Micromax Ninja 3 or Micromax A57 is here for a price of Rs. 4,999. It started with the Ninja A50 and then came the Ninja 2 A56 and now the Ninja A57 which is better than its predecessors.
Interestingly the price of Rs. 4,999 competes with the Ninja A50 which is currently available for Rs. 4,899 and the A56 that will cost you Rs. 5,990. So what is the difference and when is the best one, let’s find out.
Design
The Ninja 3 has got more curvy edges as compared with Ninja 1 and 2. There are 3 touch sensitive dedicated buttons on the front side. On the rear side there is the camera at center top without any flash option and at the bottom, just below the Micromax logo there is the speaker out.
On the left side you will find the volume rockers and on the right the power button. The looks are pretty decent with 11.2 mm thickness and the weight is just under 100grams (93.88 grams).
Processor, Memory and OS
Micromax Ninja 3 processor is the same 1GHz Qualcomm with Adreno 200 GPU. The memory part would need confirmation as flipkart says 256MB RAM where as Ncarry says it is 512MB RAM (Confirmed it is 256MB). Then there is the micro SD card slot that can house external cards of up to 32GB.
Sadly for the price A57 will run on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS. There is no word about an upgrade to a higher version.
Display
Unlike the Micromax A50 (320×240 pixels) the Micromax A57 comes with a better screen (3.5 inches) of HVGA resolution i.e. 480×320 pixels with 2.2K colours? (252K). The Karbonn A7 also comes with the same resolution and is priced at Rs. 7,390 clearly the A57 will look more tempting.
Camera
The A50 came with 2MP camera and the A57 will house the same 3MP camera as on A56, better than A50 but being fixed focus do not expect much out of it. The camera features are 4x digital zoom, night mode, multi shot and video recording. There is no secondary camera.
Connectivity
The connectivity features are the same i.e 3G (HSDPA @7.2 / HSUPA @5.76), EDGE, GPRS, Wi-Fi, USB, Bluetooth 2.1, GPS and micro USB.
Other features
The handset comes with many pre-loaded apps. The performance will be as good as on Micromax A56. There is the gravity sensor or G-Sensor, but the proximity sensors are missing.
Battery
The 1400 mAh li-ion battery gives a standby time of about a week and talktime of up to 4 hours.
Micromax Ninja 3 review
The Ninja 3 or Micromax A57 clearly seen as a replacement of the Micromax A50 model unless the A50 cost is reduced. The A57 no doubt is better than A50 and A56 and beats them when it comes to the price factor.
Finally Micromax has succeeded in bringing the HVGA resolution for under Rs. 5,000. The Micromax A57 entry level phone is here, for those budget conscious users with a better screen resolution. Go for it.
Micromax Ninja 3 A57 key features and specifications
- 1GHz (Qualcomm) + Adreno GPU running the Android 2.3.5 – Gingerbread OS.
- Dual SIM with Dual Standby (SIM 1 slot supports 3G/2G and SIM 2 supports 2G only).
- 3.5 inches multi-touch capacitive screen with HVGA – 320 x 480 Pixels resolution.
- 256MB RAM and 512MB RAOM, up to 200MB total internal storage and micro SD card support up to 32GB.
- 3MP camera fixed focus without flash, video recording supported.
- 3G(7.2 / 5.7 Mbps), GPRS class 12, EDGE class 12, WAP, Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth 2.1 and microUSB. USB / Wi-Fi tethering is supported (needs confirmation).
- 1400 mAh – 150 hours Standby and 4 hours to 8.5 hours talktime.
The difference Micromax A50 v/s Micromax A56 v/s Micromax A57
| A50 (Ninja) | A56 (Ninja 2) | A57 (Ninja 3) | |
| CPU | 650MHz | 800MHz | 1GHz |
| Display | 3.1 inch (320×240) | 3.5 inches (480×320) | 3.5 inches (480×320) |
| Thickness | 13mm | 11.5mm | 11.2mm |
| RAM | 512MB | 256MB | 256 MB (confirmed) |
| Battery | 1200mAh | 1400mAh | 1400mAh |
| Camera | 2MP FF | 3MP FF | 3MP FF |
Not much difference between A57 and A56 except for the CPU, but interestingly cheaper. If you are looking for the cheapest android phone with good features look no further the A57 is the one, to replace the already popular A50.
- Rs. 4,999
By (Updated: September 1, 2012)
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my gravity sensors are not working properly most of tilting games are not working smoothly plz tell m how to solve it.
sir,
I would like to know the benchmark score of micromax A57.please.
purchased Micro Max Ninja A 57, first sim using aircel pi and IInd sim using tata docomo. when i using network the first sim connect is automatically disconnect. quick reply to my mail
what s up not working on this mobile …
Dear gogi ji,
I have Micromax A57 but I am not able to run whatsup App because when I start yo open this its not open just showing a alert (plz adjust your clock as 09/04/2013) then I adjusted but it is not working again.
Please give me your solution for this problem.
Regards,
Dilip
Dilip try setting date to automatic or use AM / PM format etc. see if that works.
just update ur whatsapp…
I have Micromax Ninja A57, when try to open whatsapp it’s giving error “Your phone date is inaccurate. Adjust your clock and try again” eventhough the date format is correct. Can someone please help me on this.
Thanks
hi bro , in a57 when I open whatsapp a alert message appears that ” your phone date is inaccurate ” but my phone date is correct. pls help me.
Re-install WhatsApp. It will work. I had same problem.
hi Rohit, I know what to do because I uses a57 and has a same problem. in home screen click options button —> setting. and restore your phone and the phone will restored and the menu icon will appear. but remember that while restore all data will erased.
