Phone Comparison - Micromax Canvas A1 vs Motorola Moto Maxx vs Micromax Canvas Spark Q380

general General Info

Manufacturer Micromax Motorola Micromax
Announced September 2014 November 2014 April 2015
Status Available - September 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - April 2015
Price - Rs. 16,990 ($249.85) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 4,999 ($73.51) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black Ballistic Nylon Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension - 143.5 x 73.3 x 8.3 - 11.2
(5.65 x 2.89 x 0.33 - 0.44)
8.5 mm thickness
(0.33 in thickness)
Weight - 176 g (6.21 oz) 134 g (4.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 / 1700 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 2, 3, 4, 7, 17) -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - Splash Resistant, Moto Display Cirrus Logic Wolfsan Stereo DAC (WM8918)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat), planned upgrade to v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 2.7 GHz Krait 450, Qualcomm Snapdragon 805 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M
GPU Mali-400MP2 Adreno 420 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB (2.5 GB user available) 64 GB 8 GB (4.5 GB for apps and mass storage)
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen OLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5.2 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (565 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio - - -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording No FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels 21 MP (5248 x 3936), autofocus 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, OV Sensor 8858, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p 2160p@24fps, 1080p@30fps Yes, 720p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP, 1080p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB (2.5 GB user available), 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB (4.5 GB for apps and mass storage), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB No microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1700 mAh 3900 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 160 h - Up to 335 h
Talk Time Up to 6 h - Up to 9 h