After launching multiple handsets, tablet
and television models, Micromax on
Thursday entered the laptop-tablet
hybrid market with its Micromax Canvas
Laptab. The 2-in-1 device will be
available starting May 6 initially
exclusively on Amazon India at Rs.
14,999.
The single-SIM supporting Micromax
Canvas Laptab runs on Windows 8.1
with Bing and is also upgradable to
Windows 10 OS. The tablet features an
10.1-inch IPS display with a WXGA
(1280x800 pixels) resolution. It is
powered by an 1.33GHz quad-core Intel
Atom Z3735F processor (up to 1.83GHz
in Burst mode) coupled with 2GB of
DDR3L RAM. It sports 32GB of inbuilt
storage, which can be further expanded
via a microSD card. The buyers would
additionally receive 1TB of cloud storage
on Microsoft's OneDrive service.
The Canvas Laptab equips a 2-
megapixel rear and front-facing camera
and a 7700mAh battery, which is rated
to offer a usage time of 10 hours. It
measures 210.8x124.2x9.95mm, weigh
1.1kgs and is available in Black colour
variant only. Connectivity features of the
device feature Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, USB
and 3G. The Micromax Canvas Laptab
offers one year of free subscription for
Microsoft Office 365 Personal apps. It
also houses dual speakers placed either
sides on the rear panel.
Commenting on the launch Vineet Taneja
CEO, Micromax Informatics Limited, said
"Today's launch marks our entry into the
PC segment, where we intend to drive
category growth and not only garner an
available market share. We believe that
our vision complements the initiatives fo
Digital India, and we will be launching a
range of exciting products over the next
few months in the category."
Micromax had first introduced a device
called the LapTab back at CES 2014,
revealing it would be dual-boot tablet
with Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and
Windows 8. It was set to launch soon
after at under Rs. 30,000. This never
happened, and over a year later, the
Indian brand has brought a Windows-
only version of the tablet to India.
The company's foray into the laptop-
tablet hybrid market comes after its
recent launch of its first 4K TVs in March
The range includes two televisions, the
smaller being 42-inches and the larger
being 49-inches, priced at Rs. 39,990
(42-inch) and Rs. 49,990 (49-inch).
The TVs feature 4K (Ultra High Definition
display panels with a resolution of
3840x2160 pixels. They are also smart
TVs, and run Android 4.4 KitKat with
Google Play, Facebook, Twitter, Gmail
and other apps preloaded. Navigation is
through a Smart Somato-Sensory remot
control, which acts as an air mouse to
make navigation around the user
interface easier.
Micromax Canvas Laptab With Windows 8.1 Launched at Rs. 14,999 | NDTV Gadgets
