Micromax Canvas Juice 2 vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G

Are you looking for an Android Smartphone with powerful battery and high-end hardware configuration, packed together at an affordable price tag? This article will help you in taking a right decision.

The leading Indian smartphone brand, Micromax has launched its Canvas Juice 2, few days back in the Indian smartphone market. Carrying a price tag of Rs.8,999, the Micromax Canvas Juice 2 offers a very strong competition to Lava Iris X8, Intex Aqua Power HD, Yu Yureka, XiaomiRedmi 2, Lenovo A7000 and XiaomiRedmi Note 4G as well.

The USP of the Micromax Canvas Juice 2 is strong 3000mAH Li-Ion battery, which claims long hours of stand-by and talk time. On the other hand, the XiaomiRedmi Note 4G also boasts a very strong 3100mAH Li-PO battery.

Here, we bring you a close comparison review of Micromax Canvas Juice 2 and XiaomiRedmi Note 4G to find out, which one out of them is the best Android smartphone in India.

Micromax Canvas Juice 2 vs. XiaomiRedmi Note 4G

Display

The Micromax Canvas Juice 2 sports a 5-inch (720 x 1280) IPS LCD capacitive touch-screen display, which is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. This multi-touch display produces 16M colors at 294 ppi pixel density. On the other hand, the XiaomiRedmi Note 4G sports a bigger 5.5-inch (720 x 1280) IPS LCD display, with 10 point multi-touch capability. However, the pixel density rate of 267ppi is comparatively less than that of Canvas Juice 2.

Bigger is always considered better. Hence, the XiaomiRedmi Note 4G wins this first segment.

Processor & RAM

The Micromax Canvas Juice 2 gets a MediaTek MT6582M chipset, 1.3GHz Quad-core processor with 2GB of RAM. Made for heavy multi-tasking activities, the XiaomiRedmi Note 4G is powered by a better Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset, 1.6GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core processor, couple with 2GB of RAM.

The XiaomiRedmi Note 4G has proved its multi-tasking capabilities. It can run almost each and every application or heavy game, you want it to run. And hence, the Redmi Note 4G is the winner of this segment.

Operating System

The Micromax Canvas Juice 2 runs on the latest Google’s Android 5.0 Lollipop operating system out-of-the-box. Whereas, the XiaomiRedmi Note 4G runs on an earlier, Android 4.4 KitKat OS, which is reported to get Android 5.0 Lollipop update later this year. However, it also features the MIUI 6.0 user-interface, which adds extra stars on the XiaomiRedmi Note 4G.

We can call it a tie in this segment.

Camera

The XiaomiRedmi Note 4G with brilliant 13 Megapixels autofocus rear camera and 5 Megapixels front-facing selfie camera is a treat for those smartphone users, who love to click images on-the-go. The rear camera of Redmi Note 4G has been added with various features like LED flash, HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, touch-focus, face/smile detection, slow-motion capturing and much more.

While, the Micromax Canvas Juice 2 with an 8 Megapixels rear camera and 2 megapixels front snapper lags behind in the comparison. However, it can also capture good quality images and selfies.

The XiaomiRedmi Note 4G wins once again.

Memory

Both Micromax Canvas Juice 2 and XiaomiRedmi Note 4G offer 8GB of on-board storage memory for installing apps & games. And storing data. For expandability, the Redmi Note 4G can support a 64GB MicroSD card. While, the Canvas Juice 2 supports memory expansion up to 32GB only.

Connectivity Features

The Micromax Canvas Juice 2 is a Dual-SIM Android Smartphone. And the XiaomiRedmi Note 4G is a Single-SIM smartphone. Besides this, the Redmi Note supports 4G LTE connectivity, which is not supported by Canvas Juice 2. Other connectivity features like 3G, GPRS with EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and MicroUSB, remains same on both of them.

Battery

As discussed earlier, the Canvas Juice 2 is fuelled by a 3000mAH Li-Ion battery, claiming 435 hours of stand-by and up to 9 hours of talk time. On the other hand, the XiaomiRedmi Note 4G is fuelled by a stronger 3100mAH Li-PO battery, claiming 775 hours of stand-by and up t 38 hours of talk time.

Price in india

The Micromax Canvas Juice 2 has been launched with a price tag of Rs.8,999 in India. While, the XiaomiRedmi Note 4G is available for Rs.9,999 in India.

Final Verdict

If you have to decide between Micromax Canvas Juice 2 and XiaomiRedmi Note 4G, we would highly recommend you to go for the Redmi Note 4G. The brilliant camera, powerful processor & RAM, bigger display and a powerful battery is a great combination, packed together at an affordable price tag. However, if you need a Dual-SIM Android smartphone, the Micromax Canvas Juice 2 could be a good option too.

Author Bio:The author is an expert in mobile technology and loves to write about different handsets launched. He has listed the specifications Micromax Canvas Juice 2 for the readers to make an informed buying decision