Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 – World's Slimmest 4G smartphone. Is it a Right buy ?

Palka Khurana Fri, 10/07/2015 - 12:05

Launched in June 2015 , Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 is finally available at major ecommerce portals atlowest price of Rs. 16,666/-. It is claimed to be the world's lightest and slimmest smartphone in the market. The device is sleek with 5.1mm in thickness, hence beating Gionee Elife 5.1 phone which is 5.15 mm in thickness.
We are going to discuss its specifications and features and decide whether it justifies the price it commands.

  1. Display and Hardware: Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 has razor-thin 5.1 mm sleek body and weighs only 97 gms , making it thinnest and lightest phone in the world. The phone has exceptional 4.8 inch HD AMOLED screen display having the screen resolution of 1280x720 pixels, 8M:1 contrast ratio and high refresh rate. It also provides scratchless experience with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 screen protection. It has Aircraft grade Aluminium body leading to much higher durability and strength. The display uses ‘On cell’ touch responsive technology which makes the device slimmer by 30%. This robust device runs the latest Android v5.0 Lollipop and is powered by 1.2GHz quad-core 64 bit Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor along with 2GB DDR3 RAM. It will enhance user experience with its amazing and seamless performance.

  2. Camera and Storage: The sleek phone has an impressive 8MP rear camera and 5MP front camera packed with LED Flash, SONY IMX219 sensor, 4P Largan lens and Blue Glass Filter, leading to enhanced picture clarity and less power consumption. It is very useful for good photographers as it comes with professional mode feature like in DSLR. The camera comes with ISO control and Face detection along with geo-tagging. It has superb camera performance with enhanced and improved features like night shot, panorama shot and enhanced beauty settings. The device supports 16GB internal storage, but does not have any expandable memory option which is the only drawback of this phone.
  3. Battery and Connectivity: It is powered with Li-polymer 2000mAh battery which provides talk time of approximately 8 hours and 340 hours stand-by time. It supports only single nano-sized sim card. It is compatible with 4G LTE, 3G and 2G networks and comes with multiple connectivity options like Wi-Fi, USB and Bluetooth.

Pros and Cons of Micromax Canvas Sliver 5
Pros: Slim, sleek design, light in weight, 4G LTE connectivity, Brilliant Camera, Powerful processor.
Cons: Non expandable memory, less battery backup, Single SIM, Limited colour options.

Conclusion : Being the slimmest and lightest phone in the world, Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 has created a new trend for its competitors. Considering its powerful processor and great camera features, Micromax Canvas Sliver 5 is the most stylish phone in this budget range that people would like to flaunt. It is definitely not for those who are brand conscious and are willing to spend few bucks more just to flaunt the brand.

Some contenders of the new device include Mi 4 64 GB , OnePlus One 16 GB, Xiaomi Mi 4i and Huawei Honor 6 . All of these devices mentioned above have more or less similar specifications and features. Their design is also at par withe newly launched handset.