Micromax Canvas 4 up for pre-book with surprises !

The much-talked about Micromax Canvas 4 will hit the stores on July 8, 2013. The latest handset in the Canvas series has opened for pre-orders today. The pre-order is being taken for Rs. 5000, which indicates that the latest Micromax device is going to be an expensive one. The official website of the Micromax Canvas 4 says, "lucky 10 get to attend the exclusive Canvas 4 unveiling and get their handsets at the launch”. The handset maker has provided with a refund option also. To claim the refund in case of cancellation of the order one has to log on the official website of Canvas 4 and opt for refund. The website categorically mentions that the price of the phone will be announced on July 8, 2013 and Rs.5000 is only a pre-booking amount. With Canvas 4, the Indian handset maker, known for making affordable mobiles, is all set to challenge the likes of Samsung Galaxy handsets, Sony smartphones and HTC One series. The Micromax Canvas 4 has gained a huge following with large amounts of consumers seriously thinking of purchasing the device before the full specs are even known, and now the handset has gone live to order. Details about the features for the Micromax Canvas 4 have been slowly dribbling out and now the handset has gone up for pre-order in a strange move by the manufacturer. You will be provided with a username and password once you have finished the pre-booking and your account details can then be accessed via the official website, and once we get to July 8th the balance amount for the Micromax Canvas 4 will be revealed. This seems like a crazy move by the company asking consumers to part with money for a handset that hasn’t had any details released or even a full asking price. We have searched everywhere for the full specs but there are only rumours of what they will bring without any official confirmation. Those that to pre-order the handset will get the chance to own it before the world does according to the company, and 10 lucky people will get the chance to attend the Micromax Canvas 4 unveiling and pick their new smartphone up at the event. After the 15th of July if the balance hasn’t been settled the order will be cancelled with the money refunded to the account or card that was used to pay the deposit and will you be placing a pre-order even though the full price and specs are not yet known?

Micromax has also revealed new photos of the Canvas 4, which confirms it won’t have a physical home button and will sport a 13-megapixel camera. Other expected features a full HD 1080p display, a quad-core processor and Android Jelly Bean OS. Micromax has also been teasing some new gesture-based UI that won’t require the user to touch the display to unlock the phone. It has been suggested that the phone might cost as high as Rs. 25,000 though we hope for a more conservative price point at under Rs. 20,000.Micromax had also released a teaser picture with a tagline that read - "CAN unlock without touch"- hinting the Canvas 4 might come with a new innovative screen un-locking feature, most probably a gesture control or a face-recognition based scanner. The balance amount for the Canvas 4 will be revealed on July 8, says Micromax website. Users will be provided with a username and password once the pre-booking has been completed and will be able to access all account details at www.canvas-4.comMicromax is yet to announce the official price and features of the Canvas 4. Here are some of the features of the Canvas 4 as per unconfirmed sources: 5 inch TFT LCD display, dual SIM, 13 MP primary and 1.9 MP front camera, 16 GB memory, 2 GB RAM, Android 4.2 Jelly Bean, 1.7 GHz quad core processor, and so on. This phone sporting gesture recognition feature will compete with the Samsung Galaxy S4 and Lava Iris 504q on this feature. It is rumoured to be sporting a 13 megapixel camera. There are only a few smartphones in the Indian market with this camera spec. It will also compete with other few premium phones and low-cost smartphones in the Indian market, including Samsung Galaxy S4, Sony Xperia ZR, two Celkon models and upcoming Karbonn Titanium S6. On camera front these will make the competition for the Canvas 4