This was inevitable - the feature-stuffing, wallet-friendly indo-china phones were in desperate need of a redesign of their annoying user interface; Google is their only answer. The search giant's popular mobile operating system - Android - is open source, thus free for anybody to take and slap onto their hardware.
What fantastic ingredients - the Chinese ability to manufacture something insanely cost-effective, the decent UI experience from one of the most flourishing smartphone OSes, the front-face and customer support of a desi company. That's exactly what we have today for test today and it's called the Micromax Andro A60. But then you can't really have everything now can you? What did you think this is, fairyland?
Design and Build
The Micromax Andro A60 has a unique shape - a body that tapers in width as you go from top to bottom. Other than the obvious unique look that it offers, it actually feels pretty comfy to cup in one hand. The dimensions are quite easy to pocket and the weight not too much to weigh your shirt pocket down. The build quality feels a little cheap, but fortunately it is not too weak and it dos not make any creaking sounds.
The 2.8-inch screen has become a typical size for any Android that's below the Rs. 10,000 mark. It has a QVGA (320 x 240 pixel) resolution that, although is acceptable for a screen of this size (and price), it makes the fonts appear a little blurry thus hampering readability as compared to a standard HVGA (320 x 480 pixel) display. The sunlight legibility is not good, as I could barely read what was on the screen under direct sunlight. But what kills it the most is its stylus-friendly resistive nature.
However, of all the resistive screens we've used, this is definitely much better. The Andro A60's screen isn't entirely unusable, provided you put just a little bit more pressure and make effective use of your fingernails. There are times when you struggle to type a message on those small keys, and sometimes it will move the exact opposite way you want to scroll.
However, of all the resistive screens we've used, this is definitely much better. The Andro A60's screen isn't entirely unusable, provided you put just a little bit more pressure and make effective use of your fingernails. There are times when you struggle to type a message on those small keys, and sometimes it will move the exact opposite way you want to scroll.
Micromax Android A60 Specifications
- GPS with Navigation Maps
- 4 Hours of Talktime
- HSUPA up to 5.76 Mbps
- Expandable Memory
- 2.8” Resistive Touchscreen
- 1280 mAh Li-Ion Battery
- GPS with Google Maps
- Bluetooth + A2DP
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE 900/1800/1900 MHz
- 3.5mm Standard Audio Jack
- Micro SD Card slot for Storage Expansion
- 3.2 Megapixels Camera with Video Recording and Autofocus
- HSDPA up to 7.2Mbps
- Stereo FM Radio
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- 2.8” inch (320×240 pixels) Resistive Touchscreen Display
- 256MB RAM/512MB ROM
- Android v2.1 Operating System
- 600 MHz Processor
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