Micromax has officially announced the Micromax Canvas Spark 2, successor to the budget based Canvas Spark in the Canvas series portfolio from the company. The device is priced equivalent to $61 (Rs 3999) in Black colour option only.
Commenting on the launch of the Canvas Spark 2, Vineet Taneja, CEO, Micromax said:
“The Canvas Spark proved to be a huge success for Micromax, selling over half a million units in less than two months of its launch. With the Canvas Spark 2, we are yet again reaffirming our commitment to massify the smartphone and Internet usage in the country. Currently, smartphone penetration stands at 12% in the country and 3G adoption is also barely 10%, which presents a huge opportunity to upgrade. We believe that the e-commerce channel is also expanding and the 3-4K category will be the next frontier. Micromax with its strong brand presence and great product offering focused on democratizing technology, has historically cemented itself as the most preferred brand for the mass smartphone segment. With this launch, we are looking at adding a further impetus to this and drive the overall entry into smartphone category.”
Moving to the specs, the Micromax Canvas Spark 2 sports a 5-inch (854 x 480 pixels) FWVGA display, powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz and runs Android 5.1 Lollipop OS out-of-the-box. Connectivity options on the device includes – GPS, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11n and 3G HSPA+.
The company is saying nothing about the RAM so it is likely around 1GB (or less) and there is 4GB space of internal storage which can be supplemented by a microSD card (up to 32GB). For handling photography, the device has a front facing 2MP camera for selfies and a 5MP camera with LED flash.
Backed by a 1800mAh battery, the Micromax Canvas Spark 2 comes pre-loaded with apps such as Snapdeal, Swiftkey, Hotstar, Clean Master, Scandid, Kindle and more. The device would be available exclusively on Snapdeal through a flash sales on September 30th.
