Micromax has come a long way from the launch of its first Tab series called the Funbook – marketed as an edutainment device primarily aimed at students. The fresh offering from Micromax, the Canvas Tab P650 – first tab under the brand’s flagship Canvas series – packs enough juice to take on thelikes of Samsung Galaxy Tab 3, a recent entrant in the market as well.
Design
The Micromax Canvas Tab is built along the lines of Micromax's high-end smartphones, like the Canvas Doodle 2. On first look, the Canvas Tab looks like a stretched out or bigger version of the Funbook tablet. However, that is only the case for the front panel of the tablet.
The front of the Canvas Tab features a broad bezel around the screen, similar to Funbook tablets, although this makes the display look a lot smaller than it actually is. It comes with a glossy screen and therefore attracts more than a fair share of fingerprints; we would recommend carrying a cloth to keep cleaning it. Apart from the screen, the tablet's front houses a 2-megapixel camera placed in one corner alongside the earpiece that sits in the centre.
The back of the Canvas Tab has a brushed aluminium finish which gives it classy looks, with a section at the top which looks removable (The back panel cannot be detached as it has been screwed on), though is not. Micromax has got rid of the cheap plastic body and equips an aluminium body at the back, which does feel better to hold than the Funbook tablets. Lodged in the back is a 5-megapixel autofocus camera at the top left corner and the speaker grill.
The tablet's rear also houses Micromax logo branding embossed in the centre with the model name - 'Canvas Tab' along with inbuilt storage capacity printed at the bottom, something we have seen on Apple's iPad models.
At slightly over 10mm, the Canvas Tab is not the thinnest tablet we have seen but is comfortable enough to hold with both hands. In terms of weight, the tablet stands on the heavier side which is due to the aluminium back panel.
We tried to use the tablet with one hand but failed because of the squarer form-factor of the Micromax Canvas Tab, while we think using the more rectangular Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 311 (8-inch model) with one hand was much easier task than the Canvas Tab.
The Micromax Canvas Tab is available in two colour variants - Marine Blue and Pristine White, we received the former one. Physical keys on this tab comprise just the volume and power buttons - the rest of the controls are on the 8-inch tablet.
There is 3.5mm audio jack and Micro-USB port sitting at the top of the Canvas Tab, while the left side is bare. Just below the volume rocker buttons is a flap which is removable and reveals the SIM card and microSD card slot.
The flap covering the two slots is connected by a rubber material which doesn't look durable to survive in long run. The company has chosen regular SIM for the Canvas Tab, instead of the smaller forms (micro-SIM / mini-SIM). We also felt the Canvas Tab to be a bit too heavy, with a weight of 425 grams in this form factor, more than a hundred grams heavier than iPad mini and Galaxy Tab 3 211.
Camera
A trial of the 5 megapixel rear camera in low light gave some pretty decent results. Sample photos taken by its camera in daylight delivered accurate images minus the vibrant colors expected. In addition, Micromax has its own camera app that has shooting modes ranging from HDR, Face Beauty, Panorama to Smile detection shots. Considering that both Canvas HD and 4 adds more life and color to the images with their better camera, this Canvas tab falls short
Performance
The Micromax P650 Canvas Tab runs on Android 4.2.1 (Jelly Bean) OS. It is powered by MediaTek MT8389, quad-core 1.2 GHz processor and 1 GB RAM. There is 16GB of internal storage for you to store music, movies and documents, which is expandable up to 32 GB
Qudrant: CPU, I/O and 3D graphics benchmark
Antutu: Android benchmarking tool that measures general performance
Vellamo: Its HTML5 Chapter evaluates mobile web browser performance
Battery Test: Playing a video on loop with WiFi on and brightness set to 50%
The new tablet from Micromax's stable does seem fast — with almost no hesitation while opening apps, switching views, or playing graphic heavy games. A couple of laps in Asphalt 8 will leave you convinced that the device can handle some pretty serious gaming as well. Both light and heavy games ran smoothly, however, we noticed a slight lag in opening some of them. In one of the games, Tetris Blitz, the device failed to even launch the app.
Audio and video clips played without any hesitation or problem. Browser speed when tested with Google Chrome looked decent but struggled to play videos online. The screens responsiveness seemed a bit dodgy while using both the inbuilt and Swype keypad — a slight improvement in the latter.
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