After launching the ultra smartphone last month, Idea Cellular has launched a new smartphone called Aurus 4. This smartphone is mid-ranged smartphone and is available at retail stores and Idea stores accross the country for Rs:- 8,999.
In terms of specification the Aurus 4 sports a 4.5 inch (480x854) display and is powered by a 1.3GHz dual-core processor paired with 512 MB of RAM. Other features included are a 5 megapixel rear camera with LED flash, VGA secondary camera on the front. 4GB of internal memory that can be expandable up to 32 GB using a microSD card and a 1,800mAh battery, which the company claims is good enough for 4 hours of talktime and 392 hours on standby mode.
Connectivity options include dual- SIM card slot, 3G support, Wi-Fi,Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS and on the software front it runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. With a price tag of Rs:- 8,999 the Aurus 4 will face some competition from the likes of Xolo A600 and the Lava Iris 50 among others.
For the past couple of days there have been a lot of murmurs about the forthcoming Canvas Turbo, the next flagship device from Micromax. We already have a fair idea on the expected specifications.
According to the leaked photo, the Canvas Turbo is expected to feature 13-megapixel rear camera along with LED flash in addition to the already reported 5-megapixel secondary camera on the front. Micromax has also put up a teaser on Facebook, which hints at a possible Drama shot add-on ala the Samsung S4 that let's one edit out unwanted objects from a photo.
To recap on what we know so far, a leaked sketch revealed that the Canvas Turbo is likely to feature a 5-inch 1080p display, 1.2 GHz quad-core MT6589 processor, Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean and will also be the first Micromax device to have dual micro-SIM card slots.
It is expected to be the most expensive device from the Micromax and will be placed just above the Canvas 4 and the Canvas Doodle 2. It will compete with Gionee's recently launched Elife E6.
