Micromax had entered the smartphone arena some time back. Though it took Micromax some time to earn the trust of the consumers, with its new Canvas series, it proved that it was here to stay. The latest in the canvas series is the new Canvas 3D, a mid-range phone with all the basic features of a smartphone. But giving tough competition to the Canvas 3D is Nokia Lumia 625. The Lumia series, with its stylish look and high-end display resolutions has also been a big hit among Nokia fans and the 625, another mid-range phone has given the Canvas 3D some cause to worry.
Design
As far as looks are concerned, Nokia has earned a name for itself with its stylishly designed phones, especially the ones released under the Lumia tag. Keeping up with the tradition, the Lumia 625 also comes with changeable casing covers in a variety of colours which add a zing to the conventional black or white mobile phones. The polycarbonate back cover can be changed too which would keep the phone looking as good as new. However, one con is that the battery is not removable. The Canvas 3D, on the other hand, is a bulky phone with a 5 inch display which makes it uncomfortable to handle. Of course, some buyers prefer phones with huge screens. Still, overall the Canvas 3D is both thicker and heavier than the Lumia 625 with 11 mm thickness and weighing 168 grams as opposed to 9.2 mm thickness and 160 gms weight of the Lumia. The only saving grace of Canvas 3D seems to be the matte-finish back cover with a chrome logo which gives the phone a premium look.
Display
Nokia Lumia comes with a 4.7 inch display which is almost edge-to-edge. The screen resolution is 800×480 which may be a little below expectations but is still good enough for a 4.7 inch screen. The display is sharp and clear and with its superior viewing angles along with high precision and fluidity, it can even be compared to some high-end phones. The Canvas 3D also has the same resolution but with a 5 inch screen so that the pixels are significantly lowered due to larger screen size. The phone suffers in terms of display clarity and sharpness of viewing angles due to low ppi.
Other specifications
Although both phones are mid-range phones and are therefore not meant to support very heavy applications, they do differ in their processor speeds and performance. The Canvas 3D has a 1GHz MediaTek MT6577 processor which is just sufficient for a basic smartphone functioning. The Nokia has a Qualcomm Snapdragon system-on-chip and a 1.2 GHz Krait dual core processor which is marginally better than the Canvas processor but still not enough for high-end apps. Both devices have a 512 MB RAM but with Lumia sporting a qualitatively more advanced processor, even with the same RAM capacity, it will have an edge over Canvas 3D.