Micromax Dual 5 with two rear cameras, 1-year replacement scheme launched at ₹24,999

Domestic handset-manufacturer Micromax on Wednesday launched a new smartphone with dual cameras and said that customers can change the phone anytime within a year of purchase.

Domestic handset-manufacturer Micromax on Wednesday launched a new smartphone, called Dual 5, at a price of ₹24,999.

The phone, which will be available offline and online on e-commerce platform Flipkart, will go on sale on April 10 and will be available in a Gold colour variant.

In terms of specifications, the Micromax Dual 5 will come with a fullHD 5.5-inch display protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3. The phone will sport a Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor along with 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage expandable upto 128GB via microSD card.

The Dual 5 comes with a vertical dual rear camera setup with LED flash. Both the rear cameras have 13-megapixel Sony sensors. While one sensor is monochrome, the other one is RGB. This means that users will be able to take Bokeh effect shots. The front camera is also a 13-megapixel sensor that comes with a soft front flash for better selfies.

Micromax is playing up the camera of the smartphone and claims that it will be able to take good pictures in low-light. The phone will also come with several camera modes such as pro mode, panoroma and slow motion.

The Dual 5, which will draw power from a 3,200 mAh battery that supports Quick Charge, will come with a fingerprint sensor and a dedicated customisable key for quick actions. Micromax claimed that only 10 minutes of charging the phone will give it juice for 4 hours. The customisable button can be set as a quick launch button for Camera and other actions.

In terms of security, the phone will come with a military grade independent security chip for safer passwords. The security features of the phone also makes it 'theft-proof'. The company claims that the phone will not shut down once a wrong PIN is entered too many times and if the right PIN is not entered in a hour, it will wipe all the data on the phone.

Micromax also claims that the phone will come with an anti-snoop mode. If someone enters a wrong PIN, then the camera takes a photo of the person and notifies the owner of the phone, the company said.

Further, the phone comes with a secure vault where the user can store his or her private files. Other features incldude an IR blaster, app freezer to restrict background apps and VoLTE support.

Micromax also said that Dual 5 was the first of the Dual series launch. It said that the Dual 4 will be launched soon.