After days of anticipation, Micromax announced the Dual 5 smartphone in India. The smartphone is priced at Rs 24,999 and it will be available through Flipkart as well as offline retailers on April 10. The Dual 5 feature 13MP+13MP camera setup on the back, the company’s first phone with a dual rear camera system.
Spec-wise, Micromax Dual 5 sports a 5.5-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels. The dual rear camera can shoot 4K Ultra videos in HD resolution, slow-motion as well as 3D videos. The front 13MP camera comes with features such as soft selfie flash, f/2.0 aperture, gesture control and GIF maker.
Micromax Dual 5 has a metal unibody Arc design and measures 4.74mm at its thinnest point. Under the hood, the smartphone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor coupled with 4GB RAM and 128GB ROM. It uses Adreno 510 GPU for graphics performance.
The phone is backed by a 3,200mAh battery and supports Quick Charge 3.0 technology capable of giving 4 hours of usage in 10 minutes of charging. The Dual 5 has a hybrid SIM slot. In terms of connectivity, it supports USB Type-C charging port and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
With the Dual 5, Micromax’s focuses on the device’s security. The phone comes packed with tonnes of security features such as an independent security chip and anti-theft features. The phone will ask for your password when someone tries to insert a pin to remove SIM card. If the pin is not entered within 30 seconds, the buttons will become disable but will be on so that users can track it. The phone will again ask for a password in next 60 minutes. Micromax Dual 5 has a Secure Vault feature which can be used to store private videos, photos etc. It can only be accessed using a different fingerprint.
Micromax CEO and co-founder Rahul Sharma told indianexpress.com that his company was a complete player there was just Samsung which has such a play in the market now. “We are available online, offline and across all channels. Others are focussing on just some segments. And these new products will fill the only gap in our portfolio,” he said.
Sharma said the focus of the device was clearly on the camera technology even though it was a complete smartphone. “There is usually a trade-off when it comes to phones. But this is a complete phone that will serve users well for at least a year with no need for updates,” he added. Sharma is confident that the security features in the Dual 5 will also set it apart from the competition.
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