Micromax
Canvas Xpress 2
Micromax
has launched its new Canvas Xpress 2 smartphone priced at Rs. 5,999 (US$ 90). The
Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 will be available online exclusively via Flipkart. The
company has announced that the new smartphone will be sold in India via the
flash sale model and the first sale will be on August 4 at 2pm IST.
Registrations for the first flash sale will start on Monday itself at 6pm IST,
and will end midnight on August 3. Micromax has also announced a free bundled
data offer on Vodafone. New Canvas Xpress 2 consumers will be receiving up to
500 MB free 3G data on Vodafone for first 2 months.
The
Micromax Canvas Xpress 2 features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display and
also comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection. It is powered by a
1.4 GHz octa-core MediaTek (MT6592M) processor coupled with 1 GB of RAM.
The
smartphone comes with 8 GB of inbuilt storage and supports expandable storage
via microSD card (up to 32 GB). The Canvas Xpress 2 sports a 13-megapixel
autofocus rear camera with OV sensor, 5P Largan Lens, Blue Glass filter, and
dual-LED flash. There is a 2-megapixel fixed-focus front-facing camera also
onboard.
The
Android 4.4.2 KitKat-based Canvas Xpress 2 is claimed to be upgradeable to
Android 5.0 Lollipop. The smartphone will be available with Jet Black finish
with a gold rim on the sides. The handset is backed by a 2500 mAh battery which
the company claims can deliver up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 393 hours
of standby time. The dual-SIM smartphone also features a Cirrus Logic Wolfson
Stereo DAC chip for enhanced speaker output.
