How the Micromax A116 Canvas HD one-upped its rivals

Micromax A116 Canvas HD is a beast of a smartphone – at least on paper. Priced at a sumptuous Rs. 14,999, one would expect a mid-range device, but Micromax has a way of surprising customers and throwing curveballs at the market. At under 15k, you will get a 5-inch IPS 720p display powered by a MediaTek MT6589 quad core Cortex-A7 processor clocked at 1.2GHz, with 1GB of RAM and a PowerVR Series 5XT GPU. It boots Android Jelly Bean 4.1 and comes equipped with a 2100mAh battery that should be enough to get you through the day and a little more. The 8 megapixel rear camera with LED flash should be more than capable of holding its own and a microSD card slot allows for memory expansion.