Note that the G4 is lightyears beyond the Bharat 2 (which is reviewed in @PranavDixit's article):
https://www.gsmarena.com/micromax_bharat_2+-8917.php …
Let's dig into the Bharat 2 a bit (thread!)...https://twitter.com/tomtaylor/status/1018163423627145220 …
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When an SOC vendor doesn't go into details of their part, it's because it's nothing to be proud of, and the Bharat 2 is shameful for a 2018 device.
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...or a 2017 device. Or a 2016 device. Yes, it's 4-core, but no cache is spec'd (which is Android ecosystem for "it ain't there")
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And that horiffic 28nm process with all the electron leakage that kept 2014 era Androids from scaling up core frequencies that you assumed was dead? SURPRISE!


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Both variants pack this
of a chip, differing only in memory and stock Android version (neither being up to date):https://m.gadgetsnow.com/compare-mobile-phones/Micromax-Bharat-2-vs-Micromax-Bharat-2-Plus …Show this thread -
It's an in-order, 32-bit chip and Micromax had to play the usual thermal games; Spreadtrum says it's a 1.3ghz chip, but it's clocked 20% slower for power reasons.
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It's good this is 32bit because Android's base memory use is *abysmal*. 64 bit is a disaster in the 512mb-1gb segment.
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Let's compare this to my recommended "baseline" device, 2016's Moto G4: https://m.gsmarena.com/motorola_moto_g4-8103.php …
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High-level comparison: https://m.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=8103&idPhone2=8917 …
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The G4 has twice the memory, double the number of cores, fab'd on the same process.
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The Bharat also "features" half the base storage (8gb), meaning these users are *highly* likely to hit storage limits in its serviceable lifetime
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