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[Representational Image] Micromax Canvas 6 with fingerprint sensor goes on sale in India. In Picture: Micromax mobile phones are displayed at a mobile store in Mumbai December 4, 2013.Reuters

Micromax's Canvas 6 made its debut in mid-April. Now, the device has finally been put up for sale in India. The new Canvas 6 is now exclusively available on Flipkart and the company's official e-commerce site for Rs.13,999 in gold and silver colour options.

Micromax's mid-range phone sports a premium all-metal body and also comes with fingerprint sensor on the back, providing an additional layer of security to protect the data in the phone.

It features 5.5-inch full HD display, Android 5.1 Lollipop OS, 1.8GHz MediaTek octa-core processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB inbuilt storage, 13MP primary camera with LED flash, an 8MP front snapper and a 3000mAh battery, which can keep the phone running for close to 205 hours under standby mode.

Competition:

Micromax Canvas 6 will be pitted against popular Xiaomi Redmi Note 3, Lenovo K4 Note, recently-released Lenovo ZUK Z1 and LeEco Le 1s Eco, among others.

Earlier this week, Micromax launched a new budget smartphone dubbed the Canvas XP. It flaunts a standard 5.0-inch HD screen and comes with MediaTek quad-core processor backed by sumptuous 3GB RAM.

Read more: Micromax Canvas XP with MediaTek quad-core SoC launched in India

Key features of Micromax Canvas 6:

Model Micromax Canvas 6
Display 5.5-inch full HD (1920x1080p) IPS screen
  • Pixel density: 401 ppi (pixels per inch)
OS Android 5.1 Lollipop
Processor 64-bit class MediaTek [MT6753] octa-core (ARM Cortex-A53 x 8) CPU
GPU ARM Mali T720
RAM 3GB
Storage 32GB, expandable up to 128GB
Camera
  • Main: 13MP camera with LED flash, PDAF (Phase Detection Auto Focus), full HD video recording
  • Front: 8MP camera with fixed focus
Battery 3000mAh;
  • Talk time: up to 25 hours
  • Standby time: close to 305 hrs
Network 4G-LTE
Add-ons Fingerprint sensor, Dual-SIM (nano+nano) slots, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g/n), GPS/GLONASS, FM Radio
Colours gold and silver
Price Rs. 13,999