Micromax A110 Canvas 2 Vs Karbonn S1 Titanium
As the Indian smartphone market is brimming with budget friendly smartphones, the subcontinent is being witnessed the launch of several affordable smartphones with large screens and powerful processors. Indian smartphone manufacturers like Micromax, Karbonn, Lava and its subsidiary Xolo (known for its smartphones powered by Intel) are drooling the market with low-cost big-screen smartphones with high-end features, trying to give a tough competition to multi-national brands Apple, Samsung, BlackBerry, HTC and others. Recently, Micromax and Karbonn have launched their respective products Micromax A110 Canvas 2 and Karbonn S1 Titanium. The Micromax A110 Canvas 2’s price and S1 Titanium’s price are likely even. Lets have a look how these two smartphones are relatively different from each other.
Design and build
The plastic built bar shaped body of Micromax Canvas 2 with a textured back gives a premium feel in hand. The Camera protruding on the back with dual LED flash seems like a little bump on the road, but the phone is neatly designed and it is very slim and comfortable to use. The phone has a microUSB port and audio jack on the top, and volume rockers at the side of the device. The dimensions of the smartphone are 5.79 x 3.01 x 0.38 inches and weighs about 168g.
On the other hand Karbonn has a very sturdy chassis but overall the built quality of the phone is hideous comparing to the Canvas 2, the device has a tacky fake-brushed metal design, which is not metal in fact. The rear panel of the phone looks pristine until you take off the protective cover over it. The phone does look premium but it is not as durable as its competitor in the line. We have a microUSB port on the bottom of the device and volume rockers on the side and the power and audio jack on the top of the device. The dimensions of Karbonn S1 Titanium are 2.60 x 5.30 x 0.36 inches
Both the devices have Dual Mini-SIM slots to make your work and personal life easy.
Display
When it comes to the screen size and resolution, Karbonn has 4.5-Inch qHD multi-touch touchscreen display giving the resolution up to 540 x 960 pixels with light sensor, proximity sensor and accelerometer. The screen has 245ppi pixel density, which is actually pretty good comparing to Canvas 2, which has a larger display than Karbonn’s S1 Titanium but less resolution. The Canvas 2 has a 5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 480 x 854 pixels and has only 196ppi pixel density. The device also features light and proximity sensors and also an accelerometer. Both the phones have multi-touch feature. Colors are nearly perfect and vivid on both the screens, decently legible even under sunlight. But S1 Titanium takes a step ahead with more pixel density and sharper image quality.
Interface and Hardware
Micromax Canvas 2 and Karbonn S1 Titanium are not just different in terms of screen size, the devices have many things in different, but both the devices run on same Android v4.1 (jelly Bean) Operating System. Now the differences are that the A110 Canvas 2 features a Mediatek MT6577 Dual-Core 1GHz cortex-A9 processor and powerVR SGX531 graphics for a decent graphical interaction. The device is powered with 512 MB of RAM. On the other hand Karbonn S1 Titanium features a more powerful processor, a Quad-Core 1.2GHz with 1 GB of RAM, making it much faster and better when it comes to the performance.
Camera and Multimedia
The Canvas 2 features an 8 MP camera with autofocus and Dual-LED flash allowing you to capture your moments with the resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels. The camera application offers features like Geo-tagging, touch focus and face detection. The camera works very well in both daylight and dim light. Dual flash makes the camera more powerful in the dark.
Karbonn S1 Titanium has a 5 MP camera with single LED flash and autofocus and it just have Geo-tagging feature excluding the evens of Micromax canvas 2. You can take picture at the resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels.
Both the smartphones don’t offer HD video recording but you can record a video of decent quality. These phones have secondary cameras for video calling over the Internet.
Audio quality of both the devices is equally good enough for that price range. With 3.5mm audio jack you can enjoy the music through any headphones you like. Videos on S1 Titanium look more sharp and rich comparing to the Micromax Canvas 2. The 245ppi pixel density in S1 Titanium makes sure that you see everything in detail.
