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Micromax, soon after launching Canvas Spark 2 Plus, has now unveiled the new Canvas Mega 2 smartphone. Priced at Rs. 7,999, the Micromax Canvas Mega 2 smartphone is now available in India. The highlight of the smartphone is its 6-inch qHD (540x960 pixels) display, which is one of the largest screen sizes available in the price segment. The handset is backed by a 3000mAh battery. To recall, Micromax showcased the Canvas Mega 2 at the Canvas 6 and Canvas 6 Pro launch last month, and had promised that it will be revealed in the coming weeks. Micromax Canvas Mega 2 is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor that comes paired with 1GB of RAM. There is 8GB of storage which is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB). It sports an 8-megapixel rear autofocus camera and also houses a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear camera comes with LED flash. It supports 4G LTE connectivity in India and other options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Micro-USB, G...

Micromax has expanded its Canvas series of smartphones, with the launch of Micromax Canvas Spark 2 Plus. To refresh, the device was announced during the launch of Canvas 6 and Canvas 6 Pro flagship smartphones. Under the hood, the Canvas Spark 2 Plus is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek processor paired with 1GB of RAM. The phone runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system. On the front, it features a 5-inch FWVGA display with 854×480 pixels resolution. On imaging front, the Canvas Spark 2 Plus sports a 5 mega pixel primary camera with LED flash and a 2 mega pixel front facing camera. The device houses 8GB of internal memory which can be expanded up to 32GB using microSD card. Backed up by a 2000mAh battery, it is claimed to deliver up to 17 hours of talk time and up to 350 hours of standby time. Connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS. It will be available in Metallic Grey, Copper Gold and Champagne Gold co...

Micromax 's Yu Televentures last week launched the Yu Yureka Note phablet in India, priced at Rs. 13,499. The handset is available to purchase from offline mobile stores in the region, something contrary to the company's previous plans to keep the Yu brand online only. As per the company, the phablet will deliver to users the "ultimate multimedia & gaming experience." The Yu Yureka Note is an Android 5.1.1 Lollipop-based handset that features a 6-inch full-HD (1080x1920 pixels) resolution display with a pixel density of 370ppi. It packs an octa-core MediaTek MTK6753T processor under-the-hood, clubbed with 3GB of RAM. In the camera department, the Yureka Note houses a 13-megapixel sensor at the back along with a 5-megapixel front-facing camera. For audiophiles, the company is also touting the inclusion of dual speakers with NXP smart PA technology as well. The phablet is also equipped with 16GB of inbuilt storage, which can be expanded via microSD card. The Y...

Micromax , country's second-largest handset maker is likely to invest around Rs 2,000 crore in the next five years in manufacturing and new product lines, said its co-founder Rajesh Agarwal. He said the company is expected to clock Rs 15,000 crore revenues during the current fiscal. It recorded Rs 12,000 crore revenues last year. "We are planning to manufacture accessories such as batteries, chargers here in the country. The backward integration will happen in a period of next five to six years. I think over next five to six years we will be investing Rs 2,000 crore on complete manufacturing activities," Agarwal told reporters here. The new manufacturing facility of Micromax was inaugurated here by Telangana IT Minister K T Rama Rao in presence of state Transport Minister P Mahendra Reddy. Spread across 19 acres, the facility will make mobile handsets, LED TVs, LED lights among others. The mobile maker has a plant in Rajasthan also. He said the current size of mob...

Micromax is shifting to a new gear as the competition intensifies in the smartphone market. The company has redone its clenched fist logo as part of a refreshed Micromax 3.0 strategy. The company that redefined the budget smartphone market in India also announced a string of new products  including 14 phones , 3 TVs and 3 tablets. The major launch at the event was Micromax's new flagship phones - the Canvas 6 and the Canvas 6 Pro. Both the phones are priced the same at Rs 13,999 and will be up for pre-order Wednesday on micromaxinfo.com Both the phones have similar 5.5-inch FHD display. The Canvas 6 Pro has a 2 GHz octacore processor while the Canvas 6 comes with a 1.3 GHz processor. The 6 Pro has 4 GB RAM, while the 6 comes with 3 GB. Both phones have 13 megapixel rear cameras, but the front camera in the Canvas 6 is 8 megapixel compared to 5 megapixel in the Canvas 6 Pro. The Canvas 6 is the first Micromax phone to sport a fingerprint sensor. The 6 Pro doesn't have any...

The year that has just begun will be the year of large screens and videos, the demand for cheaper smartphones will grow and 3G and 2G users will continue to co-exist over the next few years in India, Micromax, one of the country's leading smartphone makers, has predicted. In 2016, entry of Chinese and Indian brands in mobile manufacturing market would be a key driver for new business models to emerge to ensure unit level profitability, the Micromax study noted, adding that it may be difficult for Chinese companies to enter and flourish if the Goods and Service Tax (GST) is implemented. It also pointed out that e-commerce might flatten out and mobile internet ecosystem would grow beyond the 150-200 million smartphone users. “The massification of smartphones will continue in India to keep on catering to the needs of first time smartphone users and the growth will depend on vernacular usage, access costs and penetrating distribution and awareness,” the findings showed. Alt...

After setting up a registration page for the upcoming Yu Yutopia smartphone earlier this week, Yu Televentures has shared some details about its design. Yu has shared a teaser image on Twitter which shows a smartphone with metallic rear and shiny metallic frame and says ‘R.I.P Plastic and Sandstone, true power lies in metal’. The caption of the image is – ‘The Real Beast is metal. “Flagship” rivals may now become immaterial.” Read on to find more details on rumored specifications, features and availability details of the forthcoming Yu Yutopia smartphone. Rumored Features & Specifications Of Yu Yutopia (Yu5050). ●Processor: 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 ●GPU: Adreno 430 ●Operating System: Cyanogen OS 12.1 based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop ●Display: 5.2-inch Quad HD (2560×1440 pixels resolution) ●RAM: 4GB ●ROM: 32GB ●Rear Camera: 21 mega pixel with LED flash ●Front Camera...