Panasonic has announced two new budget smartphones in India today, the Panasonic Eluga A3 and Eluga A3 Pro. These two devices come with an almost similar set of specification except in a few areas. The Eluga A3 is priced at INR 11,290 and Eluga A3 Pro is priced at INR 12,790 and will come in Mocha Gold, Gold and Grey colors. They will be available across all Panasonic brand shops and other retail outlets across the country starting from August 10th.
These devices come with a 5.2-inch display, they are powered by MediaTek SoCs, houses 3GB RAM and are packed with 4000mAh battery. They are running on Android 7.0 Nougat. In the camera department, there is a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF, and an 8MP front-facing camera. Panasonic Eluga A3 and Eluga A3 Pro equipped with ARBO – the virtual assistant.
Panasonic Eluga A3
- 5.2-inch HD IPS display, Asahi Dragon Trail Glass protection
- 1.25 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor, Mali-T720 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 16GB internal storage, microSD card support up to 128GB
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF
- 8MP front-facing camera
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 4000mAh battery
- Thickness: 9.1 mm and Weight: 161g
- Fingerprint sensor, Arbo assistant
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, OTG
Panasonic Eluga A3 Pro
- 5.2-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS display, Asahi Dragon Trail Glass protection
- 1.3GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 Processor, Mali T-720 GPU
- 3GB RAM
- 32GB internal storage, microSD card support up to 128GB
- 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF
- 8MP front-facing camera
- Android 7.0 Nougat
- 4000mAh battery
- Thickness: 9.1 mm and Weight: 161g
- Fingerprint sensor, Arbo assistant
- Dual SIM, 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, OTG
The company has also roped in Bollywood actress Taapsee Pannu as the new face for its Smartphone Business, in addition to Varun Dhawan, the existing brand ambassador.
Mr. Manish Sharma, President & CEO, Panasonic India & South Asia, Vice President, Appliances Company and Executive Officer, Panasonic Corporation said, “We believe our in-house developed artificial intelligence (AI)-based virtual assistant—Arbo will be a differentiator. Today, software’s comprising of applications and user-interface (UI) have become the deciding factor to upgrade yourself to the next level of technology. The evolution of technology software has opened endless opportunities. Customers will continue to look for technology which will shape the product interface and the way we interact with our smartphones.”
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