Here’s a smartphone you’ve probably haven’t heard of – Micromax Canvas Knight, which is very popular in India. It was released this year, just like the Grand 2, and we’ll compare these two devices to see which one has more advantages.
Displays and sizes
The Canvas Knight comes with a 5inches IPS LCD display and a higher screen resolution (1920x1080pixels) and pixel density (441ppi). The Grand 2 is equipped with a bigger display – 5.25inches, which is a TFT that supports 1280x720pixels and 280ppi. The Micromax model is weighting 158grams and it measures 147×72.1×7.3mm, while the Samsung model is 5grams heavier and its dimensions are 146.8×75.3×8.9mm.
Hardware and OS
The Canvas Knight is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6592T processor and has Mali-450MP4 graphics. The internal memory is unexpandable and it’s of 32GB.
The Grand 2 has under its hood a1.2GHz Snapdragon 400 quad-core processor, while the GPU is Adreno 305. This device has 8GB of ROM – expandable up to 64GB.
As for the OS, the Canvas Knight is running on Android 4.4.2KitKat with 2GB of RAM, while the Grand 2 is running on Android 4.3Jelly Bean with 1.5GB of RAM.
Cameras
The Canvas Knight’s primary camera has a double resolution – 16MP, having features such as LED flash, autofocus, 1080p video capture – same features supported by Grand 2’s 8MP rear camera. Also, the Samsung model has a 1.9MP front camera.
Batteries
The Canvas Knight’s battery is non-removable and it has the capacity of 2350mAh, which allows you to talk 7 hours and a half on the phone. The Grand 2 has a Li-Ion battery with the capacity of 2600mAh, which withstands up to 17hours when talking on 3G.
Connectivity
Both of these phones support WiFi, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, EDGE, GPRS and microUSB 2.0. But only the Grand 2 offers DLNA.
Prices
The price of the Canvas Knight is around 318 dollars, while the Samsung Grand 2 costs 308 dollars.
Conclusion
The Canvas Knight’s advantages are the octa-core processor, a lot higher screen resolution, a better camera, more RAM + built-in internal storage, plus a newer Android OS version.
The Grand 2 has a bigger display, the internal memory can be expanded, has a removable battery and a higher capacity, plus it supports DLNA.
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