I have micromax a54 ninja 3.5. I unable to play motor racing game in this mobile with the help of screen movement.pl help me
Mr. Gogi,
I have facing problems to download Yahoo mail application in my micromax A57, i tried to download from mstore, but can’t download. Pl. help me.
Hello! I’m Rohit. Could you Please Help Urgently ?! I have a Mircomax Ninja 3. Yesterday night I accidentally pressed the Hook up application in the Menu and then the Hook up icon has replaced the Menu Icon on my phone Home Screen! And now it refuses to go off, throwing me not accessible to the the menu of my phone! Any resolution for this. Its so annoying.
Thanks & Regards,
Rohit Yadav
9920344452
please try a new launcher ……that wud surely help…for eg try nemus launcher or holo launcher…u can download them from app store
in home screen click option —>setting and restore your phone .but remember that while restoring data will erased ..
Re-set factory setting. I had same issue earlier.
go to micromaxlauncher in Application. Clear data and re-start the phone. This will resolve your issue.
gogi help me
I bought Micromax A57 & i’m facing so many problems its RAM & internal memory is very low.
Is there any solution if u have plz tell me
plz plz tell now
why dont u put custom rom in ur phone…i have done that and its simple and good…..
gogi help me
I bought Micromax A57 & i’m facing so many problems it ram & internal memory is very low.
Is there any solution if u have plz tell me
plz plz tell now
i bought micromax ninja3 a57 on jan but one of the sim is always in not reachable while using another sim in data mode(i.e in gsm) and the message is also not sent properly……..can anybody help please…..
is micromax ninija A57 is better phone
Dear Sir
My A57 is almost a month old now. My mobile has an issue. It shuts itself off once in every 3 or 4 days. I have bare minimum use. I did try factory reset. But still the problem persists. Kindly help me with a solution
thanks
Shaji
Since you already did the factory reset. I think better get it checked at the service center. Also is the battery draining or is it normal?
Battery seems normal. I charge it on alternative days. do you think it has anything to do with low memory?
i want to buy a micromax phone between ninja A54 and ninja A57. I am confused, plz suggest me which one is better.
dont buy micromax ull repent buy fly f350 or lenovo a60+ ……u willl them both…
satisfaction gurantted for lenovo a60+ as my dad has it
dear gogi.in
u said there is no upgrading options but boot time option we can find an option to upgrade using .zip file. please check this and tell what is the meaning of it……..
Yes that is recovery mode, if you have an upgraded ROM you can upgrade the OS. But if you have the Upgraded ROM for A57 only then.
Iam using this phone for 6 months now. Recently iam facing issues like ;
1) People can’t reach me most of the time, even though i have full signal.
2) Earpiece volume is very low.
3) can’t install new apps as it throws memory error as this has very low RAM & internal memory ,
for issue#3: You can move your installed apps. on SD card to free up the phone memory space.
I purchased Micro Max Ninja A 57, incoming calls automatic disconnected and show set hang. when i am using play store, automatic exit in play store.
Hey, i’m going to buy a phone today btwn micromax a57 or micromax a54.
Meet u tomorw with my nw android phone.
Hi,
My WIFI from BSNL wireless modem is getting disconnected automatically after showing it as “obtaining IP address”.
Though it works perfectly with samsung wave3, micromax ninja 3 57 has this issue.
Please suggest what to do to avoid this problem
Micromax A57: if i connect GPRS in one of my sim, the other sim is not reachable.
whatsApps- showing alert message(“Your phone date is inaccurate! Adjust your clock and try again.Your phone date is 02/02/2013.”) but i have adjusted my date, still i’m getting this alert message.
if i’m speaking in sim1 is it possible to get “call waiting” if somebody is trying to call for my sim2 ?
Ok guys i have seen all your issues and i am writing solutions for these :
A)for those who have rooted their phone(or want to root) :
1)use titanium backup to remove all micromax apps(preinstalled ) and then
uninstall gallery,calculator,notepad,music player and replace them with apps of ur choice . Specially replace gallery with quickpic(blazing fast and great image clarity).
2)unroot to gain warrant back !!
B)For those who have installed clock work mod(or want to install) :
1)get some good custom rom for ur phone …
2)For displaying pdf files use APV pdf reader its fast,light and fluid !!
3)
C) For those who don’t want to root :
1) while attending a call just press lock key(it locks ur phone)…ur call now wont be disconnected !!!!
2)get a different dial app !!!
3)switch off proximity sensors from settings.
i downloaded titanium backup, but when i run it, show error ‘Sorry i couldnt acquire root previleges, This application will not work, Pls verify that your ROM is rooted’
what should i do, i want to remove micromax apps
u have to root ur phone dude
Hi, i bought dis MICROMAX A57 a week ago , i am not getting high speed in 3g , i am also having galaxy y duos the internet speed in same sim card with 3g pack in y duos is 20 times better but in a57 it is very less, please help me ho can i get high speed in this phone . because of low speed of internet i am also getting errors in google play. I restored the phone but problem not solved.
Hi
gogi
i am want to buy this phone which is better micromax a57 or karbon a11
i want know about 3g and 2g speed in micromax a57 in aircel sim plz tell me frnz
Regards ,
vijay
Can u pls tell me if Micromax a25 supports SD or HDSD data card?
Micromax A25 Smarty support MicroSD card upto 32GB
I purchased Micro Max Ninja A 57 on 13.12.2012, incoming calls automatic disconnected and show set hang. Moreover it also have problem to automatic switch off please help me.
plz gogi sir tell me which will be a better deal for me mmx a25 or mmx a57.
(go with karbonn A15 if not then Micromax A25 – gogi)
How to delete shortcut item from home screen? in micromax a57.
Just tap on icon for 2 seconds.
hold the icon for few second and the icon will able to move and drag toward the recycle bin icon …
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