Micromax Canvas Fire 5 Review

Today we will review an Android smartphone named Micromax Canvas Fire 5 that was manufactured by the Micromax for the convenience of the mobile users. Selling various types of smartphones, Micromax released Micromax Canvas Fire 5, a smartphone that had dual front facing speaker and earpiece at both top and bottom of the screen.

Talking about the build quality, the Micromax Canvas Fire 5 is also made up of aluminum and plastic. The sides of the device are made up aluminum frame and the rear is made up of a plastic. The rear part is also slightly curved that helps to hold the device easily. Nevertheless, the rear receives a metallic finish which gives the device look premium. However, at the front, the device lacks gorilla glass.

The top of the device’s screen features an earpiece, a front facing camera, different sensors, and a front facing LED light. The device also possesses the capacitive home, recent app and back buttons placed below the display. Moreover, the rear part comprises of  rear facing camera, a LED flashlight and a company branding.

Moreover, the device features a 3.5 mm headphone socket at the top. The device, besides, features a power button and the volume adjusting keys at the right side. The device equips a USB port and a primary mic at the bottom. The SIM card slots and microSD card slots can be noticed beneath the rear panel. The new thing that we can see in this device is that it possesses an extra earpiece below the capacitive buttons and 3D dual  speaker at the front.

Furthermore, the Micromax Canvas Fire 5 comes with 5.5 inches IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen and has 720 x 1280 pixels HD resolution with ~267 ppi pixels density display screen. The display produces vibrant color and provides good viewing angles. The screen also has bright color and is usable under bright light. However, Micromax could have featured Super AMOLED screen which is visible in Samsung’s J2.

Besides, Micromax markets Micromax Canvas Fire 5 operating with Android 6.0 Marshmallow out of the box. The device features Mediatek MT6580M chipset, Quad-Core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7 CPU, and Mali-400MP2 GPU. The device comes with 16 GB of internal memory and can be later expanded up to 32 GB. The device, further, comes with 1 GB of RAM.

Similarly, the Micromax Canvas Fire 5 sports 8 MP rear facing camera and single LED flashlight. The rear camera comes with features different modes to capture the pictures and helps to00 shoot HD videos at 1920 x 1080 pixels. The device also is equipped with 5 MP of front facing camera.

Furthermore, the Micromax Canvas Fire 5 is powered up 2500 mAh removable battery. The device lacks fast charging functionality which is seen in many low and mid-ranged smartphones. The battery gives backup for a whole day with full charge. The device is available on gray, gold and silver colors.

Micromax Canvas Fire 5 Price in Nepal : Rs. 11,550 (Around)

Micromax Canvas Fire 5 Specification

Display

Size	5.5 inches
Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels
Color Depth	16M

Processor

CPU Speed	1.3 GHz
CPU Type	Quad-Core

Camera

Video Recording Resolution	1920 x 1280 pixels
Main Camera Resolution	8.0 MP
Front Camera Resolution	5.0 MP
Main Camera Auto-focus	Yes

Memory

RAM	1 GB
ROM	16 GB
External Memory	Yes, Expandable Up To 32 GB

Network/Bearer^

Multi-Sim	Dual-SIM
Sim Size	Micro-SIM
2G Sim	NA
2G CDMA	NA
3G CDMA	NA
3G TD-CDMA	NA
4G TDD LTE	NA

Connectivity

ANT+	No
USB Version	USB 2.0
Headphone	3.5 mm Stereo
Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi Direct	802.11 b/g/n, NA
Bluetooth	Bluetooth v4.0
MHL	No
PC Sync	No
Location	GPS
NFC	No

Software

Operating Software

Android 6.0 Marshmallow

Physical Information

Color+	Gray, Gold and Silver
Form Factor	Touchscreen Bar
Dimension	NA
Weight	NA
Water Resistant/Dust Proof	No

Sensors

Compass/Magnetometer	NA
Proximity Sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient Light Sensor	NA
Gyroscope	NA
Barometer	NA
Temperature Sensor	NA

Battery

Standard Battery Capacity	2500 mAh
Removable	Yes

Audio and Video

Video Playing Format	NA
Video Playing Resolution	NA
Audio Playing Format	NA