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The Indian Smartphone manufacturer, Micromax has launched its new flagship Smartphone naming as Micromax A250 Canvas Turbo in the marketplace few days back. The powerful Canvas Turbo is selling at a price tag of around Rs.19, 500, which gives a direct competitor to the entire high end Smartphones selling at double the price tag of Canvas Turbo.
Samsung’s flagship model Galaxy S4 captures the first place in the comparison list with the Micromax Canvas Turbo. The South Korean manufacturer, Samsung has around 26% share in the Indian Smartphone market while Micromax grabs 22% of the market share. With the series of new launches, it is expected that Micromax may take over Samsung in coming time.
Does Micromax A250 Canvas Turbo in houses that potential to affect the sales figures of Samsung Galaxy S4? Let’s find out in the super heated specs comparison of the duo.
Display:
Micromax Canvas Turbo supports a 5 inch Full HD IPS LCD display, which produces a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels at a rate of 441 pixels per inch. It features CGS (Continuous Grain Silicon) display technology.
While Samsung Galaxy S4 sports a Super AMOLED display with the same screen size. It also produces Full HD resolution at a similar rate of 441 pixels per inch.
Processor & RAM:
Micromax Canvas Turbo is powered by a 1.5GHz MediaTek Quad Core Processor supported with 2GB of RAM. While Samsung Galaxy SIV is powered by 1.6GHz Quad Core + 1.2GHz Quad core Exynos Octa-core chipset processors coupled with 2GB of RAM.
The Octa-core chipsets of Samsung Galaxy S4 makes it a more powerful Smartphone over its rival and a clean winner in this section.
Operating System:
Both these Smartphones run on Google’s Android operating system. The difference is just in the version of their OS. Micromax Canvas Turbo runs on Android 4.2.1 Jelly Bean OS, while Galaxy S4 comes with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS which can be updated to Android 4.3 Jelly Bean OS. There is no word by Micromax about the OS update in future.
Camera:
Micromax A250 Canvas Turbo houses a 13 Megapixels Autofocus rear camera coupled with LED flash. This camera can record 1080p Full HD videos. It also features 360-degree Panorama mode, cinemagraph and other standard tools. This Smartphone also carries a 5 Megapixels camera on the front to support your video calls.
Samsung’s flagship Galaxy S4 is equipped with a 13 Megapixels rear camera with LED flash. It also carries a 2 Megapixels camera on its front for video chats. The added innovative technology and tons of new features makes Samsung Galaxy S4 a better snapper over the Canvas Turbo.
Memory:
For your storage, Micromax Canvas Turbo has 16GB of onboard memory. Out of which you can use 0.98GB for apps & games installation and 12.47GB for other storage needs. It misses an external MicroSD card slot.
Samsung Galaxy S4 also offers 16GB of internal memory. But it goes a step forward by offering expandable storage option up to 64GB via MicroSD card slot.
Connectivity:
Micromax Canvas Turbo and Samsung Galaxy S4 both have a pair of similar connectivity options like 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, WI-Fi, WI-Fi Hotspot, GPS, MicroUSB 2.0 and 3.5mm Audio Jack. But Samsung Galaxy S4 is again a leader in this segment by serving added connectivity features like 4G LTE, NFC, DLNA, GLONASS and more.
Features:
Micromax Canvas Turbo supports standard features including a couple of sensors. Whereas Samsung Galaxy S4 has much better added innovative features including wireless charging, S-Voice integration, S-Pen, Dual shot, Smart Scroll, Eye tracking and many more.
Battery:
Micromax A250 Canvas Turbo is fuelled by a 2000mAH battery, while Samsung Galaxy S4 is fuelled by a stronger 2600mAH battery.
Verdict:
The Samsung Galaxy S4 stands much ahead in our comparison test. It houses many innovative features, a powerful processor, better camera and more connectivity options. But when we compare the price tag of both the Smartphones, we get to know the main reason behind this. While Samsung Galaxy S4 is sold with a price tag of around Rs.40, 000, Micromax Canvas Turbo is available at its half price only at Rs.19, 500.
Micromax A250 Canvas Turbo serves you all the essentials of a high end Smartphone. You can get the feeling of owning a high end costly Smartphone by paying a lesser amount. It can be called as a very good buy in the Rs.20, 000 segment. However, if you can pay the double of it, the Samsung Galaxy S4 is surely going to redefine your Smartphone owning experience.
Mckay Jonson
