Indian smartphone manufacturer Micromax recently released a mini version of their Canvas Knight phone. The phone is to be known as the Canvas Knight Cameo A290. The phone will be scaled down version of its bigger sibling.
The 4.7 inch display on the Knight Cameo has a resolution of 720p. The phone is powered by a MediaTek MT6592M chipset, which sports a 1.4 GHz “true octa-core” CPU. The internal storage on the device is 8 GB which is expandable. The phone has 1 GB of RAM.
The main camera on the device is an 8-megapixel shooter whereas for selfies the front of the devices sports a 5 MP camera. The software comes with the options for object erasing and cinemagraphs. It is capable of full HD recording.
Cameo comes in classy color options
The Knight cameo runs Android Kitkat 4.4.2 and has a 2000 mAh battery. The phone comes in Pure Black, Black and Gold, and White and Gold color options, which gives them a premium feel.
The phone is already available on ebay.in at a price of Rs. 12,350. The phone is decently speced and it can make some good following around it. A bit stronger spec sheet in terms processor and RAM would have made it more attractive but we’re guessing they can take a risk.
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The Micromax A104 Canvas Fire
comes with a pretty good hardware but when you go through the
specifications the A104 will hardly impress you. This dual SIM handset
is priced at Rs. 6,899 and not really a good option, read the review to
find out. Box Pack
This Canvas Fire comes in a very attractive box pack. Handset is
available in Golden / White and Golden / Black colour options. It is
called fire because of dual firing speaker’s (two front speakers). The
SAR value as mentioned on the box : 0.38W/kg (Head) and 0.41W/kg (Body).
Inside
the box you will find the handset, travel charger, data cable, screen
guard, user manual / download goodies / warranty card, standard earphone
and battery of 1900 mAh capacity. Operating System, Design and Display
The good part is that the Micromax Canvas Fire A104 runs KitKat Android
4.4.2 out of the box. As far as the design is concerned it looks good
but when you hold the handset in your hand you are not going to like it,
it is bulky and not at all slim.
Handset
weight with battery is 163 grams and dimensions are 67.36 x 135.86 x
9.84 mm. The rear and the font are with glossy finishing. The sides are
golden colour, looks good however if the handset was a little slimmer it
would have felt better.
There are dual speaker on the front. If
you look closely the speaker vents are not properly aligned (check video
review). I think on the white handset the vents are clearly visible but
on the back handset it will blend well.
Micro
USB and 3.5mm audio jacks are placed on the top. Volume rockers and
power button are on the right and there is a mic at the bottom. This is a
dual SIM handset. The SIM 1 is normal SIM and SIM 2 is micro SIM. There
is a micro SD card slot too.
This handset comes with a 4.5 inch
screen with FWVGA i.e. 854 x 480 pixels resolution. Viewing angles are
okay, touch is smooth and responsive. Colour reproduction also looks
good.
There are just 2 sensors – Accelerometer and proximity. Light sensor is missing. Memory and Storage
The A104 comes with 1GB RAM and 4GB internal storage with micro SD card
support of up to 32GB. Of the 1GB RAM, 633MB is available on the first
boot. There is 0.89GB space for apps (694MB free) and 1.53GB space for
phone storage. OTG is not supported. You can install some of the apps on
external storage. Performance
It is using the well known MediaTek MT6582 quad core chipset clocked at 1.3GHz with Mali 400 MP GPU. Performance is smooth. This hardware is used on many other handsets. Benchmark scores
App
Result
Quadrant
7295
Antutu
17940
Vellamo
Browser (1909) Metal (736) Multicore (1229)
Nenamark 2
55.3fps
Multi Touch
3 point
Gaming and Entertainment
The handset can play 1080p videos. I installed the MC4 and the Asphalt 8
on the external storage. Both games played smooth. In MC4 you do see a
lag sometimes but it is playable. Asphalt 8 worked in high visual
quality mode. Many of the high end games will work with ease. Camera
There is 1.3MP front camera and 5MP rear camera. The camera quality is
good. You can record 1080p videos, the video quality is also decent
enough. There is LED flash but it doesn’t really help. Others
There are dual speaker on the front and hence the sound is pretty loud.
In call sound is also good. 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth worked well
without any issues. Battery
There is 1900 mAh removable battery. Here is the A104 battery performance.
Task
Time
Battery drop (%) (max temp)
Running Benchmark apps
23 minutes
5% (34)
1080p video with Wi-Fi on + full brightness
18 minutes
5% (33)
Asphalt 8 + MC4 (Gaming)
18 minutes
10% (42)
You
can expect battery backup of 5 to 7 hours with continuous low to
moderate usage and when playing games / using heavy apps expect backup
time of up to 3 hours. Verdict
The A104 as
mentioned comes with very good hardware (MediaTek quad core 1.3GHz). The
handset weighs more and is not that slim, the design makes it look even
bulkier. Light sensors are missing. The Micromax Unite 2 is better option that this, it is a little slimmer and light weight. The price is almost the same.
Micromax A104 current price is Rs. 6,990. A104 image gallery
Sample images shot using the Micromax A104 handset
