Micromax A72 Canvas Viva 5-inch phablet officially launched for Rs. 6,499

Micromax A72 Canvas Viva sports a 5-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) display and runs on the dated Android 2.3 (Gingerbread). It will be powered by a 1GHz processor along with 256MB of RAM. The other specifications of this phablet include a 3-megapixel rear camera, VGA front camera, 2,000mAh battery, 2G (EDGE support) and 110 MB of internal storage, that can be expanded by up to 16GB with microSD card. It is a dual-SIM phablet that supports GSM frequency in both the SIMs.

Micromax had recently launched the A116 Canvas HD (Review |Pictures), which is powered by MediaTek's MT6589 quad-core processor that clocks 1.2GHz. The Micromax A116 Canvas HD comes with a 5-inch HD IPS screen that sports 1280x720 resolution and a colour depth of 16.7 million. The smartphone runs on Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) out of the box.

It packs in a 2000mAh battery and is currently available for Rs. 14,499. Micromax A116 Canvas HD has an 8-megapixel rear shooter with LED flash and 4X zoom and a VGA front camera. Other features of the smartphone include 1GB of RAM and 4GB of internal storage, which can be expanded to up to 32GB via microSD card. It is a dual-SIM smartphone, which supports GSM frequency on both the SIMs.

Micromax is also reportedly working on A115 Canvas 3D. As per rumours, the Canvas 3D would come with a 5-inch WVGA screen that has a resolution of 480x800 pixels. Furthermore, this smartphone will be powered by a dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor, and have an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED Flash and a 2-megapixel front camera.

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Micromax A72 Canvas Viva key specifications

• 5-inch (480 x 800 Pixels) capacitive touch screen display
• 1GHz processor
• 256MB RAM
• 110 MB internal storage, expandable by up to 16GB through microSD card
• 3-megapixel rear camera
• 0.3-megapixel front camera
• Dual-SIM (GSM + GSM) with dual standby
• 2G (EDGE), Bluetooth 3.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• 2,000mAh battery
• Android 2.3 (Gingerbread)
• 76x142.8x10.6 mm
• 186 grams