Micromax has listed
two new mid-range smartphones – the Canvas Blaze HD and Canvas Duet II –
on its official site without pricing or availability details.

Notably,
the Micromax Canvas Blaze HD (EG 116) is the successor to the Canvas
Blaze which was launched in partnership with telecom service provider MTS in December last year.
As of now, there is no word whether the Canvas Blaze HD smartphone is
also under the same partnership with MTS.

(Also see: Micromax Canvas Blaze HD vs Micromax Canvas Blaze)

The
Micromax Canvas Duet II, on the other
hand, was available via an e-commerce website
earlier in February at Rs. 15,790. However, we are yet to see an
official pricing of the device.

The Micromax Canvas Blaze HD, like its predecessor the Canvas Blaze, supports
dual-SIM functionality with support for GSM and CDMA networks. The
Canvas Blaze HD runs Android 4.1 out-of-the-box. It features a 5-inch
IPS display with a 720×1280 pixels resolution. The smartphone is powered
by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 (MSM8625Q) processor alongside 1GB
of RAM. It comes with 4GB of inbuilt storage, which is further
expandable up to 32GB via microSD card. The Canvas Blaze HD sports an
8-megapixel rear camera and also houses a 2-megapixel front-facing
camera. It is backed by a 2000mAh battery, which according to the
official listing an deliver up to 5 hours of talk time and up to 150 hours of standby
time.

The Micromax Canvas Duet II (EG111), according to the
official listing, is a dual-SIM (GSM+CDMA) smartphone that runs Android 4.1 Jelly
Bean. It features a 5.3-inch HD display with a 720×1280 pixels
resolution. The smartphone is powered by a 1.2GHz dual-core MediaTek
(MTK 6572M) processor, coupled with 1GB of RAM.

The
Micromax Canvas Duet II sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with an LED
flash and also includes a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. It comes with
4GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded up to 32GB with the help
of a microSD card. It packs a 2300mAh battery, is said to deliver up to 6
hours of talk time and 180 hours of standby time. The Micromax Canvas
Duet II offers Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, GPRS, EDGE, GPS and EVDO REV A
connectivity options.

Mobiles launched in February 2014