Micromax launches first Canvas tablet @ Rs 16,500

Micromax has launched its first tablet under the Canvas brand at Rs 16,500.

NEW DELHI: Riding high on the success of its Canvas series of smartphone, Micromax has launched its first tablet under the Canvas brand. The new Canvas Tab P650 tablet has an 8-inch display, similar in size to the Apple iPad mini and Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 (311). The company has priced the new tablet at Rs 16,500 and is available in stores across India as of now.

Why are local brands like Micromax killing it in India's smartphone market?

Micromax is the second largest smartphone brand in India with a 22% market share, closely trailing Samsung at 26%, according to IDC. The homegrown smartphone brand is now gunning to topple Samsung by Diwali to become the largest smartphone player. According to IDC India, local smartphone brands now account for over half of all smartphone shipped into India, which is also the fastest growing and the third largest smartphone market in the world. So what is it that local players are doing right and global players like Samsung, Sony, LG and others are not?

Micromax launches Canvas HD to strengthen phablet leadership

Micromax Canvas HD  comes with MediaTek’s MT6589 1.2 GHz quad core processor for  smooth multi-tasking. 

 Resounding success of Canvas 2 makes company confident about phablets.

Micromax, India’s leading handset manufacture  today  announced  its partnership  with  MediaTek, the  leading  chipset manufacturers  for  the  launch  of  their  first  quad  core processor phone –A116 Canvas HD.