Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas A1 vs Asus Zenfone 2

Micromax Canvas A1
micromax canvas a1
Asus Zenfone 2
asus zenfone 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Asus
Announced September 2014 Expected Announcement - March 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Rumored - March 2015
Price - Rs. 10,499 ($154.40) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Various
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 148.1 x 71.5 x 10.9 mm
(5.83 x 2.81 x 0.43 in)
Weight - 155 g (5.47 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 / 2600
(Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 28)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M [Similar] Quad-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2560 [Similar]
GPU Mali-400MP2 [Similar] -
RAM 1 GB [Browse Similar] 2 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 4 GB (2.5 GB user available) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen IPS capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches [Similar] 5.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) [Similar] 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio - 64.96%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 64 GB
USB OTG Supported -

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 2500 mAh
Stand by Up to 160 h -
Talk Time Up to 6 h -