Micromax Canvas Fantabulet With 6.98-Inch Display Launched at Rs. 7,499

Micromax has launched the Canvas Fantabulet smartphone priced at Rs. 7,499. 

The new Canvas-range handset will be available via Flipkart and will come in 

a Chrome Gold colour variant.

The biggest highlight of the Micromax Canvas Fantabulet is its massive 

6.98-inch screen at this price point. With the large screen size, the new 

Canvas Fantabulet will compete against the high-priced Lenovo Phab 

Plus, which sports 

a 6.8-inch display. It's worth noting that the Lenovo Phab Plus was launched

 in india back in October at Rs. 20,990.

(Also see: Micromax Canvas Fantabulet vs. Lenovo Phab Plus)

The Canvas Fantabulet comes bundled with apps like Eros Now, Kindle, 

Saavn, and Gaana among others. Another highlight of the new smartphone 

is its dual box speakers which are powered by DTS technology. Micromax is

 offering a free 90-day subscription to Saavn pro.

The Canvas Fantabulet features a 6.98-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) 

IPS display. It is powered by a quad-core processor clocked at 1.3GHz

 coupled with 1GB of RAM. The handset features 16GB inbuilt

 storage and also supports expandable storage support via microSD card

 (up to 32GB).

Running Android 5.0 Lollipop, the Micromax Canvas Fantabulet sports an

 8-megapixel rear autofocus camera with LED flash and also comes with a

 2-megapixel fixed-focus front camera. The dual-SIM based Canvas 

Fantabulet supports 3G on one SIM and the other supports 2G.

Connectivity options on the new phablet from Micromax include 3G, 

GPS/ A-GPS,Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and Micro-USB. Unfortunately, the smartphones

 doesn't support 4G LTE connectivity. Under the hood, the Micromax

 Canvas Fantabulet packs a 3000mAh battery.

Commenting on the launch, Vikas Jain, Co-Founder, Micromax Informatics,

 said,"We ignited the phablet category with the launch of Canvas range of 

devices which proved to be extremely popular among the consumers. With

 the launch of Canvas Fantabulet we are yet again pioneering a new category

 that will change the way people use smartphones making it their first

 choice for consumption and productivity needs. The launch comes at the most 

appropriate time when mobile internet is on the rise and there has been 

persistent increase in demand for larger screens and video consumption."