Micromax Canvas Spark 4G launched at Rs 4,999; exclusive to Snapdeal

Micromax has launched an affordable 4G handset - the Canvas Spark 4G - at a price of Rs 4,999. This will be the first 4G smartphone in the Spark range, and will be selling on Snapdeal. It will also support VoLTE and will come with the bundled Reliance Jio Welcome Offer. The Micromax Canvas Spark 4G comes with a 5-inch IPS display. It runs on a Spreadtrum chipset housing a quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz. It is paired with 1GB RAM and 8GB of internal storage. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS which comes with some custom skin atop it featuring a Steroid launcher. The phone will feature the Around services which are also seen on Yu handsets. The phone comes with a 5MP rear camera and a 2MP front-facing camera. The Micromax Canvas Spark 4G is powered by a 2000 mAh battery. In terms of connectivity, you have a dual SIM configuration, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and more. The new Canvas Spark 4G is available in Champagne Gold, Grey Black and Champagne white colors exclusively on Snapdeal.com. Speaking at the launch of the Spark 4G, chief marketing officer of Micromax, Shubhajit Sen said, “The consumer response to the Spark series has been phenomenal. With the Canvas Spark 4G, we wish to drive the adoption of 4G amongst consumers and give them a competitive product. Through our exclusive partnership with Snapdeal for the Spark series, we have very successfully expanded the overall entry-level smartphone market and created a favorable impact in the ecommerce channel capturing over 11% of the exclusive online market last year.”