Micromax Canvas Spark Q380 Mobile Price List in India

Features and Specifications

The Micromax Canvas series is well known for its large line-up of reasonably priced handsets with top quality features. The Canvas Spark Q380 is a dual SIM GSM smart phone with a powerful 1.3 GHz Quad core Cortex-A7 processor. The handset uses a Mediatek 6582M chipset. It is equipped with an ARM Mali - 400 GPU for rendering high quality graphics. The phone is rigged with 1 GB RAM. So it promises lightning fast processing speed and ease of operation. The phone comes with Android v5.0 Lollipop loaded, which will be able to give it a massive sales boost in the current market. Moreover the phone features a large 4.7" Quad HD IPS display. The display has a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels and a color depth of 16M. The resolution may not be very high but the color depth compensates it, and guarantees crisp and sharp image. Now Micromax decided to go further and make this handset a deal maker by introducing Corning Gorilla Glass. Yes you read it right; the screen is protected using Corning Gorilla Glass 3 which will provide more durability to the screen. The phone is equipped with an 8 MP rear camera with an LED flash just underneath it for low light photography assistance. The rear camera has auto-focus and touch focus features along with many advanced features. The front facing 2 MP camera is fixed focus only. Both the cameras are equipped with Largan lens which is quite good, considering the price bracket. Overall both cameras perform very well in any kind of light environment. The phone has a ROM capacity of 8 GB and the storage space is expandable up to 32 GB. The phone is powered by a 2000mAh battery. The battery is expected to provide a talk time of up to 9 hours and standby time of up to 335 hours. The company claims that the battery will be able to handle the phone pretty well and give a longer talk time. Apart from all these the phone features a plethora of sensors and advanced technologies, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, tethering etc and runs on both 2G and 3G network connectivity.

Design and Quality

The Micromax Canvas Spark Q380 is a smart phone made for flaunting. With its stunning build quality and a metallic rim around the body, the phone can make you fall for it head over heels. It comes in two color variants; white-gold and grey-silver, both of which complement its looks. The back cover of the phone is amazingly designed with a metallic grain pattern splattered over it. The phone maintains sophisticated yet cool appearance. The phone is only 8.5 mm thick, making it one of the sleekest handset produced by Micromax. The phone weighs only about 134 gm. So carrying it around is quite easy. Plus the buttons have been designed and placed with much precision for tireless operation.

OS and Tech

As informed above, the phone comes loaded with Google certified Android v5.0 Lollipop. With its high capacity processor and chipset, and top quality hardware the phone will be able to perform at its peak on the aforementioned OS. So a big kudos to the Micromax development team for choosing the right OS and the right hardware.

Camera and Multimedia

The rear 8 MP and the front 2 MP, both cameras feature Largen lenses. The rear camera has an LED flash and supports auto-focus. It has the ability to record 720P HD videos. The performance of both cameras is pretty satisfactory. The phone features a large 4.7" qHD IPS LCD display, protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 which promises improved durability and more resistance to scratches. The display provides a resolution of 540 x 960 pixels, but is very sharp and crisp in terms of picture quality. The Mali - 400 GPU along with the Cortex-A7 processor renders the graphics well and accurately. So playing high fps games and watching HD quality movies on this set is easier than ever.

Battery and Memory

The phone is powered by a 2000mAh battery pack which is expected to last around 9 hours (talk time). Micromax claims that the battery will be able to handle the handset pretty well, but you may have to charge the set one to two times a day which is pretty common in smart phones. The phone has an internal storage space of 8 GB and features a microSD card slot for storage space up-gradation up to 32 GB. The phone is rigged with a 1 GB RAM.

Pros and Cons

Pros

·         Great design

·         Great chipset, processor and GPU

·         Nice display

·         Improved camera

·         Affordable price

·         Android v5.0 Lollipop

Cons

·         Lack of a more powerful battery

Verdict

After considering each aspect of our thorough review process we have come to the conclusion that Micromax Canvas Spark Q380 is definitely a "buyable" smart phone. A big thanks to the Micromax development team for innovating the right blend of performance and affordability to produce a handset which is equally powerful as an expensive handset of the market. We expect this smart phone to give tough competition to Xiaomi Redmi 2, Lenovo A7000 and Moto E.