Micromax Canvas A114 Review

One among the newest entrants into the Canvas lineup of feature phones, the Micromax Canvas 2.2 is yet another budget smartphone with a 5 inch screen and a MediaTek processor. This time, Micromax choose to go for the MT6582M route; the newest quad core from Taiwanese fabricator MediaTek.Does the Micromax Canvas 2.2 have it to beat the rest and rise? Let us find out.

Box contains following Accessories

• Handset  
• USB Cable
• Charger
• User Guide
• Warranty Card
• Battery
• Handsfree

Screensize and Camera

The 5 inch IPS screen supports 960×540 pixels resolution with 16M colors ~ 220.29ppi. Viewing angles are okay. Touch is smooth and responsive.The qHD resolution of 960 x 540 pixels is a little disappointing.

Look wise there is nothing new with the Micromax A114, in fact most of the canvas series follow the same design pattern. The A114 weighs about 153 grams with battery, thickness is 9.74mm, breadth is 72.71mm and length is 145.23mm.Handset has got curvy edges. Power button is placed on the right, volume rockers on left, micro USB and 3.5mm audio jack on the top. MMX A114 Sar value is 0.21 W/kg @ 1g (head) and 0.39 W/kg @ 1g (body).

The device comes with a combo of an 8MP rear and a 2MP front camera. Again, Micromax could’ve done better with a 13MP rear.The camera quality is good enough but I still like the Magnus A117 quality. I shot some images in auto mode. On some images there is too much of the yellow tint. The rear 8MP auto focus camera with LED flash can record videos in full HD resolution. Video quality is good. This handset can easily play full HD videos with ease. There is 2MP front camera that can be used for video chats.

When recording videos the auto focus does not work you need to tap the screen (subject) to focus.

Battery and Android Version

The 2000 mAh battery as per the company will give talk time of up to 7 hours on 2G networks. I ran the benchmark apps for about 19 minutes, the battery dropped by 13% and 8% drop in battery when playing high end games for approx 10 minutes.

Micromax Canvas A114 is equipped with android Jelly Bean V4.2

Processor and Memory

The device features the MediaTek MT6582M chipset, which happens to be a variation of the latest quad core chipset from MediaTek. Clocked at 1.3GHz, the processor promises better performance than any of the previous MediaTek processors, which includes the 1.5GHz MT6589T. 

Of the 4GB internal storage 1.42GB is allocated as phone storage (1.2GB free) and 1GB as internal storage. And of the 1GB RAM 768MB is available. You can install and move apps on external storage. OTG is also supported.

Connectivity and Additional Features

Micromax canvas A114 comes with dual sim slot.It provides Bluetooth 4.0 and WiFi connectivity.There is no issues with 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.There are accelerometer, light and proximity sensors.Game play was extremely smooth and could play Asphalt 8 in highest graphics mode with ease.

Summary of Features

GENERAL	2G Network	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	3G Network	HSDPA 2100
	SIM	Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
	Announced	2013, December
	Status	Available. Released 2013, December

BODY	Dimensions	145 x 73 x 9.7 mm (5.71 x 2.87 x 0.38 in)
	Weight	147 g (5.19 oz)

DISPLAY	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	540 x 960, 5.0 inches (~220 ppi pixel density)
	Multitouch	Yes

SOUND	Alert types	Vibration, MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes

MEMORY	Card slot	microSD, up to 32 GB
	Internal	4 GB (2 GB user available), 1 GB RAM

DATA	GPRS	Yes
	EDGE	Yes
	Speed	HSDPA 21 Mbps, HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
	Bluetooth	v4.0, A2DP
	USB	microUSB v2.0

CAMERA	Primary	8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, autofocus, dual-LED flash
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
	Video	1080p
	Secondary	2 MP

FEATURES	OS	Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean)
	Chipset	Mediatek MT6582M
	CPU	Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
	GPU	Mali-400MP2
	Sensors	Accelerometer, proximity
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5
	Radio	FM radio; FM recording
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS support
	Java	Yes, via Java MIDP emulator
	Colors	Black
		- SNS integration - MP3/AAC/WMA/WAV player - MP4/WMV/H.264/H.263 player - Organizer - Document viewer - Google Search, Maps, Gmail, Youtube, Calendar, Google Talk - Voice memo/dial - Predictive text input

BATTERY		Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
	Stand-by	Up to 290 h
	Talk time	Up to 7 h

Device provides a good amount features according to its price Rs 11,608 and we can neglect some of its drawbacks if micromax is your favourites.So,guys go for it if it matches your perfect smartphone which you thought of.All suggestions are welcomed.