Micromax Canvas Turbo launched. Impressive Specs, but is it worth the price?

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Micromax launches the Canvas Turbo smartphone for Rs. 19,990 - Mobile Phone News | ThinkDigit

The specsheet looks pretty impressive almost at par with GS4, HTC One, etc. What I'm impressed the most about the device is the full HD screen (as expected) and the 16GB built-in storage. It looks cool too in blue color. It would be great if there are red and yellow variants also. What you guys think?

You don\'t need to create 2 threads for the same matter

arkkrish said:
Micromax launches the Canvas Turbo smartphone for Rs. 19,990 - Mobile Phone News | ThinkDigit

The specsheet looks pretty impressive almost at par with GS4, HTC One, etc. What I'm impressed the most about the device is the full HD screen (as expected) and the 16GB built-in storage. It looks cool too in blue color. It would be great if there are red and yellow variants also. What you guys think?

I hope you do know that it's an mediatek cpu phone,SO XPERIA L > than this crap

i think there are total of three threads for this topic

snap said:
i think there are total of three threads for this topic

I feel he's some MMX rep

MMX is launching phones like increasing price in petrol...
Why dont they improve ASS of them first then launch new phones

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theserpent said:
I feel he's some MMX rep

My bad. It was not my intention to post multiple threads (my internet connection went off, I didn't see my thread published for a while, so I created a new thread). I am not a MMX rep. I honestly am interested in this phone. I was thinking of buying Nexus 4 for this diwali. But after the announcement of Turbo, I decided to wait. Now that the phone is launched, I actually want to know whether this is worth a buy considering Nexus 4 is almost the same price. If Turbo's price was around 15k, then I would have bought this. But, I didn't expect that considering canvas4 was 18k. I am really confused now. I can't wait for Nexus 5 because it will definitely be priced around 30k. So which phone do you think is a better buy. I don't really care about the screen size. So Nexus 4 or Turbo?

Are you kidding me? Nexus 4 is much better than Canvas Turbo. Now don't say about 1080p, it might be just an average screen with 1080 resolution. Resolution doesn't guarantee good colour reproduction

go with nexus 4 if limited storage is not a problem

How much difference is visible in a hd to a fhd screen. The retina display is what a human eye can see. It is more of a gimmick that companies uses to show off. 720p is just enough for the phone from my point of view.

snap said:
go with nexus 4 if limited storage is not a problem

This MMX is also offering Limited Storage only AFAIK.

What really funny is
An Overclocked Quad core processor + FHD Display + 2 Gigs of RAM this is Good
But battery = 2000 mah . this is where this product may fail :rofl:

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I dont think this phone even dare to compete against nexus 4 (16 GB) :mrgreen:

$hadow said:
How much difference is visible in a hd to a fhd screen. The retina display is what a human eye can see. It is more of a gimmick that companies uses to show off. 720p is just enough for the phone from my point of view.

The extra sharpness between 720p & 1080p is worth an upgrade. I've compared screens of my Nexus 4, with HTC Butterfly & S4 together(same pic in each in 100% brightness). The image looked best in S4, then Butterfly n then N4.

anupam_pb said:
The extra sharpness between 720p & 1080p is worth an upgrade. I've compared screens of my Nexus 4, with HTC Butterfly & S4 together(same pic in each in 100% brightness). The image looked best in S4, then Butterfly n then N4.

Well maybe you're right but still it is a pixels gimmick used by companies according to me. After my phone the only display that I admire is apples. The pics are always just like they appear to be in reality. But again this is my personal views and some will agree some will not.

arkkrish said:
My bad. It was not my intention to post multiple threads (my internet connection went off, I didn't see my thread published for a while, so I created a new thread). I am not a MMX rep. I honestly am interested in this phone. I was thinking of buying Nexus 4 for this diwali. But after the announcement of Turbo, I decided to wait. Now that the phone is launched, I actually want to know whether this is worth a buy considering Nexus 4 is almost the same price. If Turbo's price was around 15k, then I would have bought this. But, I didn't expect that considering canvas4 was 18k. I am really confused now. I can't wait for Nexus 5 because it will definitely be priced around 30k. So which phone do you think is a better buy. I don't really care about the screen size. So Nexus 4 or Turbo?

