Micromax Canvas HD A350: Technical specification and Review.

The Micromax canvas HD A350 as the name suggest is a real knight in a great shining armour. I bought it for Rs 12000/- (thanks to Amazon Diwali offers) last month. By using it for a month I am writing below review and tip and tricks which can help my reader to their best. Currently it is priced in a range from 13999 to 19000 depending upon the online/shop you buy from.

Technical specification

GENERAL

Alternate names	A350
Release date	March 2014
Form factor	Touch screen
Battery capacity (mAh)	2350
Removable battery	No
Colors	Black, Black and Gold, White and Gold

DISPLAY

Screen size (inches)	5.00
Touch screen	Yes
Touch screen type	Capacitive
Resolution	1080x1920 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)	443
Colors	16.7M

HARDWARE

Processor	2GHz  octa-core
Processor make	MediaTek 6592T
RAM	2GB
Internal storage	32GB

CAMERA

Rear camera	16-megapixel
Flash	Yes
Front camera	8-megapixel

SOFTWARE

Operating System	Android 4.4.2
Java support	Yes
Browser supports Flash	No

CONNECTIVITY

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	NA
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.00
NFC	No
Infrared	No
DLNA	No
Wi-Fi Direct	No
MHL Out	No
HDMI	No
Headphones	3.5mm
FM	Yes
USB	Micro-USB
Charging via Micro-USB	Yes
Proprietary charging connector	No
Proprietary data connector	No
Number of SIMs	2
SIM 1
SIM Type	Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes

SENSORS

Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	No
Temperature sensor	No

 Advantages:

As per my experience the advantages which I felt on this phone over others are:

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1. 2 GB RAM: the free RAM helps the phone to perform faster and I never felt any wait time to perform any work. Previously I had to wait some 3-5 seconds before my camera starts, call dialler starts. However with canvas A350, the phone is super fast giving a great pleasure to use.

2. Look and feel: the phone looks so awesome that holding it in your hands and showing it off to your friends gives an outstanding feeling.

3. Sensitive touch screen: the screen touch of the phone is very sensitive and it responds with just a small touch.

4. connectivity: the wifi, Bluetooth and location service gives a perfect way to stay connected with friends and society. I can keep the wifi on for long time and battery does drain out. J

5. Battery back-up: If your keep the phone in standby mode the battery does not drain out by itself. Like from night to morning the battery uses only 5-10 %age.

6. Light weight: the phone gives no feeling of weight as you are carrying a phone.

7. 16 MP main camera: the photos come in a perfect manner with the main camera.

8. Some photos taken are below.

9. Front 8 MP rear camera: while on video chat with friends, they say: we are having a great view on our phone from your side. You have a great camera. The selfie comes very much clear.

10. Notification Light: one small light blinks in every 5-10 seconds interval, f there is any notification and it needs your attention.

Disadvantages:

1. While I am using the location service and wifi and gaming, all at the same time, the battery draining out in a fast manner.

2. It takes nearly 2-4 hours for the phone to get charged fully.
Sometimes, While in charging mode the screen does not behave properly and gives mis-funtion and touch screen.

3. On zooming photos taken from phone gives distortion and are not clear.
The ringing volume on general profile is less and I am not able to hear ringing while driving.

4. Buttons placement: The power and sound button are placed on the same side and I have accidentally clicked on wrong key many times.

Tips and tricks to make it useful in its best way:

1. M! Security:

Use in built app M! Security, you can block the numbers from which you don’t want any disturbing calls or advertising messages.

2. Camera: in camera use voice control and say “cheese” or “capture” to take the photo. Power control widget: to make wifi on/off you have scroll down notification panel and click on top button to switch to control area, however using the power control widget you can control below items without scrolling down the notification panel.

3. Colour separation in SIM: you can give your own colour in the two separate SIM. By this it is easy to distinguish between SIMs, whenever you are making/receiving any calls.

4. Power Control Widget: The power control widget helps to control the wifi, bluetooth, location service, brightness to be controlled directly from home page screen.

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