Panasonic India today unveiled its latest smartphone- P55. This phablet has unique tile patterned back cover, which is claimed to give it a premium & elegant look. The sleek P55 has thickness of 7.9mm. This phablet is priced at Rs. 10,290 and will be available from the first week of November in Black & Pearl White colors.
The P55 sports the 5.5 inch IPS HD display(1280x720pixels), and is powered by a Quad Core processor clocked at 1.2GHz, coupled with 1GB RAM and 4GB ROM, which can be extended upto 32GB with the help of microSD card. It runs on Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) and has an 8MP Auto Focus with LED Flash Back Camera capable of Full HD capture(1080p). It also comes with 2MP front camera. It houses a 2500 mAh battery to power the device.
For connectivity, the P55 supports Wi-Fi Hotspot & Wi-Fi Direct 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 etc. This phablet also supports Dual-SIM and has dimensions of 149.7x77x7.9mm and its weight is 148 grams.
Panasonic P55 comes with “Tap Play” feature where the smartphone has an in-built capability to recognize touch while in sleep mode, i.e. users can double tap to wake-up the phablet instead of reaching the power button every time. Likewise, it can be returned to sleep mode with the same gesture. P55 also features “Gesture Play”, a gesture based feature to launch apps directly from home screen; “Pop-i Player” which lets you multi-task while playing videos & a single hand operable music player named “Music café”.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic India said “With technology constantly changing it allows our brand to push boundaries and create new and exciting products that are customized according to the needs and requirements of the Indian market. With continuous innovation as our baseline strategy, the new P55 gives our consumers the ability to operate their smartphone seamlessly while meeting the easily accessibility aspect.”
