A lot of smartphone companies are now designing phones with screens that occupy their entire front surfaces, and nearly no borders. This year's most premium smartphones, including the LG G6, Samsung Galaxy S8, Galaxy S8+ and Galaxy Note 8, have all featured these taller screens. Different brands have their own buzzwords, such as LG calling its screens FullVision while Samsung uses the term Infinity Display, but they all promise more screen and less body. Thankfully, these screens are already being featured on phones at more affordable prices, such as the LG Q6 and the recently unveiled Micromax Canvas Infinity.
Micromax has brought an 18:9 display to the budget market, but the implementation is not great. The Canvas Infinity's camera is good enough for daylight shots and its battery should last you through a day. On the other hand, performance isn't anywhere close to the competition at the same price level. If you cannot increase your budget, our suggestion would be to choose any of the multiple options at this price which don't have the taller screen but are much better packages overall.
Brand | Micromax |
Model | Canvas Infinity |
Price in India | ₹5,690 |
Release date | August 2017 |
Form factor | Touchscreen |
Battery capacity (mAh) | 2900 |
Removable battery | Yes |
Colours | Black |
Screen size (inches) | 5.70 |
Touchscreen | Yes |
Resolution | 720x1440 pixels |
Processor | 1.4GHz quad-core |
Processor make | Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 |
RAM | 3GB |
Internal storage | 32GB |
Expandable storage | Yes |
Expandable storage type | microSD |
Expandable storage up to (GB) | 128 |
Rear camera | 13-megapixel |
Rear flash | LED |
Front camera | 16-megapixel |
Front flash | Yes |
Operating system | Android 7.1.2 |
Skin | My Launcer |
Wi-Fi | Yes |
Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 b/g/n |
GPS | Yes |
Bluetooth | Yes |
NFC | No |
Infrared | No |
USB OTG | Yes |
Headphones | 3.5mm |
FM | Yes |
Number of SIMs | 2 |
Wi-Fi Direct | No |
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL) | No |
SIM 1 | |
SIM Type | Micro-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | Yes |
4G/ LTE | Yes |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
SIM 2 | |
SIM Type | Micro-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | Yes |
4G/ LTE | Yes |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
Compass/ Magnetometer | Yes |
Proximity sensor | Yes |
Accelerometer | Yes |
Ambient light sensor | Yes |
Gyroscope | Yes |
Barometer | No |
Temperature sensor | No |