax A116 Canvas HD is not yet announced, but it most likely to come up with under 15000 INR price tag.
Price of Micromax A116 Canvas HD is not yet announced, but it most likely to come up with under 15000 INR price tag.
Samsung Galaxy Grand is available at a price of 21500 INR.
India based Micromax consumer electronics has launched its new version of HD smartphone to compete with Samsung Galaxy Grand duos. Micromax A116 Canvas HD has come up with some best features and attracting many of the smartphone users across the globe. Although we have provided the comparison of Micromax A116 Canvas HD with Samsung Galaxy Grand previously, we didn’t mention about the best choice between these two. Considering few factors like camera, memory, operating system and screen size of Samsung Galaxy Grand and Micromax A116 it is hard to choose the best one.
Samsung Galaxy Grand vs Micromax A116 Vanvas HD vs A110 Canvas 2
But there are few important factors which makes Micromax A116 to win the race. They are processor, display resolution and price. Yes display of A116 is par better than galaxy grand duos. Micromax A116 Canvas HD has a 720pixel HD IPS display where as Samsung Galaxy grand has a QVGA (800X400) display. A116 uses a quad core processor while galaxy grand has a dual core processor only. Also price of Micromax A116 is just INR 14990 where as Samsung Galaxy Grand priced at a range of INR 21500. Lets’ go ahead compare the specifications of Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos with Micromax A110 Canvas 2 and A116 Canvas HD.
| Specifications | Samsung Galaxy Grand | Micromax A116 Canvas HD | Micromax A110 Canvas 2 |
| Dimensions | 143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm | 144x74x10.7 mm | 147 x 76.5 x 9.7 mm |
| Weight | 162 grams | 168 grams | 168 grams |
| Operating System | Android 4.1.2 Jellybean | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), planned upgrade to v4.2 (Jelly Bean) | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) |
| Processor | Dual-core 1.2 GHz | Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 | Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9 |
| Display | 5 inch Capacitive touchscreen | 5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen | 5 inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Resolution | 480 x 800 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels | 480 x 854 pixels |
| Camera | 8 MP, 3264×2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, LED flash | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash |
| Front Camera | Yes, 2 MP | Yes, VGA | Yes, VGA |
| GPU | NA | PowerVR Series5XT | PowerVR SGX531 |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot |
| Memory | Built in 8 GB, microSD up to 64 GB | Built in 4 GB, microSD up to 32 GB | Built in 4 GB, microSD up to 32 GB |
| RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB | 512 MB |
| Battery | Li-Ion 2100 mAh | Li-Ion 2000 mAh | Li-Ion 2000 mAhStand-by Up to 180 hTalk time Up to 5 h |
| Price | INR 21500 | INR 14990 | INR 9999 |
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