These two phones support music and video files such as MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, MP4, WMV, H.264 and H.263.
Internet and Connectivity
The Internet is one of the things that transported us to the smartphone boom, so it is very important for a smartphone to have all the regular features for you to be connected to your social life. Micromax A110 Canvas 2 works on GPRS, EDGE, 2G (900 / 1800) and 3G (HSDPA 2100) networks. The device is Wi-Fi enabled too with Wi-Fi Hotspot if you wish to lend your Internet data to your near ones. The phone has a Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP to transfer multimedia and data files.
Karbonn S1 Titanium works on GPRS, EDGE, 2G (900 / 1800 / 1900) and 3G (HSDPA 2100) networks. The device is Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) enabled with Wi-Fi Hotspot. The phone also has Bluetooth with A2DP.
Battery and Storage
Micromax A110 Canvas 2 Is well powered with 2000mAh Li-Ion battery giving the phone at least a day long battery life with that 5” display, the phone’s standby time is up to 180 hours and talk time is up to 5 hours respectively.
This phone comes with 4 GB of internal storage and only 2 GB is available for the user and can be expandable up to 32 GB with an additional memory card slot provided in the unit.
Karbonn S1 Titanium comes with a 1600mAh Li-Ion battery giving a standby time of up to 200 hours and talk time of 4 hours, which is very less comparatively but for the phone with such powerful factors, it is worth it.
The device comes with 4 GB of internal storage and can be expandable up to 32 GB with an additional memory card slot provided inside.
Conclusion
Look wise The Micromax A110 Canvas 2 has the appealing factors but for the power and to support the apps available on android market, you need to have power, which Karbonn’s S1 Titanium holds in it. The prices of these phones are about the same. Though the phone’s built quality is not so appealing and durable, the phone makes everything worth it from the power under the hood. So for us, Karbonn S1 Titanium holds the crown. But if you want a large screen and long battery life then sure Micromax A110 Canvas 2 is not a bad deal either.
As the Indian smartphone market is brimming with budget friendly smartphones, the subcontinent is being witnessed the launch of several affordable smartphones with large screens and powerful processors. Indian smartphone manufacturers like Micromax, Karbonn, Lava and its subsidiary Xolo (known for its smartphones powered by Intel) are drooling the market with low-cost big-screen smartphones with high-end features, trying to give a tough competition to multi-national brands Apple, Samsung, BlackBerry, HTC and others. Recently, Micromax and Karbonn have launched their respective products Micromax A110 Canvas 2 and Karbonn S1 Titanium. The Micromax A110 Canvas 2’s price and S1 Titanium’s price are likely even. Lets have a look how these two smartphones are relatively different from each other.
Design and build
The plastic built bar shaped body of Micromax Canvas 2 with a textured back gives a premium feel in hand. The Camera protruding on the back with dual LED flash seems like a little bump on the road, but the phone is neatly designed and it is very slim and comfortable to use. The phone has a microUSB port and audio jack on the top, and volume rockers at the side of the device. The dimensions of the smartphone are 5.79 x 3.01 x 0.38 inches and weighs about 168g.
On the other hand Karbonn has a very sturdy chassis but overall the built quality of the phone is hideous comparing to the Canvas 2, the device has a tacky fake-brushed metal design, which is not metal in fact. The rear panel of the phone looks pristine until you take off the protective cover over it. The phone does look premium but it is not as durable as its competitor in the line. We have a microUSB port on the bottom of the device and volume rockers on the side and the power and audio jack on the top of the device. The dimensions of Karbonn S1 Titanium are 2.60 x 5.30 x 0.36 inches
Both the devices have Dual Mini-SIM slots to make your work and personal life easy.
When it comes to the screen size and resolution, Karbonn has 4.5-Inch qHD multi-touch touchscreen display giving the resolution up to 540 x 960 pixels with light sensor, proximity sensor and accelerometer. The screen has 245ppi pixel density, which is actually pretty good comparing to Canvas 2, which has a larger display than Karbonn’s S1 Titanium but less resolution. The Canvas 2 has a 5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen with resolution of 480 x 854 pixels and has only 196ppi pixel density. The device also features light and proximity sensors and also an accelerometer. Both the phones have multi-touch feature. Colors are nearly perfect and vivid on both the screens, decently legible even under sunlight. But S1 Titanium takes a step ahead with more pixel density and sharper image quality.
