An okay deal for music lovers
Canvas Music is a cost-efficient edition to Micromax’s rapidly increasing portfolio. Also known as the A88, this one comes with a fancy JBl headphone and access to download unlimited songs using the Mlive online service. The design and build isn’t much to boast about. Rather, the phone looks more like a miniature version of Canvas 3D. The glass front is a magnet for finger prints and it is a pain to keep it clean. The rubberised back extends a bit onto the sides as well, offering good grip.
The A88 runs on Jelly Bean and is powered by a dual-core MediaTek MT6577 SoC. There’s also 512MB of RAM onboard, which together makes for a relatively pain-free Android experience.
The display is regular TFT variety with just a 480 x 854 pixel resolution, yet images and text are quite sharp and clear with pretty good viewing angles; at least much better than what we saw on the Canvas 3D or even the Canvas 2.
The quality of audio is average even with a good pair of earphones. The rear speaker is quite loud so you would not miss any of the alerts even in a noisy place.
The Canvas Music gets a 5 mega-pixel sensor on the back and just a VGA sensor upfront. The censor is not the best and manages very average looking pictures. For Rs8,500 this is a decent buy.
—Shibaji Roychoudhury