Meet the three contenders - Micromax Superfone Canvas A100 (left), Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500 (centre) and iBall Andi 5c (right)
The low-cost 'phablet' category has seen plenty of entrants off-late. These three are amongst the earliest of launches
All three phones have the headphone jack on the top while the Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500 (centre) and iBall Andi 5c (bottom) also feature the Micro-USB port for charging/ data transfer. The Spice also has the power button at the top
The Micromax Superfone Canvas A100 (top) and iBall Andi 5c (bottom) have power buttons on the right side while the Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500 (centre) has the volume rocker
The Micromax Superfone Canvas A100 (top) has the Micro-USB port for charging/ data transfer at the bottom of the phone
The left side of the Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500 (centre) is completely bare while the Micromax Superfone Canvas A100 (top) and iBall Andi 5c (right) have volume rockers
All three phones come with 5-megapixel rear shooters
The Micromax Superfone Canvas A100 (left) comes with 12.5cm 480x854 display while the Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500 (centre) and iBall Andi 5c (right) feature identical 12.7cm 480x800 displays
All three phones come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich with minimum customisations
The Micromax Superfone Canvas A100 (left) is priced just under Rs. 10,000 while the Spice Stellar Horizon Mi-500 (centre) and iBall Andi 5c (right) are retailing around the Rs. 12,500 mark