New Delhi, August 17, 2015: Micromax Informatics has expanded its selfie-focused smartphones line-up with the launch of all new Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 and Canvas Selfie 3. While, the Canvas Selfie 2 will be available for purchase from 22nd August with a price tag of Rs. 5,999 and the Canvas Selfie 3 will go on sale in the last week of August, before Raksha Bandhan festival.
Commenting at the launch event, Micromax Informatics CEO – Vineet Taneja said, ”With over 93 million selfies being captured every day, people today take and retake images of themselves till it mirrors perfection and what they want the world to see them as. Taking the selfie trend to the next level, we are proud to declare the two new smartphones, which are perfect for the users delivering fantastic pictures and equipping them with great beauty editing tools to look their best always.”
Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 (Q340): Specifications and Features
The Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 (Q340) is crafted with a premium leather like finish and sports a 5-inch FWVGA IPS Touchscreen. Powered by a 1.3GHz Quad Core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM, the handset offers 8GB of internal storage space, which can be expanded using microSD card slot.
The Canvas Selfie 2 comes with a 5MP rear camera with OV sensor and 4P lens. On the front, it sports a 5MP camera with OV sensor. The camera comes with some features like Face Detection, HDR Mode and Face Beauty Mode.
Out-of-the-box, the Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop OS. The device is fueled by a 2,000mAh Li-Ion battery.
The Canvas Selfie 2 will be available for purchase all across the online and offline stores from 22nd August, 2015 with a price tag of Rs. 5,999.
Micromax Canvas Selfie 3 (Q348): Specifications and Features
On the other hand, the Micromax Canvas Selfie 3 (Q348) features a 4.8-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) AMOLED display, which is further protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3.
Under the hood, Canvas Selfie 3 has a 1.3GHz Quad Core processor paired with 1GB DDR2 RAM. Also, it offers an 8GB internal memory storage space, which can be expanded up to 32GB using a microSD card.
The handset also features a 2,300mAh Li-ion battery. On the software front, Micromax Canvas Selfie 3 runs on Android 5.0 Lollipop OS.
The smartphone sports an 8MP rear camera with Blue Glasses 5P Largan lens and an 8MP front-facing camera with Sony MX179 and LED flash support. It also supports features like Face Beauty Mode, Gesture, Panorama, 78 degrees wide angle selfie, Night Shot and One Key Shot. The Canvas Selfie 3 will also come with a Bluetooth enabled Selfie Stick.
The Canvas Selfie 3 will be available in five back and front color variants, which includes Blue, Green, Sky Blue, Purple and Yellow.
The handset will be available from all the online and offline stores within the last week of August 2015 before Raksha Bandhan. Whereas, the price hasn’t been announced yet.
Key Specifications of Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 and Selfie 3
| Micromax Canvas Selfie 2 | Micromax Canvas Selfie 3 | |
| Display: | 5-inch FWVGA IPS | 4.8-inch HD IPS |
| Processor: | 1.3GHz Quad Core | 1.3GHz Quad Core |
| Storage: | 8GB | 8GB |
| microSD card support: | Yes | Yes |
| Camera: | 5MP Rear; 5MP Back | 8MP Rear; 8MP Back |
| RAM: | 1GB | 1GB |
| Battery: | 2,000 mAh Li-Ion | 2,300 mAh Li-Ion |
| Price: | Rs. 5,999 | N/A |
