Quad-core Micromax Canvas HD A116i now available for Rs 13,500

Micromax looks to be in a phone-launching frenzy these days. The company seems to have quietly released a new smartphone—the A116i—which can be picked up through various online retailers. The phone has quite a varying price tag, ranging between Rs 12,090 to Rs 13,500. It is a dual-SIM phone that runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean out of the box and sports a 5-inch 720p display, giving it a pixel density of 294ppi.

Under the hood, it is powered by the ever-popular MediaTek MT6589 quad-core processor clocked at 1.2GHz alongside a PowerVR SGX 544 GPU to handle the graphics side of things. It also has 1GB of RAM, which seems to be the standard for mid-range smartphones these days. Connectivity options include 3G, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. All of this is kept alive by a 2,000mAh battery.

The A116i is available through online retailers (image credit: eBay)

Photographers will be able to use the 8 megapixel camera on the back, which features an LED flash. There is also a 2 megapixel front-facing camera for video-calling and selfie-related purposes. It has 4GB of internal memory, out of which 1.77GB is available to users. If this seems to be too low for you, don’t worry; you can expand the memory up to 32GB by using a microSD card.

Here's a quick refresh of the specs:

All in all, judging by the hardware, the A116i seems to be a revision model of the A116, which was launched in early 2013. The smartphone was Micromax’s flagship at the time, and boasted of impressive hardware. Check out our review of the Micromax A116 Canvas HD.