Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos vs Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus

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Comparing the Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos vs Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos runs at 1.2 GHz, making Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus the better performer.


Display: Both Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos and Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus features a IPS LCD display compared to Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos's TFT, making Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 12 MP, while Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos offers 8 MP, making Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos and Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos offers a higher battery capacity with 2100 mAh, while Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus offers 2000 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos better for longer battery life.


Storage: Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus offers 4 GB, making Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos the better option for storage.


User Rating: Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos has a rating of 3.9.

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Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
₹8,999
(Discontinued)
Micromax A117 Canvas Magnus
₹3,700
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

22 Jan, 2013
08 Nov, 2013

Performance

Broadcom BCM28155
MediaTek MT6589T
(upto 1.2 GHz)
(upto 1.5 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
TFT
IPS LCD
480x800 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

2 MP
2 MP

Battery

2100 mAh
2000 mAh

Storage

8 GB
4 GB

User Ratings

3.9/5
(3,379 ratings)
4.1/5
(1,157 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Operating System

Android v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Performance

Chipset

Broadcom BCM28155
MediaTek MT6589T

Processor

Dual core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A9
Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

32 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Broadcom VideoCore IV
PowerVR SGX 544MP2

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

Display Type

TFT
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

480x800 px
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

187 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

64.17 %
64.53 %

Design

Height

143.7 mm
144 mm

Width

77.1 mm
74 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm
9 mm

Weight

162 grams
134 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Plastic
Back: Plastic

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4000 x 3000 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Video Recording Features

Stereo recording
N/A

Front Camera

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
Fixed Focus

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh
2000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10.1 Hours(2G)
Up to 7 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
4 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 64 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini
SIM1: Mini

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope