Micromax Canvas 6, Canvas 6 Pro at 13,999 : Review & Specifications

In order to revamp its brand image, Micromax has rebranded itself to Micromax 3.0 and announced the launch of 19 new devices which primarily included smartphones as well as TVs and tablets.

Indian smartphone manufacturer has recently launched its new flagship smartphones Micromax Canvas 6 and Micromax Canvas 6 Pro at a reasonable price of 13,999 INR at a gala event in Gurgaon. Apart from these two devices, Micromax also launched Bolt Supreme, Bolt Q381, Canvas Spark 2+, Canvas Evok, Canvas Mega 2 and Canvas Unite 4 smartphones at the same event.

The two phones are equipped with Micromax signature exterior designs and have similar top-notch specifications with minor but effective differences. Canvas 6 Pro is already available in the market but Canvas 6 with a metallic unibody design and a fingerprint scanner is expected to be available in couple of days. Both of them sport full HD displays as its predecessor Canvas 5 but with a bigger 5.5-inch screen display. Canvas 6 comes with full metallic unibody design and a Fingerprint sensor whereas Canvas 6 Pro has conventional black plastic body with Ergonomic polymer grip with out a fingerprint scanner. Canvas 6 is probably the first smartphone by Micromax to sport a full metal unibody design along with a fingerprint scanner which are missing from its pro variant.

Besides the difference in design, both of them have similar specifications like 5.5-inch FHD display with a 1080×1920 pixel resolution and pixel density of 401ppi, supports the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system with Around UI and are packed with 2GHz MediaTek Helio X10 (MT6795m) octa-core processor. Both the smartphones come with 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, PDAF, 3,000mAh battery and connectivity options like dual-SIM support, 4G LTE, Bluetooth 4.1, micro USB 2.0 and GPS.

Canvas 6 sport 8 megapixel front-facing camera and is equipped with 3GB RAM and 32GB internal memory which can be further expanded upto 128GB. Canvas 6 Pro comes with 5 megapixel selfie camera and supports 4GB RAM and 16GB internal storage with an expandable option upto 128GB via microSD card.

Key Specifications And Features of Canvas 6 and Canvas 6 Pro :

Features Micromax Canvas 6 Micromax Canvas 6 Pro
Screen Size 5.5-inch , 1080p HD resolution, 401ppi 5.5-inch , 1080p HD resolution, 401ppi
Processor 2GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio X10 Octa-core MediaTek Helio X10
Camera Rear 13MP, Front 8MP Rear 13MP, Front 5MP
Software Android 5.1 Lollipop based Around UI Android 5.1 Lollipop based Around UI
Internal Storage 32GB 16GB
RAM 3GB 4GB
Battery 3000mAh 3000mAh

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At 4GB RAM and price of Rs. 13,999, Canvas 6 pro is the most affordable phone and definitely a great value buy. In the similar price range, the user can also check at smartphones by other manufacturers like LeEco Le 1S and Xiaomi Redmi Note 3.