Micromax Canvas Elanza A93

Overview

A Good Phone To Buy

By Sukhleen

Micromax Canvas Series will be best remembered for triggering the fall in prices of large screen mobiles. Withstanding its reputation, it is now ready to takeover the major stake holders of the Indian Market. Canvas Elanza A93 is one such smartphone that has a perfect blend of features, looks and price.

Design and Display

The Canvas Elanza A93 is designed by using a bar format. The phone has subtle curves and the front is dominated by a touchscreen display. There are three touch sensitive buttons below the screen. Canvas Elanza A93 flaunts its beautiful 5 inches, TFT QHD capacitive touchscreen that provide a resolution of 960x540 pixels.

Hardware and Software

The phone has been powered by Dual Core 1.3 GHz ( MTK 6572AW ) processor and 1 GB RAM. Presence of Adreno 305 GPU ensures good graphics. The device operates on Android v4.2 Jelly Bean Operating System. Its on-board storage stands at 4 GB which can further be expanded up to 32 GB.

Telephony and Phonebook

Canvas Elanza A93 supports 2G and 3G networks. The phone call, speaker and touch quality is fine. It features voice dialing, in-built social networking sites, contact history and unlimited phone book capacity.

Messaging and Emails

For messaging, it supports SMS, MMS, Push Mail, Email and IM. It also has the T9 dictionary that facilitates in typing.

Camera

Micromax Canvas Elanza A93 has a 5 MP rear camera and 0.3 MP front camera. Rear camera provides a resolution of 2592x1944 pixels and has features like auto focus, LED Flash, zoom, HD video recording etc.

Connectivity and Battery

On the connectivity front, it supports connection with - GPS, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE and USB. The phone packs a battery of 1950 mAh which ensures uninterrupted standby time of 256 hours and talktime of 7 hours.

Basic features

Other basic features that have been included are games, FM, calender, organizer, device lock, clock, video player, image viewer, music player and video recorder.

Value for Money

The smartphone is absolute value for money. It has got all the essential features at a not so high price range.

Other Utility Tools

Micromax Canvas Elansa A93 comes with all the features that a smartphone is expected to have. It has the full world of apps that will keep you indulged in the phone. Some of them are nifty Opera Mini- for browsing, Spuul!- to download movies, Hike!- for free messaging, Getit!- to know the nearby ATMs, restaurants, hotels, coffee shops, malls or theaters, Kingsoft Office- to manage all your document work, Mlive!- to get the most of entertainment like games, videos, music, wallpapers etc. Other apps like Robo 3, Jelly Belly, Rope Cut are also there.

Shades and Price

The phone comes in beautiful shades of Blue, Black and Coffee Gold in the price range of Rs 8,740- Rs 9,400 approx.

Conclusion

The Micromax company has made its presence felt in Indian market that was before dominated by Nokia. It has well maintained its reputation of providing high end smartphones at a reasonable range. With abundant features, Canvas Elanza A93 is a good phone to buy.