Micromax Canvas Pace 4G Q416 launched via eBay for Rs 6,821

Micromax Canvas Pace 4G Q416 launched via eBay for Rs 6,821

The budget 4G smartphone market is heating up with Lenovo, Phicomm and ZTE already in the sub-Rs 5,000 segment. Micromax has now thrown its hat in the ring with the Canvas Pace 4G, albeit with a relatively higher price tag of Rs 6,821.

The handset is only available via eBay India for now and is available freely with none of the pre-registration brouhaha. Despite featuring 4G LTE on board, the smartphone has a very sub-par hardware specs sheet, so it seems like the company has only focused on the 4G aspect of the device.

The processor used here is the low-end Snapdragon 210, so don't expect insanely great performance from the phone. Micromax is only offering the smartphone in a solitary black color option, so color choices are relatively limited for the customers.

We think a price cut would make the smartphone a very attractive offering in India. But for Rs 6,821, the Canvas Pace 4G will fail to make any sort of impact on the market, considering how there are similar (or even better) offerings available for under Rs 5,000 in the region.

Hardware specifications of the Micromax Canvas Pace 4G:

· 5-inch FWVGA (480x854) display
· 8.8mm thickness
· 1.1 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 210 processor
· 5MP rear camera
· 2MP front camera
· 1GB RAM
· 8GB storage (expandable up to 32GB)
· Android 5.1 Lollipop
· 2,500 mAh battery
· 4G LTE with dual SIM support