Micromax Canvas Juice 2 launched for Rs 8,999; retains the 3000mAh battery

Micromax has announced the Canvas Juice 2 in India for Rs 8,999. It retains the same 3000mAh battery, seen in its popular successor Canvas Juice. Needless to say, the highlight of the device is its large 3000mAh battery that promises to deliver up to 9 hours of talk time and up to 18 days of standby time. The Canvas Juice 2 is a dual-SIM smartphone with a 5-inch HD IPS display with 720 x 1280 pixels of resolution. Micromax adds a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It also runs the latest Android 5.0 Lollipop iteration. Under the hood, it comes powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and an unspecified chipset, coupled with 2GB of RAM. It also gets 8GB of onboard storage, further expandable up to 32GB via microSD card slot. This is an upgrade from the 1GB RAM and 4GB onboard storage seen in its predecessor. On the camera front, it gets 8MP rear snapper with autofocus and LED flash and 2MP front-facing camera. The connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS/A-GPS, GPRS/EDGE and 3G. Dipped in silver, the smartphone is available via online and offline stores.