Micromax, on Monday announced the Canvas Selfie Android smartphone for the Indian market. It will be available on Online and retail stores starting second week of January 2015. However, the price of the device is not yet revealed.
 
"At Micromax, customer centricity has always been at the core of developing products. With over a million selfies being taken every day, out of which 40 percent claim to re-touch them, we have created a perfect blend of hardware and software to give you that perfect selfie. The Canvas Selfie is an ideal smartphone for the selfie-obsessed users delivering fantastic images and equipping them with great beauty editing tools to look glamorous always," said Vineet Taneja, Chief Executive Officer, Micromax.
 
The main highlight of this device is its 13 megapixel front and rear cameras. Both cameras comes with LED flash modules and Sony sensors. It features few inbuilt camera tools such as eye enhancement, face slimming, skin smoothening, teeth whitening, remove oil, fade dark circles and make-up. The company stressed that the new Canvas-series smartphone has been designed for the image-conscious women. It features a faux leather rear finish.
 
Micromax Canvas Selfie smartphone features a 4.7 inch HD IPS display with 720 x 1280 pixels resolution with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and is powered by 1.7GHz octa-core processor with 2GB RAM. The smartphone runs Android 4.4 KitKat operating system and supports dual-SIM option. Micromax Canvas Selfie includes 16GB of inbuilt storage that is further expandable up to 32GB using microSD card.
 
For connectivity it includes - Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi, Micro-USB, GPRS/ EDGE, and 3G. The device includes a 2300 mAh battery and will be available in Mystic Blue and Angelic White colours.