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Micromax's 5-inch smartphone, the Canvas 2 A110 that ran on Android 4.0 ICS since its launch in October, will receive the 4.1 Jelly Bean update next week. Micromax Canvas2 A110 A lot of budget smartphone manufacturers have promised us an OS update on their Android devices and rarely have they delivered. Today, we have the news that the Micromax Canvas 2 A110 will receive the Android 4.1 Jelly Bean update as early as next week. The device was launched in October 2012 and ran on Android 4.0 ICS straight out of the box. There is one downside to this update. It will not be available to users OTA or via the PC. Users will have to go to a Micromax service center to update their device. What remains to be seen is whether it is worth the effort for a user to go to the Micromax store just to update the phone’s OS. “This will not be an OTA update. Users will have to go to Micromax-authorised service centres to get the update. Currently, we are conducting tests on the Jelly Bea...

Following the Samsung way of flooding the market with devices in every possible segment, Micromax has been churning out smartphones like anything these days. Just last week we saw the A84 , a Gingerbread smartphone and now the A100 has been spotted on HomeShop18. Featuring a 5-inch display with 854x480p resolution, the smartphone will come with Android 4.0, a 2000 mAh battery, a 5MP camera, dual-SIM connectivity and 4GB of internal storage. According to the listing on HomeShop18, the smartphone will be priced at Rs. 9,999. There is no word on the release date right now. With this smartphone Micromax will compete with Spice Steller Horizon, which was recently announced for a price-tag of Rs. 11,999. The specifications of both the smartphones are pretty similar; however there is no word on the processor or RAM of the Micromax A100, which are a major deciding factor for a smartphone purchase. The company is planning to officially launch the A84 soon in the country an...