Micromax has announced Canvas Selfie 4, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone, along with the Canvas Bolt Selfie, a budget selfie smartphone. It packs a 5-inch HD screen, is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow). It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The company didn’t share a image of the phone.
The phone has Tap Sensor on the back that allows users to easily click a picture, swap camera from front to back and vice-versa with a single tap using a single hand. It can also be used to answer a call with a double tap.
Micromax Canvas Selfie 4 specifications
- 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display
- 1.3GHz Quad-core processor
- 1GB RAM, 8GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 32GB with microSD
- Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) OS
- Dual SIM
- 8MP rear camera with LED Flash
- 8MP front-facing camera
- 3G, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
- 2500mAh battery
The Micromax Canvas Selfie 4 will be available across the offline channel from end of May 2016. No details about the price of the phone yet.
Commenting on the launch, Shubhajit Sen, Chief Marketing Officer, said:
Selfies are now the most popular type of photos snapped on a smartphone, with over a million selfies taken per day and 48% of that are shared on Facebook alone. With smartphones becoming the first device to capture precious moments with friends and family, a top class camera becomes a must have feature while buying a phone. In line with this, the two new smartphones are designed to deliver fantastic images and equipping the consumers with great beauty editing tools to look glamorous always.
Our Bolt Selfie is designed to keep the new and young smartphone users especially women in Tier 2 & 3 cities who have limited options and avenues to shop, are very price conscious and yet desire a perfect selfie experience. While with the Canvas Selfie 4 and its tap sensor we are upgrading the selfie experience of our young hyper social youngsters who are looking for a perfect integration of innovation, style and performance with an excellent selfie experience.