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Roudra Bhattacharya : Thu Jul 25 2013, 12:22 hrs A year back, very few buyers of high-end phones would have considered a Micromax. In a segment where products sell by the brand, Micromax was relatively a new player (started selling phones in 2008) with hardly any snob value. That may not be true any more—in what speaks volumes of how well the company has done, the brand is now being seen as an option by buyers looking at entry Nokia Lumia and Samsung Galaxy models. The closest comparison off my mind is Samsung—just as the Galaxy family has expanded with multiple models, so has Micromax built the Canvas brand with a variety of Android OS-based smartphones. And it would be foolish to take them lightly, they are good phones that come at a bargain price. I recently got my hands on one of the latest addition to Micromax's range, the Canvas Music A88. First impressions were definitely a thumbs up, for a price of R8,500 the phone packs quite a punch. The screen is decent though a little less responsive than I would have liked, though the phone looks well designed in its form factor. A lot of phones today have a glossy plastic back, something that I never liked because they keep slipping, so the best thing on the A88 is the rubberised back that gives a good grip. It also fits well in my palm, making it easy to operate and keeping my other hand free. The screen size is 4.5-inch and the resolution is again average—something that I feel the Nokia Lumia 520 beats it at. The phone also packs a 5 MP camera at back with HD recording and dual-LEDs which frankly I found quite average. There is a VGA camera at front too for video calls, while the phone supports most modern day technologies like 3G, Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi. The battery is good enough for a day on average usage, while the dual-SIM might be a big benefit to someone. ... contd. ALSO READ New phone upgrade plans akin to renting Tablets eating into PC share, register phenomenal growth of 424% Google Nexus 7 unveiled, priced at $229 Tablets are cannibalising PC market, says hardware body Please read our terms of use before posting comments TERMS OF USE: The views, opinions and comments posted are your, and are not endorsed by this website. You shall be solely responsible for the comment posted here. The website reserves the right to delete, reject, or otherwise remove any views, opinions and comments posted or part thereof. You shall ensure that the comment is not inflammatory, abusive, derogatory, defamatory &/or obscene, or contain pornographic matter and/or does not constitute hate mail, or violate privacy of any person (s) or breach confidentiality or otherwise is illegal, immoral or contrary to public policy. Nor should it contain anything infringing copyright &/or intellectual property rights of any person(s). via Technology - Google News http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEhab89uZurYtxzwM5HX5KM2JFiKw&url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/dance-to-the-music/1146361/

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