THL will be launching W8 android smartphone in India this may. W8 has 5.0 inch capacitive display with HD, 1280 x 720 pixel resolution. W8 has 8MP rear camera with flash and 3.2MP front facing camera. W8 runs on android Jellybean 4.1 and is powered by quad core MTK(MT6589) 1.2GHZ Processor. W8 has internal memory of 8GB, 1GB RAM and 32GB expandable. The battery capacity is about 2000mAH with 5-6 hours of talk time.

Following are the specification of W8:
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Operating System
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Android OS, v4.1 (Jellybean)
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Price
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Around RS 12000
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Form Factor
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Bar
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GPU
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Available
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Frequency of Operation
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GSM /GPRS 900/1800/1900, HSPDA 2100 MHz
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Sim Slot
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Dual Sim(GSM+GSM)
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Display Screen
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5.0 inch capacitive display with HD, 1280 x 720 pixel resolution
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Processor
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Quad core MTK(MT6589) 1.2GHZ Processor
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Sensors
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G-Sensor, Proximity, accelerometer sensor available.
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Camera
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8 Mega Pixels Rear Camera with flash and 3.2MP Front camera.
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Zoom
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Digital Zoom
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Video Recording
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Available
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Video Playback
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supports
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Battery Type
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Li-ion
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Stand By Time
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Up to 400 hours
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Talk Time
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Up to 6 hours
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Battery capacity
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2000 mAH
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GPRS
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Available
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Bluetooth
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v2.0
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Wifi
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Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
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Port
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Micro USB v2.0
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Edge
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Yes
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3G
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HSDPA,HSUPA
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GPS
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Yes, A-GPS support
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Internal Memory
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8GB of internal,1GB RAM
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External Memory
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Expandable to 32GB
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Memory Slot
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MicroSD
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SMS
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Available
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MMS
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Available
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Email
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Available
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Ring Tone
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Vibration, MP3, Polyphonic
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Browser
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Available, Google browser
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Music
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Loud Speaker, 3.5mm Audio Jack
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Speaker
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Available
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Headset
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Available
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FM
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Available
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Colors
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Black
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Pros of the Smartphone:
- 5 inch capacitive screen with HD resolution
- 8 MP Rear camera.
- High speed/performance quad processor.
Cons of this Smartphone:
Xolo X910 is the latest android smartphone in Xolo series with atom processor. X910 4.3 inch IPS capacitive IPS display with qHD, 960 x 540 pixel resolution. X910 has 5MP rear camera with flash and VGA front facing camera. X910 runs on android ICS 4.0 and is powered by 1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor. X910 has internal memory of 4GB, 1GB RAM and 32GB expandable. The battery capacity is about 2000mAH with 6 hours of talk time.

Following are the specification of X910:
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Operating System
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Android OS, v4.0 (ICS)
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Price
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Not Available
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Form Factor
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Bar
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GPU
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Available,400Mhz
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Frequency of Operation
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GSM /GPRS 900/1800/1900, HSPDA 2100 MHz
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Sim Slot
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Dual Sim(GSM+GSM)
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Display Screen
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4.3 inch IPS IPS capacitive display with qHD, 960 x 540 pixel resolution.
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Processor
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1.6 GHz Intel Atom Processor
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Sensors
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G-Sensor, Proximity, accelerometer sensor available.
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Camera
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5 Mega Pixels Rear Camera with flash and VGA Front camera.
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Zoom
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Digital Zoom
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Video Recording
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Available
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Video Playback
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supports
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Battery Type
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Li-ion
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Stand By Time
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Up to 500 hours
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Talk Time
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Up to 6 hours on 2G
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Battery capacity
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2000 mAH
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GPRS
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Available
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Bluetooth
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v2.1
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Wifi
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Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
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Port
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Micro USB v2.0
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Edge
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Yes
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3G
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HSDPA,HSUPA
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GPS
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Yes, A-GPS support
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Internal Memory
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4GB of internal,1GB RAM
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External Memory
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Expandable to 32GB
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Memory Slot
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MicroSD
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SMS
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Available
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MMS
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Available
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Email
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Available
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Ring Tone
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Vibration, MP3, Polyphonic
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Browser
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Available, Google browser
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Music
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Loud Speaker, 3.5mm Audio Jack
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Speaker
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Available
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Headset
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Available
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FM
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Available
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Colors
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Black
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Pros of the Smartphone:
- 4.3 inch IPS capacitive screen with QHD resolution
- 5 MP Rear camera.
- High speed/performance atom processor.
- Battery capacity of 2000mAH.
Cons of this Smartphone:
- VGA front camera for video chatting.
- Andriod ICS OS.
Canvas Music A88 is latest in the canvas series from micromax mobiles. Canvas Music A88 is priced at Just RS 8499. Canvas Music A88 has 4.5 inch capacitive touch screen with 854x480 HD pixels resolution and has 5MP rear camera with flash and 0.3MP front facing camera. Canvas Music A88 runs on Android v4.1 Jellybean OS and is powered by 1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577 processor with GPU. Canvas Music A88 has 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory and 32GB expandable. Canvas Music A88 has battery capacity of 1800mAH with 5 hours of talk time.

