Micromax Andro A60 review

Micromax has earned its name in the global market due to its vision, sheer innovations and their prowess to tap the local market requirement. They were the first to introduce ultra low cost dual SIM devices in India, phone with gaming console, mobile with remote control and many other appealing devices at a modest price tag.

The company surprised everyone again with a budget Android device Micromax Andro A60. It was promoted as 'My First Android'. Aptly positioned at the first time Android phone users, no wonder the phone instantly caught the attention of young mobile users and Android lovers in India at the same time.

Before going further, let's walk through the vital components of this device so that we can analyze its features in details later on. A full touch phone, Micromax Andro A60 comes in Android 2.1 Eclair flavour.

The lightweight device weighs 105g and comes in dimensions of 106.8mm x 59.2mm x 14.0mm. The A60 sports a 62K TFT, 320x240 pixels 7.1 cm display. It's a resistive touchscreen device. The phone packs a 3.2-megapixels auto-focus camera, audio player and video player with video recorder and video streaming.

Preloaded with 600MHz processor, the A60 offers Bluetooth 2.1, GPS, Wi-Fi, GPRS, WAP and MMS functions. Equipped with 1280 mAh li-ion battery, it promises up to 4 hours of talk time and up to 10 days of standby time. The device has 150MB internal memory which can be expanded up to 32GB, 2GB card, charger, headset and accelerometer sensor.

Appearances matter and the first appearance matters the most. When you first get your hands on the device, you will be appealed by its looks and smart design. It's a sleek, lightweight device that snugs cosily onto the palm of your hand. It has a plasticky back cover but still it gets full marks for its ergonomic design.

Moving further on the front panel of the device, you will come across three touch sensitive buttons, two extra buttons - of which one is somewhat a substitute for dedicated camera button - and a D-Pad or navigation keys. The left side of the device sports a 3.5 mm headset jack slot, volume control and at the bottom there is a spot for micro-USB port. You can check out how to add, delete icons on the main interface of Micromax Andro A60 here.

As we told before, Micromax Andro A60 comes with a 2.8 inch resistive touch display. Most of the Android devices now offer capacitive touchscreen, but the A60 disappoints on this aspect. You will encounter problems with the touchscreen feature of this device the moment you start playing around this device. You can check out the difference between a capacitive touchscreen and a resistive touchscreen here.

You need to press really hard, not the simple tap of your finger, to navigate around the homescreen and other sections. Sometimes you will start wondering, if you are doing it wrong or the phone has gone bonkers, as it will refuse to obey touch commands. Similarly, you will experience problems while punching in numbers or letters while texting as the virtual keyboard has always surprise in store for you. 

Although, the phone claims to have Swype keyboard, it's again not that predictive. Whether you use the default Android keyboard or so-called Swype feature, you will find it real hard to let the phone understand your command or what you wish it to perform. You can click here to learn how to change wallpapers on your Micromax Andro A60.

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