The Indian smartphone manufacturer, Micromax has today launched yet another smartphone expanding its 4G-LTE lineup of devices called as Micromax Canvas Pulse 4G in India. The smartphone is available for sale exclusively online via Flipkart and is priced at Rs. 9,999. With the launch of the Canvas Pulse 4G, the company now offers 14 smartphones with 4G-LTE support allowing customers to have superfast internet connectivity and faster downloads.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Vineet Taneja, CEO, Micromax Informatics Ltd said, “India is currently on the cusp of 4G evolution, and Micromax is fully prepared to lead this march with a range of 4G devices from value to premium segments, which deliver best-in-class performance and design across price points for the diverse Indian consumers. Our latest launch, Canvas Pulse 4G is our premium yet powerful product with Flipkart offering 3GB RAM and Octacore at a never before price reiterating our commitment to democratizing technology for the new age digital natives who want to be connected all the time. Our strategic partnership with Flipkart has helped us consolidate our strong foothold in the value for money segment of the online channel and with this launch, we are aiming to target the premium segment of our target audience.”
Regarding specifications, the Canvas Pulse 4G flaunts a 5-inch (1280×720 pixels) HD IPS display with One-cell technology and pixel density of 294ppi. Under the hood, it comes powered by MediaTek MT6753 octa-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz coupled with Mali-T720 GPU and 3GB DDR3 RAM. The device has 16GB of internal storage that is further expandable using a microSD card slot upto 32GB.
On the camera section, the device sports a 13MP autofocus rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front-facing camera for video calling and selfie images. The smartphone supports dual sim dual standby with 4G-LTE connectivity and also includes other standard connectivity options like Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPS/A-GPS and a microUSB port.
The handset comes backed by a 2100mAh battery that can deliver upto 8 hours of talk time and upto 300 hours of standby time. The smartphone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box. The dimensions of the device measure 140.8 x 70.4 x 8.8 mm and is available only in Black color variant.
