GADGET GIZMO REVIEW ............................Micromax Canvas Turbo

GADGET GIZMO  REVIEW Micromax Canvas Turbo Rs.19,990/ The Canvas Turbo is Micromax's first smartphone with a full HD display. Even though Micromax is late to the full HD display segment, the Canvas Turbo includes a number of impressive features to take on the competition. It has an aluminium unibody: we give it full marks for build quality. The matte finish back panel provides a good grip. The 5-inch full HD display shows vibrant colours with excellent viewing angles. The interface is similar to stock Android and comes with useful preloaded apps. Hardware includes a 1.5Ghz quad core processor, 2GB RAM with 16GB storage. A user gets access to 13.5GB of storage out of which 1GB is available for apps. There is USB on the go support so a flash drive can be connected for extra storage if required. Performance for most functions is great. Multi-tasking and running apps simultaneously in multiple windows via the preloaded iFloat app was not sluggish. We did notice random frame drops in Asphalt 7 and Need For Speed, while full HD videos ran without any problems. A highlight of the phone is its 13MP camera. It takes fantastic images in daylight — rich colours with sharp details. While low light images have a lot of noise, they are good enough to view on the phone’s display. The camera app offers features such as 360-degree panorama and object eraser. The only thing we did not like was the 2,000mAh battery. It lasted less than a day with normal usage. For 20,000, Canvas Turbo is an impressive device that proves to be excellent value for money. In the same price range, consider Intex Aqua i7 that has similar specifications with 32GB storage. SPECIFICATIONS  1.5Ghz quad core processor, 2GB RAM, 16GB storage, 5-inch (1920 x 1080) display, 13MP rear + 5MP front cam, Android 4.2, 2,000mAh battery, dual SIM, 137g Aluminium unibody construction, great display, fantastic camera with various modes No expandable storage, non removable battery, average battery life karan.bajaj@timesgroup.com  ALSO SEE Intex Aqua i7 21,700 1.5Ghz quad core, 2GB RAM, 32GB storage, 5-inch (1920 x 1080) display, 13MP rear + 5MP front cam, 2,000mAh, dual SIM

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