Panasonic India announced the launch of its second smartphone, ELUGA A, in its globally renowned smartphone series “ELUGA”. The ELUGA series is known for its superior design, latest technology and unique user interface for enabling single hand operation.
ELUGA A has a 12.7cm (5) IPS FWGA (854×480) display, Android™ 4.3 (JellyBean) and runs on the powerful and power efficient Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 200 processor, featuring quad-core CPU, Qualcomm® Adreno™ GPU and low power display engine for beautiful visuals, and support for 1GB RAM. Snapdragon and Adreno are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Qualcomm Incorporated. The smartphone sports a single hand operative “Fit Home” user interface with features such as “Kwik Lock”, where the user can double tap the home screen to lock. The ELUGA A sporting 8MP autofocus camera along with 2000 mAh battery will be made available to Indian consumers from 15th of August, 2014, at an introductory price of Rs. 9,490.
Based on a Qualcomm Reference Design by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc., the ELUGA line-up offers users advanced features like Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Audio+ audio enhancement technology for rich 3D surround sound music, wide bass response and theater-quality audio; Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ Voice+ voice enhancement technology for clearer conversations; Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ BatteryGuru, a product of Qualcomm Connected Experiences, Inc., machine learning technology for extended battery life; and Qualcomm® Quick Charge™ for up to 40% faster charging. The ELUGA A also features support for leading Indian languages that allows the user to browse the web, chat and navigate the phone menu in his or her local language.
Expressing his pleasure on the launch, Mr. Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic India said “Through ELUGA, Panasonic will bring advanced technological innovations to the Indian smartphone users and with ELUGA A, we have successfully integrated into the premium gadget, advanced technology for Audio enhancements, voice clarity, faster charging, longer battery life and local language features, in tune with the needs of the Indian consumer.”
While stating the unique feature propositions of ELUGA series, Mr. Pankaj Rana, Head Mobility Business, Panasonic India, said “ELUGA smartphones present our customers with superior design, advanced technology integration and unique user interface for single hand operation. We are sure that this phone will meet our customer’s needs”
