A day after it was spotted, Micromax has officially announced the release of Canvas 5 Lite special edition. However, Micromax has not revealed its price or availability dates.
As per earlier report, the smartphone is expected to be priced below Rs 10,000 and will be sold exclusively through Flipkart.
As per website listing, the Canvas 5 Lite has a 5-inch HD (1280 x 720 pixels) display, 1GHz quad-core (MTK6735P) processor, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. It can hold up-to 32GB micro SD card in its expandable storage slot and runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system.
The smartphone comes fitted with a 2000 mAh battery, which claims to deliver up-to 4.5 hours of talk-time and 150 hours of standby-time. The Canvas 5 Lite special edition sports an 8-megapixel auto-focus shooter and an LED flash on its rear panel and a 5-megapixel camera on its front. Besides, the smartphone offers Dual SIM, 4G LTE, GPS, Bluetooth, WiFi, and a microUSB port. Notably, the Micromax Canvas 5 Lite features a maple and walnut wood finish on the back panel.
The predecessor of Canvas 5 Lite, the Canvas 5 smartphone was launched last November for Rs 11,999. It has a 5.2-inch Full-HD display, 1.3 GHz Mediatek 6753 octa-core processor, 3GB DDR3 RAM, Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system, 2900 mAh non-removable battery, 16GB of internal storage, and a 64GB micro SD card slot. It also has OTG functionality. The smartphone flaunts a 13-megapixel auto-focus rear camera with phase detection auto focus technology. There are two LED flash lights in the back panel too. The Micromax Canvas 5 has a 5-megapixel front camera for which there is an LED flash light too.
This smartphone has two SIM card slots one of which offers 4G connectivity while the other is compatible with 2G networks. Besides, it has WiFi, USB port and Bluetooth.