Panasonic India has launched today two smartphones in their Eluga Series – Eluga Ray 500 and Eluga Ray 700. The Eluga 500 is the first smartphone from the house of Panasonic to flaunt Dual Rear camera set-up.
Eluga Ray 500 features a 5-inch HD display with resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels. It is powered by a 1.25GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 128GB via micro SD card. The smartphone is packed with 4000mAh battery. This phone has dimensions of 144.26×71.26×9.2mm and weighs 163gms.
On the camera front, this smartphone boasts of a dual rear camera set-up. The primry camera is of 13MP with f/2.0 aperture, Dual-LED flash and secondary camera is of 8MP with f/2.4 aperture. For selfies and video calling, this phone has 5MP front camera with 3P lens and a f/2.4 aperture.
On the other hand, Eluga Ray 700 sports a 5.5-inch full HD display with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels. It gets its strength from 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor combined with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage, which can be expanded up to 128GB via micro SD card. It gets its juice from massive 5000mAh battery.
This phone is mounted with a single 13MP rear camera with Sony IMX 258 sensor and phase detection auto focus (PDAF), f/2.0 aperture and Dual-LED flash. For selfies, it has also been equipped with 13MP shooter with LED flash, 5P lens and f/2.2 aperture.
Both the phones have fingerprint scanner which is embedded into the home button and runs on Android 7.0 Nougat. These phones support Dual SIM and also offer connectivity options of 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, FM radio. Both the phones also incorporate sensors like Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Ambient Light Sensor.
Panasonic Eluga 500 is priced Rs. 8,999 and Eluga 700 is priced Rs. 9,999. Both will be available in Champagne Gold, Marine Blue and Mocha Gold colours exclusively on Flipkart’s Big Billion Day from the 20th of September 2017. Special 10% discount offer on SBI cards (Credit & Debit Card) will also be available from 20th – 24th September.
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Pankaj Rana, Business Head – Mobility Division, Panasonic India, said, “We are thrilled to introduce Eluga Ray 500 and Eluga Ray 700. Eluga Ray 500 is our first smartphone which comes with Dual camera(13MP+8MP rear) as we have identified the nerves of the Indian youth and their fascination with photography. Eluga Ray 700 comes with 13MP rear and front camera with flash supported by 5000 mAh battery that lets you take amazing pictures and selfies all day long. These two new Eluga phones with remarkable camera experience and picture quality allows our users to capture and share memorable moments with their loved ones.”
