Micromax showed off its latest flagships, the Canvas 6 and Canvas 6 Pro, at a grand event in Gurgaon last month where it also unveiled a new logo and brand identity. No longer content to be thought of as a "budget" smartphone manufacturer, the company which has so far made the most of India's smartphone boom, wants to take on new Chinese competitors such as Xiaomi and LeEco, which have seriously upped the ante in terms of features, build quality, and price.
Micromax's recent reinvention has borne fruit in the form of the Canvas 6 Pro, a phone which boasts of 4GB of RAM as its main selling point. Build quality is good and this phone actually looks and feels quite good. Unfortunately, those things come at the cost of other features such as a fingerprint reader, quick charging, and other modern conveniences. The camera is just not all that good, and battery life is also disappointing. This is a phone that will work well for those with simple needs, but if you fit that description, you could also look around for phones that cost a lot less.
Alternate names | E484 |
Brand | Micromax |
Model | Canvas 6 Pro |
Price in India | ₹7,499 |
Release date | April 2016 |
Form factor | Touchscreen |
Battery capacity (mAh) | 3000 |
Removable battery | Yes |
Colours | Ebony Black |
Screen size (inches) | 5.50 |
Touchscreen | Yes |
Resolution | 1080x1920 pixels |
Pixels per inch (PPI) | 401 |
Processor | 2GHz octa-core |
Processor make | MediaTek Helio X10 M (MT6795M) |
RAM | 4GB |
Internal storage | 16GB |
Expandable storage | Yes |
Rear camera | 13-megapixel |
Rear flash | Yes |
Front camera | 5-megapixel |
Operating system | Android 5.1 |
Wi-Fi | Yes |
Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 b/g/n |
GPS | Yes |
Bluetooth | Yes, v 4.10 |
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 | Nano-SIM |
GSM/CDMA | GSM |
3G | Yes |
4G/ LTE | Yes |
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
Compass/ Magnetometer | No |
Proximity sensor | Yes |
Accelerometer | Yes |
Ambient light sensor | Yes |
Gyroscope | No |
Barometer | No |
Temperature sensor | No |