Micromax Canvas Selfie A255 

price₹ 7,295 onwards

launchFeb, 2015

12.5

excellence score

ranked #400 in best phones in Rs. 5,000 - 10,000
27.5

value for money score

ranked #404 in best value for money phones in Rs. 5,000 - 10,000
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Design

  • Unique design
  • Good build quality
  • Light-weight
  • Comfortable for one-handed usage

Display

  • Nice display - crisp, vibrant colours, good viewing angles

Software

  • Android interface with Micromax customizations
  • Comes bundled with a lot of bloatware

Performance

  • Good speed/performance

Camera

  • Good primary (back) camera
  • Excellent secondary (front) camera for selfies

Audio

  • Good bundled headset
  • Good loudspeaker

Battery

  • Average battery life

More

  • Cutout for one of the SIM slots doubles up as the microSD slot, which means that if you choose to add more storage space you will have to forego the Dual-SIM capability of the phone

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Micromax Canvas Selfie A255 Specifications

Operating System
Smartphone OSAndroid 4.4No updates expected
Display
TouchscreenYes (Capacitive)
Screen Size4.7 inches
Screen Resolution720x1280 pixels (~ 312 pixels per inch)
Display Features
  • IPS
Scratch Resistant DisplayYes, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Sensors
  • Accelerometer
  • Ambient Light Sensor
  • Proximity Sensor
Processor/RAM
Processor1.7 GHz, Octa Core, MediaTek MT6592Ranked #66 in Mobile Procesor Benchmarks
RAM2 GB
Memory
Internal Memory16 GB
Expandable Memory Slotup to 32 GB
Battery
Battery Capacity2300 mAh
Battery Standby198 hrs
Battery Talktime8.50 hrs
Dimensions
Thickness9.65 mm
Camera
Primary Camera13.0MP
Camera Auto-FocusYes
Camera FlashYes
HD Video RecordingYes (Full HD)
Other Camera Features
  • Sony Sensor
  • Beauty Tools in Camera App (Eye Enhancement; Face Slimming; Skin Smoothing; Teeth Whitening; Remove Oil)
Secondary Camera13.0MP
Secondary Camera Features
  • Flash
  • Auto-Focus
Connectivity
BluetoothYes
Connecting PortUSB
WiFiYes
3GYes
2G Internet (GPRS/EDGE)Yes
GPSYes
More
App StoreGoogle Play Store
Dual SIMGSM+GSM
FM RadioYes
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  • Mi Security
  • Mi Live
  • MAD
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  • Snap Deal
  • TrueCaller
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