Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas Knight Cameo A290 vs Micromax Canvas Selfie A255 vs Micromax Canvas Sliver 5

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Micromax Micromax
Announced August 2014 December 2014 June 2015
Status Available - August 2014 Available - December 2014 Available - July 2015
Price - Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 7,129 ($104.84) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Pure Black, Black and Gold, White and Gold Pristine White, Mesmerising Blue White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - - 141.9 x 68.1 x 5.1 mm
(5.59 x 2.68 x 0.2 in)
Weight 146 g (5.15 oz) - 97 g (3.42 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 TD-LTE 2300
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail
Build Features - - - NXP Smart Power Amplifier, Dirac HD Sound

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0.2 (Lollipop)
Processor Octa-core 1.4 GHz, Mediatek MT6592M Octa-core 1.7 GHz, Mediatek MT6592 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410
GPU Mali-450MP4 Mali-450MP4 Adreno 306
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB (5.64 GB for mass storage) 16 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 4.7 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (306 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - 65.71%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording FM radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Cinemagraph, Object Eraser Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Sony Sensor Auto focus, SONY IMX219 Sensor, 4P Largan Lens, Blue Glass Filter, Beauty Modes, HDR, Panoroma
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 5 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 13 MP, LED Flash, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB (5.64 GB for mass storage), 1 GB RAM 16 GB ROM, 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh 2300 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 180 h Up to 198 h Up to 345 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 7 h Up to 8 h 30 min Up to 8 h (3G)