Micromax Canvas A1

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Micromax Canvas A1(AQ4501)
Codenamesprout (shared among all Android One phones)
Developer Google, Micromax
Manufacturer Micromax
Series Android One
Compatible networks 2G/3G
GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
WCDMA: 850/2100 MHz
First releasedSeptember 2014
Type Smartphone
Form factor Slate phone
Dimensions131 mm (5.16 in) H
65 mm (2.56 in) W
8 mm (0.32 in) H
Mass136 g (4.8 oz)
Operating system Android 6.0 Marshmallow
System-on-chip MediaTek  MT6582
CPU 1.3 GHz quad-core Cortex
GPU Mali (GPU)  400MP
Memory1 GB of RAM
StorageInternal 4 GB (2.1 GB for Apps)
Removable storage Available, microSD up to 32 GB
Battery1700 mAh Li-Po
Display4.5 in (110 mm) 480x854 of 218 ppi pixel density, Capacitive touchscreen IPS
SoundLoudspeaker, 3.5mm headphone jack
Rear camera5  MP with Autofocus and LED flash.
Front camera 2.0 MP @ 1.4um pixel (Fixed Focus)
Connectivity Micro USB, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Micro-SIM
Data inputs Multi-touch capacitive touchscreen, Power Button, Volume Rocker
SAR 0.24 W/kg @1g (Head)
0.93 W/kg @1g (Body)

The Canvas A1 is a phone co-developed by Google as its Android One initiative and Micromax that runs the Android (operating system). The initiative was started by Google to provide an affordable yet feature-rich smartphone for developing nations, India being the first. [1] The initiative is headed by Sundar Pichai. [2]

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Canvas A1 is powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core Mediatek MT6582 processor with 1 GB of RAM, A dual-core Mali - 400 MP2 GPU And with 4 GB of internal storage which is expandable up to 32 GB through a microSD card slot. It features a 1700 mAh Li-Po battery. The Canvas A1 has a 4.5-inch screen with 480x854 pixels resolution (218 PPI) IPS LCD display, and includes a 5-megapixel rear-facing camera with [autofocus] and a 2.0 megapixel front-facing camera. It has an LED Notification light which glows in green and red colours. It has usual sensors like proximity sensor, Gravity sensor, Accelerometer, and Gyroscope Sensor. This phone follows FCC SAR standard. The SAR limit recommended by the FCC is 1.6 W/kg.The highest SAR value tested for this phone model is 0.24 W/kg @ 1g (Head) W/kg @ 1 g(Head) and 0.93 W/kg @ 1g (Body) W/Kg @ 1g(Body). In June 2015, Micromax Rolled out a refreshed version which had twice the internal storage (8GB) and Android 5.1.1 Lollipop Pre-installed. [3]

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References

  1. "Next Android One Phones to Launch in India by December-End". September 22, 2014.
  2. "Android One Was Conceived with India in Mind, Says Google's Sundar Pichai". September 15, 2014.
  3. "Micromax Canvas A1". Archived from the original on November 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2014.