Seriously man?This phone is CRAP.
MMX phones are crap.
The chipest use is crap.
Even Xperia M is 1000 times better than this phone.Heck Xperia M is better than all samsung phones under 20k

Since you have a 30k budget,Get Xperia ZL/ZR/SP And here nexus 4 will be the most VFM out of all these phones

theserpent said:
I feel he's some MMX rep

I feel you are some Sony rep.

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Amp up battery and add a f*****g gorilla glass.

axes2t2 said:
I feel you are some Sony rep.

Nop.But just stating a fact,That samsung has crap phones under 20/25k.

theserpent said:
Nop.But just stating a fact,That samsung has crap phones under 20/25k.

Indeed they are. I would say if you have their flagship device than you are well or else you will always bang your head for buying sammy and neglecting what else you could have got in the similar budget.

$hadow said:
Indeed they are. I would say if you have their flagship device than you are well or else you will always bang your head for buying sammy and neglecting what else you could have got in the similar budget.

That's true considering Samsung's current line up. They have badly priced phones like S4 Mini, which should be priced at approx 18k, S3 @ 20k, Grand @ 14-15k....... Actually Sony launched Xperia L/M at very aggressive price, that's why.

HTC is even worse than Samsung.... One X is still retailing at 25k,whereas S3 is atleast at 24k locally. Also check prices of its desire series. Also HTC One is available for 38k here locally compared to 35k for S4

Conclusion : Don't be brand specific. Samsung, Sony, LG, HTC are good companies, just get the best mobile for the price

axes2t2 said:
I feel you are some Sony rep.

Only some sony reps would say a crap phone like Xperia M is better than all Samsung phones under 20k. It has way more negatives for its CPU ( only positive of this crap) to keep it ahead of Galaxy Grand and S4 mini and phones like LG L9.

anupam_pb said:
Conclusion : Don't be brand specific. Samsung, Sony, LG, HTC are good companies, just get the best mobile for the price

+100 to this. But Not many realize this and waste their money by being flattered by aggressive promotional campaign by Samsung, Sony etc. ( not to mention some of their retarded fanboys).

Meh, I will only consider Micromax/Karbonn/Xolo phones when they start respecting the GPL agreement and start releasing kernel sources for their phones.

Mediatek processors for 20k isn't a good idea at all. And it has no SD card slot either. Nexus 4 is much better choice.

sushovan said:
Only some sony reps would say a crap phone like Xperia M is better than all Samsung phones under 20k. It has way more negatives for its CPU ( only positive of this crap) to keep it ahead of Galaxy Grand and S4 mini and phones like LG L9.

He didnt mean it spec-by-spec comparison wise. He meant in "value for money" wise. Sony Xperia M and L are unbeatable at Rs13k and Rs15k range. I dont think there is any Samsung phone worth recommending below Rs20k. I mean, cmon, can someone muster the guts to mention ONE Samsung phone thats a "good deal" ?

The only good Samsung phone below Rs30k is Galaxy S4 mini. Its overpriced, but thats the most powerfull "compact" android in the Indian market. Its even more compact than Xperia L despite same screen size. For the target market of big phone haters it is the best deal. A good phone for people moving from iPhones to Android, and majority of iphone lovers hate huge phones. Sadly thats all there is for Samsung. There was a time when Samsung ruled (2011- early 2012) when it blew the competition in every segment. Now its Sony's era. They have everything covered ,and dominated,the sub Rs25k range. The only reason Samsung is still running strong in the mid segment is the brand name it has established in the past years. There are people who still buy Galaxy Grand. They love it a lot , because well, the only people who buy it are the tech-illiterate ignorant lots (like girls)who dont know what they are missing and what they could have got for the same price. Last week my girl classmate asked if she should buy Galaxy Grand . I gave her my advice, and she seemed appeared convinced that it was a bad deal, but this Monday she was showing off her newly purchased Galaxy Grand. facepalm! some people... >_< She just wanted a "expnesive looking" phone with big screen to show off her selfies and picture collection and shoes and clothes designs etc etc Its a girl thing, we wont undertand....

PS. before you call me a fanboy , i have owned and used Sony(M and SP),HTC(Sensation Xe),Samsung(Ace),Motorola(Defy),iBall (Andi 4.5q) in the past 2 years(i lose phones a lot). My family members uses Sony (U,M,L and Z),Samsung (S Duos and Grand Duos), Apple (iPhone 4). My family may seem like a Sony fan but thats for a logical reason. I have a good hands on experience on various phone brands.