There is no official word from Micromax regarding the Micromax A100 handset; however Homeshop18 has already listed it on their shopping site for Rs. 9,999. A100 is a dual SIM phone with dual Standby running on Android 4.0.4 (ICS) OS.
The specifications mentioned on the site look similar to Mi-425 except that the capacitive touchscreen display is of 5 inch resolution. It does support dual SIM with 3G (WCDMA / HSDPA) , GPRS and EDGE supported. The battery is 2000mAh with talktime of up to 5 hours and standby time of around 180 hours.
We were expecting a camera of more than 5 megapixels however it just got 5 MP auto focus camera with video recording and that too without any secondary (front facing) camera. The features are similar to the Spice Stellar, just with a bigger screen and a good competitive pricing.
It does seem strange that Homeshop18 has listed this handset even before any official announcement from Micromax. I am not sure if this really is the Micromax A100. The page also clearly mentions that the product is out of stock, which again looks quite suspicious.
Check out the Homeshop18 link and let me know your comments on the same. I have added a screen shot of the product listed on the site – just in case they remove the list, you never know.
Micromax A100 SuperFone Key Features and Specification as listed on the Home Shop 18 website
- CPU unknown, 4GB internal storage (not sure), RAM unknown.
- Android 4.0.4
- Dual SIM + Dual Standby.
- 5 inch capacitive touchscreen with 854×480 pixels resolution.
- 3G, 2G (EDGE/GPRS), Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro USB, 3.5mm jack, FM, Micro SD support and SNS ready.
- No dual camera just a 5MP camera rear camera.
- Sensors – Accelerometer, G-Sensor.
- Li-ion 2000 mAh battery with ST=180 hours, TT=5 hours.
Micromax had recently launched the Micromax A84 model and the Micromax A90 is also expected to be launched soon.
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Which one is better mm A100 or mm A110?
And finally I got MM a100 yesterday in local chennai poorivika shop its looks pretty awesome guys. So Chennai guys just be touch with shop the stocks are running like any thing.
Thanks gogi, your page helped me to find the right mobile in my budget.
Is it SAFE to buy it online i.e. from homeshop18? what if the product is defective?
Hey Bharat,
I want to buy this phone, can u tell me that phones durability, bcoz i want the perfect phone for 2 years or so..
plz reply..
Hi Gogi,
I just want to know if "Is Micromax really durable?"
I m really interested to buy A100 but i doubt its durability. I used Micromax X505 before and it was a good value for money phone. Buy after a year it had a touch panel issue and i had to replace touch panel which costed me around Rs.350.
I just want an honest reply from u, is micromax really durable for say i want to use A100 for 2 years or so…
Thanks
Amit, The newest model like the A100 and A90 built quality is really good, hardware too. I think they will last for a longer time. Touch panel you need to be careful I had the Samsung Galaxy i7500 (which I usually would put in the front jeans pocket) which also developed touch issues (part of top area was not responding) after a year so this can happen with any cell.
hi I bought this micromax a100 3 days ago and honestly its worth buying it it has front camera also its saying internal mem is 4 gb but there is 2 gb the phone doesn't hang too much, touch is also good in my opinion I will give 8 out of 10.
Bharat the memory you will see will always be less cause the OS uses some of the memory on 4G you get around 2GB some for app storage and some for OS and on 8GB around 5GB.
I knew that this was a fake news, as micromax site state the A84 for Rs. 9999.
dear sushil.
this is not a fake news.please check once more(micromax website)and this link
http://micromaxsuperfone.com/home.php
It seems really wierd because a84 with nothing special costs Rs.9999 and the latest micromax A100 with a massive 5" inches screen…..ICS….. Rs.9999…..
what the hell r they doing?…
and all the phones are single core!…..confirmed!..
A84…..A90…A100….!
Hi Gogi,
How different is Mediatech from Qualcom chipsets.
There is a tough competition going on between Mediatech and Qualcomm, Mediatech's chips are cheaper and not much difference performance wise.
Thanks for the clarification Gogi
If it comes with secondary camera then it will be treat to have this.Let the official information come.
Anyways Gogi, but there is also a good news that MMX is showing A90 as their upcoming Superphone on their FB page soon to be availed & it is named as "Superfone Pixel". Tech. specs are not yet mentioned. Click on the link below for details.
http://www.facebook.com/micromaxinfo
Hi Gogi. HS18 has removed the page link for A100. I think this might be a fake. Don't know the reason behind this one.
The link is still working but anyway I posted the screenshot as you never know the page might vanish, unless some word from Micromax.
No Dual Camera! That's very bad Because the best use of 5 Inch Screen is For Video Calling!. How Can They Misses That Important Stuff ?
Shashank, At this point do not assume what every you see on this page, it's not official, yet.
Thank God!, Hopes Alive!. They Should give it! hope so
I want to buy mmx a100 should I buy this because it is not like samsung or nokia that we can trust. Will a100 stand with me for long time?
Divesh, the quality is really good, if you still have doubt wait until there is enough stock (as currently its out of stock). You can then check the demo at any electronic malls, see it, feel it and then make a decision.
Gogi why don't you do a article on best phone to buy as per the operating system and in accordance to price bracket. Something like android 15k bracket, even 9k phones are included if they give on par performance. Even un-review'd handset might be included,but you can review them later or just include them with disclaimer. This would really help lot out there to buy a value 4 money phone within their budget. It might be a big and ever changing list but I think most user are here just to know what models are on top and then just read review and find a personalized phone. Try including 5k and 10k bracket as in India the driving sales comes from them.
Thanks Omkar for the suggestions I will make a post on this soon.