The Micromax A240 or the Canvas Doodle 2 is now listed on Flipkart with coming soon status. The price is not mentioned however the specifications are listed. Probably the handset will hit the stores within few days.

It seems the handset could come loaded with all (or some of) the features (apps) as on the Micromax Canvas 4. If you look at the image it clearly shows the Blow Air or Shake to unlock. The Micromax A240 is with a IPS 5.7 inch screen with HD resolution (1280×720 pixels).

The handset comes loaded with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean OS that sails on 1.2GHz quad core processor with 1GB RAM and 12GB internal storage (RAM and Storage space needs confirmation).  It is a dual SIM handset with dual Standby mode.

The rear camera or the primary camera is or 12 megapixel resolution with dual LED flash. There is a front camera or secondary camera or 5 megapixel resolutions. Connectivity features are 3G (42 Mbps), Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth.

The specs as on Flipkart sites also mentions multi tasking, video pinning, smart pause blow/ shake to unlock etc, these entire features are present on the Canvas 4. There is a pen a Stylus too not yet sure if its capacitive pen or the S-Pen like on Samsung Note handsets.

Micromax A240

The Battery is of a good 2600 mAh capacity with up to 8 hours of talktime. The Micromax A240 (Canvas Doodle 2) now listed on Flipkart, coming soon. A weaker Indian rupee could have an impact on the price. The page has now been removed from Flipkart however the A240 is now listed on Snapdeal for Rs. 19,990.

Thank you for the tip Ashish.

By Rajeev Rana

Founder and Chief Editor - gogi.in