Interface and Hardware
Micromax Canvas 2 and Karbonn S1 Titanium are not just different in terms of screen size, the devices have many things in different, but both the devices run on same Android v4.1 (jelly Bean) Operating System. Now the differences are that the A110 Canvas 2 features a Mediatek MT6577 Dual-Core 1GHz cortex-A9 processor and powerVR SGX531 graphics for a decent graphical interaction. The device is powered with 512 MB of RAM. On the other hand Karbonn S1 Titanium features a more powerful processor, a Quad-Core 1.2GHz with 1 GB of RAM, making it much faster and better when it comes to the performance.
Camera and Multimedia
The Canvas 2 features an 8 MP camera with autofocus and Dual-LED flash allowing you to capture your moments with the resolution of 3264 x 2448 pixels. The camera application offers features like Geo-tagging, touch focus and face detection. The camera works very well in both daylight and dim light. Dual flash makes the camera more powerful in the dark.
Karbonn S1 Titanium has a 5 MP camera with single LED flash and autofocus and it just have Geo-tagging feature excluding the evens of Micromax canvas 2. You can take picture at the resolution of 2592 x 1944 pixels.
Both the smartphones don’t offer HD video recording but you can record a video of decent quality. These phones have secondary cameras for video calling over the Internet.
Audio quality of both the devices is equally good enough for that price range. With 3.5mm audio jack you can enjoy the music through any headphones you like. Videos on S1 Titanium look more sharp and rich comparing to the Micromax Canvas 2. The 245ppi pixel density in S1 Titanium makes sure that you see everything in detail.
These two phones support music and video files such as MP3, AAC, WMA, WAV, MP4, WMV, H.264 and H.263.
Internet and Connectivity
The Internet is one of the things that transported us to the smartphone boom, so it is very important for a smartphone to have all the regular features for you to be connected to your social life. Micromax A110 Canvas 2 works on GPRS, EDGE, 2G (900 / 1800) and 3G (HSDPA 2100) networks. The device is Wi-Fi enabled too with Wi-Fi Hotspot if you wish to lend your Internet data to your near ones. The phone has a Bluetooth v3.0 with A2DP to transfer multimedia and data files.
Karbonn S1 Titanium works on GPRS, EDGE, 2G (900 / 1800 / 1900) and 3G (HSDPA 2100) networks. The device is Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n) enabled with Wi-Fi Hotspot. The phone also has Bluetooth with A2DP.
Battery and Storage
Micromax A110 Canvas 2 Is well powered with 2000mAh Li-Ion battery giving the phone at least a day long battery life with that 5” display, the phone’s standby time is up to 180 hours and talk time is up to 5 hours respectively.
This phone comes with 4 GB of internal storage and only 2 GB is available for the user and can be expandable up to 32 GB with an additional memory card slot provided in the unit.
Karbonn S1 Titanium comes with a 1600mAh Li-Ion battery giving a standby time of up to 200 hours and talk time of 4 hours, which is very less comparatively but for the phone with such powerful factors, it is worth it.
The device comes with 4 GB of internal storage and can be expandable up to 32 GB with an additional memory card slot provided inside.
Conclusion
Look wise The Micromax A110 Canvas 2 has the appealing factors but for the power and to support the apps available on android market, you need to have power, which Karbonn’s S1 Titanium holds in it. The prices of these phones are about the same. Though the phone’s built quality is not so appealing and durable, the phone makes everything worth it from the power under the hood. So for us, Karbonn S1 Titanium holds the crown. But if you want a large screen and long battery life then sure Micromax A110 Canvas 2 is not a bad deal either.
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There is no information about RAM or internal storage, but a microSD card slot that can support cards up to 32GB in size has been mentioned.........
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