The device was exclusively launched[7] with Snapdeal.com[8] also found in Facebook for the advertisements on 14 February 2013 with featuring a 1.2 GHz Quad-core processor, 1 GB of RAM and a 5.0 IPS LCD (HD) screen.

[9] Micromax Canvas HD has a large 5 inch IPS LCD screen with resolution of 1280x720.

The phone is curved at the edges and the back panel is made of plastic with glossy or matte white finish.

On the top there is a 3.5mm jack for headphones and a Micro USB port for data transfer and charging.

Notification LED beside the ear speaker, Volume rocker to the left with a secondary microphone beside the rear camera and speaker grill at bottom back side.. Micromax A116 Canvas HD is powered by MediaTek MT6589 quad ARM Cortex A7 CPU and PowerVR SGX544MP2 GPU.