Micromax Canvas 4 teased on Facebook, hints new way of unlocking

Micromax is all set to launch its new flagship smartphone Canvas 4 in the Indian market. The company had posted two teaser videos of this smartphone on its YouTube channel earlier in the week. The Indian smartphone maker has also been airing Television advertisements of this smartphone during the ICC Champions Trophy matches.

Now, the company has posted another teaser of this smartphone on its Facebook page. The image posted shows an Apple iPhone, an Android device and a BlackBerry smartphone along with the text "What next?" The caption reads, "Slide, Swipe, Press to unlock....What's next?"

From this picture it appears Micromax might be looking at introducing a new way to unlock the smartphone through its Canvas 4. The company has already said that pre-bookings of this smartphone will begin from June 28. So far there are no official details available in regards to the specification of this smartphone.

However, as per the grapevine, Micromax Canvas 4 smartphone will be a full-HD smartphone. Most users expect this smartphone to pack in quad-core processor but some users feel that this smartphone will come with an octa-core CPU to take on Samsung Galaxy S4. There are also speculations going around that this smartphone will offer a stylus support much like the smartphones in the Galaxy Note series.

There is no official word in regards to the price of the smartphone, however it is expected to be a sub-Rs. 20,000 offering. Canvas 4 will be a successor to Micromax A116 Canvas HD smartphone that was launched in February 2013. Micromax Canvas HD comes with 5-inch HD IPS screen that sports resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and carries a price tag of Rs. 14,499. This smartphone, along with Canvas 2, have been the star products from the company in the last one year.