Micromax has created quite the hype around the Micromax Canvas Turbo and even brought in the Wolverine to grab our attention. That said, is the product any good or is it merely propped up a great marketing campaign? That question will be answered when we get the smartphone in for review, but here, let's take a look and see how the device compares to the competition in terms of the specifications and the features on offer.
Starting off with the specifications of the Canvas Turbo, the device has a 5-inch Full HD CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) display. A 1.5Ghz quad-core MediaTek MT6589T chipset along with 2GB of RAM. The rear of the device houses a 13MP camera and the front has a 5MP camera.
The Canvas Turbo has 16GB built-in storage. A 2000mAh battery powers the entire package. The smartphone runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean and Micromax claims that the OS will be updatable OTA. It is priced at Rs. 19,900. Below is a quick specifications comparison between the Canvas Turbo and other competing smartphones in the same price range.
Comparision
| Particulars |
Micromax Canvas Turbo |
Micromax Canvas 4 |
iberry Auxus Nuclea N1 |
Xolo Q1000S |
Gionee Elife E6 |
Lenovo P780 |
WickedLeak Wammy Passion Z Plus |
| OS |
Android 4.2 |
Android 4.2 |
Android 4.2 |
Android 4.2 |
Android 4.2 |
Android 4.2 |
Android 4.2 |
| Display Size |
5-inch |
5-inch |
5-inch |
5-inch |
5-inch |
5-inch |
5-inch |
| Thickness |
8.6mm |
8.9mm |
9.6mm |
7mm |
7.9mm |
9.95mm |
8.9mm |
| Display Type |
IPS LCD |
IPS LCD |
IPS LCD |
IPS LCD |
IPS LCD |
IPS LCD |
IPS LCD |
| Display Resolution |
1920x1080 |
1280x720 |
1920x1080 |
1280x720 |
1920x1080 |
1280x720 |
1920x1080 |
| Built-in storage |
16GB |
16GB |
4GB |
16GB |
32GB |
4GB |
4GB |
| Expandable storage |
No |
up to 32GB via a microSD card |
up to 64GB via a microSD card |
No |
No |
up to 32GB via a microSD card |
up to 32GB via a microSD card |
| Processor |
1.5GHz quad-core |
1.2GHz quad-core |
1.5GHz quad-core |
1.5GHz quad-core |
1.5GHz quad-core |
1.2GHz quad-core |
1.5GHz quad-core |
| RAM |
2GB |
1GB |
1GB |
1GB |
2GB |
1GB |
1GB |
| Rear Camera |
13MP |
13MP |
13MP |
13MP |
13MP |
8MP |
13MP |
| Front Camera |
5MP |
5MP |
8MP |
5MP |
5MP |
0.3MP |
2MP |
| Dual-SIM |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
| Battery |
2000mAh |
2000mAh |
2800mAh |
2500mAh |
2020mAh |
4000mAh |
2500mAh |
| Price |
19,990 |
17,499 |
17,599 |
16,999 |
21,390 |
17,790 |
15,990 |
Preloaded Apps
Coming to some of the software features, they are the same that we have seen on the Canvas 4 and the Canvas Doodle 2. Some functions that the phone offers include:
- Answer a call simply by placing the phone on your ear.
- To put your phone on silent during an incoming call, just flip over your phone upside down.
- To put your active call on speaker, simply flip over the phone.
- To dial a contact, select the person in your contacts list and place the phone on your ear to call.
- Slide your hand over the screen to unlock the phone and save battery by switching off your screen automatically with the proximity sensor.
- Click photos by putting your camera in proximity mode and wave your hand at the screen to click a photo.
- Blow/shake to unlock.
The Canvas Turbo supports GSM and 3G networks. However, it should be noted that the company has started working on 4G-enabled devices, which are expected to be launched later this year.