Micromax Canvas Infinity went on its first sale today and was sold out within a couple of hours on Amazon. Sources familiar with the development have said to The Mobile Indian that 48,000 units of the latest smartphone from Micromax were booked in the sale before Amazon ran out of stocks.
Canvas Infinity has got a price tag of Rs 9,999 and the major highlight of the device is that it sports an aspect ratio of 18:9. Interestingly, Micromax becomes the first Indian smartphone manufacturer to adopt the new aspect ratio.
Recollecting some key specifications, Micromax Canvas Infinity features a metal frame with a removable back and comes loaded with a 5.7-inch HD IPS display. Unlike other HD screen resolutions, this one comes with 1440 x 720 pixels and boasts an aspect ratio of 18:9. The device is powered by an older Qualcomm Snapdragon 425 processor along with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage. The storage is further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card slot. The device also comes with a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor.
On the software side, it runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat with company’s UI running on top of it. Micromax has also added some nifty features like Smart Action through which users can wake and lock screen by double tap, flip to mute or snooze alarm, call a contact by placing the phone close to ear and more. The company has also promised to update to Android O also. On the camera front, the device sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with Aperture f/2.0, 1.12-micron pixel size, an 81.5-degree field of view, 5P lens and LED flash. For the front, there is a 16-megapixel shooter for selfies and video calling.
On the battery front, the Micromax Canvas Infinity packs a 2900mAh backup. On the connectivity front, it offers 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS, AGPS, dual-SIM, and micro USB port. As for the sensors are concerned, it comes with gravity, proximity, light, Accelerometer and magnetic sensors.