Micromax Launching the A100 – 5″ Phablet for Rs. 9,999

Indian phone manufacturer Micromax has released its first 5 inch phone-tablet called the A100. This comes after Spice announced its Stellar Horizon Mi-500 a few weeks back. Packed with numerous features (including dual-SIM), the phone retails for just Rs.9,999/- on HomeShop18.
According to the specifications listed on HomeShop18, A100 runs on Android 4.0.4 (ICS) with a 5 inch 480 x 854 screen, which is much lower than Samsung’s Galaxy Note.  It comes with 4Gb of internal memory and a slot for expansion.
There is also a 5 MP camera on this phone. The CPU and GPU details are still not out but according to fonearena.com, this phone might be running on MediaTek MT6577 dual core 1GHz Cortex-A9 CPU and PowerVR SGX531 GPU.

Tech Specs at a glance:

• Mediatek MT6577 Chipset
• Dual-Core Cortex A9 CPU
• PowerVR SGX531 GPU
• 512 MB RAM
• 5″ capacitive display
• FWVGA 854×480 resolution
• Android 4.0.4 ICS
• 4GB Internal Memory
• Memory Card Support
• Launch: August 2012
• Price: Rs. 9,999

A100 may give a tough competition to Spice’s Stellar Horizon. The major deciding factor is the price. With almost same technical specifications, Stellar Horizon is rumored to be prices at Rs. 12,000 which is a bit higher than A100′s price tag.
For all those who wanted a budget ‘Galaxy Note’, these two phones (Spice’s Stellar Horizon and Micromax’s A100) are your options. Though the tech specs are not as good as Galaxy Note’s, this seems to be a better value-for-money option. The major difference is the screen resolution. Galaxy Note comes with a  high resolution 1280 x 800 pixel screen to 480X800ish resolution on these two budget alternatives.