Micromax Bolt A61 now on sale in India for INR 4,989

Micromax has silently released a new budget Android smartphone in the Indian market. Part of the company’s Bolt-series, the smartphone has been dubbed as Micromax Bolt A61 and is now available at online retailer Infibeam for INR 4,989 and Micromax e-store for INR 4,999.

The phone features a 4-inch WVGA display, 2MP rear camera, 0.3MP front camera, 1500 mAh battery and Android 4.1. Bolt A61 also comes with 1GHz Spreadtrum SC7710 processor, 3G and 256MB of RAM.

In addition, this Android phone comes with 512MB of storage, microSD card slot, and dual-SIM support.

Other key details about Bolt A61

• MicroUSB 2.0, 3.5mm audio jack
• Bluetooth 2.1, Wi-Fi
• 135 x   67 x 10 mm

Competitors:  Videocon A24, Spice Smart Flo Ivory 2 Mi-423

Should you buy Micromax Bolt A61?

It depends on whether you care more for 3G connectivity or other specifications. If you don’t have any issues with not-having 3G, you should check out Videocon A24, which comes with slightly better specs and newer Android version, otherwise Micromax Bolt A61 seems decent at the given pricing.