Following are the specifications of Canvas Music A88:
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Operating System
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Android v4.1.2 Jelly bean
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Price
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RS 12999
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Form Factor
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Bar
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GPU
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Available
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Frequency of Operation
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GSM /GPRS 900/1800,2100
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Sim Slot
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Dual Sim(GSM+GSM)
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Display Screen
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4.5 inch capacitive touch screen with 854x480 pixels resolution
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Processor
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1 GHz dual-core MediaTek MT6577
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Sensors
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G-Sensor, Proximity sensor available.
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Camera
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5Mega Pixels Rear Camera with flash and 0.3MP Front camera.
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Zoom
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Digital Zoom
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Video Recording
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Available
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Video Playback
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Supports HD
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Battery Type
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Li-ion
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Stand By Time
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Up to 6 days
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Talk Time
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Up 5 hours
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Battery capacity
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1800 mAH
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GPRS
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Available
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Bluetooth
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Available.
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Wifi
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Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
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Port
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Micro USB v2.0
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Edge
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Yes
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3G
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Yes
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GPS
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Yes
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Internal Memory
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512MB RAM,4GB internal
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External Memory
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Expandable to 32GB
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Memory Slot
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MicroSD
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SMS
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Available
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MMS
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Available
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Email
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Available
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Ring Tone
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Vibration, MP3, Polyphonic
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Browser
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Available, Google browser
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Music
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Loud Speaker, 3.5mm Audio Jack
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Speaker
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Available
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Headset
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Available
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FM
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Available
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Colors
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Black
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Pros of the Smartphone:
- 4.5 inch capacitiveq HD touchscreen.
- 0.3 MP front and 5 MP rear camera.
- Android Jelly bean.
- dual core processor.
- Low price.
Cons of this Smartphone:
- Low battery backup.
- Low RAM
Here is the comparision between Snapdragon 600 vs MTK6589T:
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Snapdragon 600
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MTK6589T
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Process
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28nm
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28nm
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Core
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Quad
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Quad
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Architecture
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Krait 300 CPU
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ARMv7-A Cortex
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Frequency
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Up to 1.9 GHz Quad
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1.5GHz
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GPU
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Adreno 320 GPU
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SGX 544 – 365Mhz
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Memory
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supports LPDDRI/LPDDR2/ LPDDR3
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supports LPDDRI/LPDDR2,32Kb l1- 1MBb l2
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HD Video Playback
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Supports 1080P
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Supports 1080P
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Screen resolution
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supports 2048 x 1536 + 1080p external display
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supports 1920 x 800
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Power consumption
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Low compared to MTK6589T
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low
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Network
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LTE 3, 802.11n/ac, BT 4.0 o‑er broad array of high-speed Zonnectivity ,WCDMA and TDSCDMA
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WCDMA and TDSCDMA
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Camera
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Up to 21MP, Stereoscopic 3D
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supports 13Mp
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Canvas DOODLE A111 is latest in the canvas series from micromax mobiles. Canvas DOODLE A111 is priced at Just RS 12999. Canvas DOODLE A111 has 5.3 inch capacitive touch screen with 960x540 qHD pixels resolution and has 8MP rear camera with flash and 0.3MP front facing camera. Canvas DOODLE A111 runs on Android v4.1 Jellybean OS and is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core processor with GPU. Canvas DOODLE A111 has 512MB RAM, 4GB internal memory and 32GB expandable. Canvas DOODLE A111 has battery capacity of 2100mAH with 6.5 hours of talk time.

Following are the specifications of Canvas DOODLE A111:
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Operating System
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Android v4.1.2 Jelly bean
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Price
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RS 12999
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Form Factor
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Bar
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GPU
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Available
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Frequency of Operation
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GSM /GPRS 900/1800,2100
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Sim Slot
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Dual Sim(GSM+GSM)
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Display Screen
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5.3 inch capacitive touch screen with 960x540 qHD pixels resolution
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Processor
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1.2 GHz quad-core processor
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Sensors
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G-Sensor, Proximity sensor available.
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Camera
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8Mega Pixels Rear Camera with flash and 0.3MP Front camera.
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Zoom
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Digital Zoom
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Video Recording
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Available
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Video Playback
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Supports qHD
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Battery Type
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Li-ion
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Stand By Time
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Up to 9 days
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Talk Time
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Up 6.5 hours
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Battery capacity
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2100 mAH
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GPRS
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Available
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Bluetooth
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Available.
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Wifi
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Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
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Port
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Micro USB v2.0
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Edge
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Yes
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3G
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Yes
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GPS
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Yes
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Internal Memory
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512MB RAM,4GB internal
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External Memory
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Expandable to 32GB
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Memory Slot
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MicroSD
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SMS
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Available
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MMS
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Available
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Email
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Available
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Ring Tone
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Vibration, MP3, Polyphonic
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Browser
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Available, Google browser
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Music
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Loud Speaker, 3.5mm Audio Jack
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Speaker
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Available
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Headset
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Available
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FM
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Available
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Colors
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Black
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Pros of the Smartphone:
- 5.3 inch capacitiveqHD touchscreen.
- 0.3 MP front and 8 MP rear camera.
- Android Jelly bean.
- quad core processor.
- Low price.
Cons of this Smartphone:
- Low battery backup.
- Low RAM