Panasonic Eluga S Octa-Core Phone Launched at Rs. 11,190

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→ Panasonic on Wednesday launched the latest selfie-focused device in its Eluga series, dubbed the Panasonic Eluga S, priced at Rs. 11,190.

The smartphone will be available from the third week of November.

With Eluga S, the company has introduced a Blink Play feature that automatically initiates a three-second countdown for capturing selfies from the front 5-megapixel camera when the user blinks, says Panasonic.

The dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) Eluga S runs Android4.4.2 KitKat with company's Fit Home UI on top. It features a 5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display and is powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM.

The Panasonic Eluga S sports an 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash which it can record full-HD (1080p) videos at 30 frames per second.

Internal storage on the Eluga S is 8GB, which is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB).

The unibody Panasonic Eluga S is 7.9mm thin and packs a 2100mAh non-removable battery. The Eluga S comes in two colour options - Black and White.

Commenting on the launch, Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic India said "We are sure that Panasonic's Eluga smartphone range has certainly raised the bar of standard to a great level and has the potential to succeed in the Indian market.

This is the third phone is the Eluga series which defines our willingness to embrace new technology in a market like India.

As we launch new devices, we will continue to innovate for our customers.

"The Eluga series of smartphones was first introduced by the company in 2012 before being discontinued.

Panasonic recently revived the series in India with Eluga Uand Eluga Asmartphones.



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Panasonic has launched a new
smartphone as part of its Eluga
range, the Eluga S smartphone at a
price of Rs 11,190. The device will hit
stores by the third week of
November.

In terms of specifications, the device
comes with an Octa-core processor
clocked at 1.4GHz, 1GB RAM and 8GB
internal memory. The micrso SD slot
limit is 32 GB. The screen is 5-inches
with HD IPS display (720p resolution).

The key feature of this smartphone:
A selfie (read front) camera which is
5-megapixels. Panasonic has also
introduced a featured called Blink
Play that allows users to capture
selfies without having to go to the
trouble of tapping on the camera
button. Users can just tap anywhere
on the screen, after which a timer
appears for you to pose and then the
selfie gets clicked on its own.

The new smartphone runs on the
Android 4.4.2 operating system and
also comes with an 8 megapixel full
HD camera which can record at 1080
p resolution. The smartphone has a
2100 mAh battery, which according to
Panasonic gives users 90 hours of
standby time and 2.5 hours of 3G
talk time, which frankly sounds
terrible.

The selfie-camera is an interesting
feature but not wholly unique, given
that other companies have also
launched phones featuring front
cameras with 5 megapixels or more.

The Lumia 730 for instance, is priced
at Rs 15,299 and has 5-megapixel
camera, along with support for a
microSD card of up to 128GB. The
Micromax Canvas Knight is priced Rs
13,752 and comes with an 8
megapixel front camera. These are of
course just two examples of
smartphones with a high-resolution
front camera.

Given the selfie obsession, the
number of “selfie” phones is
expected to rise. Where Panasonic’s
new offering is concerned however, it
will be a tough sell, given the battery
and the lack of a full HD screen.

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