Samsung Rugby III A997 vs Micromax Canvas HD A116

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Comparing the Samsung Rugby III A997 vs Micromax Canvas HD A116 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Micromax Canvas HD A116 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Samsung Rugby III A997 runs at 0.47 GHz, making Micromax Canvas HD A116 the better performer.


Display: Micromax Canvas HD A116 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Samsung Rugby III A997 offers 2.4 inches, making Micromax Canvas HD A116 the larger display of the two. Micromax Canvas HD A116 features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Rugby III A997's TFT, making Micromax Canvas HD A116 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Micromax Canvas HD A116 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Samsung Rugby III A997 offers 3 MP, making Micromax Canvas HD A116 better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Micromax Canvas HD A116 offers a higher battery capacity with 2000 mAh, while Samsung Rugby III A997 offers 1300 mAh, making Micromax Canvas HD A116 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Micromax Canvas HD A116 offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Samsung Rugby III A997 offers 256 GB, making Micromax Canvas HD A116 the better option for storage.


User Rating: Micromax Canvas HD A116 receives a higher user rating of 4, while Samsung Rugby III A997 has a rating of 1.

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Summary

Release Date

14 Dec, 2012
14 Feb, 2013
06 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A
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8.4/10

Pros

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  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

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  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

1/5
(1 rating)
4/5
(1,768 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

N/A
Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

STE PNX6809L
MediaTek MT6589
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

468 MHz
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
PowerVR SGX 544
Adreno 829

RAM

128 MB
1 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

2.4 inches  (6.1 cm)
5 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

240x320 px
1280x720 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.5:9

Pixel Density

167 ppi
294 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

32.17 %
64.53 %
90.11 %

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Display Colour

262k
N/A
N/A

Design

Height

104.1 mm
144 mm
150.83 mm

Width

53.3 mm
74 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

20.3 mm
10.7 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

133 grams
156 grams
191 grams

Build Material

N/A
N/A
Back: Glass

Form Factor

Clamshell
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

Yes IP67
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

Dust proof Shock proof
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Resolution

3 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes
Yes

OIS

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 30 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A
2 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

N/A
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A
2 fps
N/A

Battery

Capacity

1300 mAh
2000 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 9 Hours(2G)
Up to 5 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

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N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 MB
4 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported
5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

Head: 0.472 W/kg Body: 0.556 W/kg
N/A
N/A

Wi-Fi

N/A
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
N/A
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Video Player

Yes Video Formats: H.263
N/A
N/A

Ring Tone

Music ringtones Vibration
N/A
N/A

Music

Yes Music Formats: AAC+ MP3 WAV
N/A
N/A

Special Features

Voice recording TTY/TDD Push-to-Talk
N/A
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

N/A
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

Yes
N/A
N/A

Java

No
N/A
N/A

Browser

Yes WAP 2.0 XHTML
N/A
N/A

Phone Book

Yes Limited 1000 entries Caller groups Multiple numbers per contact Picture ID Ring ID
N/A
N/A

SMS

Yes
N/A
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A
N/A

Email

Yes IMAP POP3 Push e-mail SMTP
N/A
N/A

Instant Messaging

Yes Google Talk
N/A
N/A

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