Home
Mobiles
Mobiles News
Panasonic Eluga Icon With 3500mAh Battery, 4G Support Launched at Rs. 10,999

Panasonic Eluga Icon With 3500mAh Battery, 4G Support Launched at Rs. 10,999

By NDTV Correspondent | Updated: 10 August 2015 13:03 IST

Panasonic has launched its new Eluga smartphone, the Eluga Icon at Rs. 10,999. The new smartphone will be available exclusively to buy starting Monday in Gold and Slate colours via Amazon India.

The Panasonic Eluga Icon packs a large 3500mAh battery, which is a highlight of the smartphone. Another notable feature is that it supports 4G LTE connectivity with India specific LTE bands support. At this price point, the Eluga Icon is likely to compete against Lenovo K3 Note priced at Rs. 9,999; Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G, priced at Rs. 7,999, and Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen), priced at Rs. 11,999 (1GB RAM).

(Also see: Panasonic Eluga Icon vs. Motorola Moto G (3rd Gen ) vs. Xiaomi Redmi Note 4G vs. Lenovo K3 Note)

The company touts that the Eluga Icon includes some UI features such as iSense, which is a hand hover gesture based functionality; Smart Awake, which wakes up the screen on double tap; and Blink Play, which clicks selfies with a blink of an eye. It also features MediaTek's HotKnot file transfer technology, which is similar to near field communications (NFC) in terms of application. The dual-SIM based Panasonic Eluga Icon runs Android 4.4 KitKat-based Icon UI. It comes with a 5.5-inch (720x1280 pixels) OGS (one glass solution) display.

Panasonic Eluga Icon is powered by a 1.5GHz octa-core (unspecified chipset) processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. It comes with 16GB of inbuilt storage, which is further expandable via microSD card (up to 32GB). It sports a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, while there is a secondary an 8-megapixel front-facing camera also on board. Apart from 4G, other connectivity options on the Eluga Icon include Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPRS/ EDGE, 3G, GPS/A-GPS, OTG support, Micro-USB, and Bluetooth. The handset features ambient light sensor, accelerometer, e-compass, and proximity sensors.

Commenting on the launch of the Panasonic Eluga Icon, Manish Sharma, Managing Director, Panasonic India said "Panasonic India has exclusively tied up with Amazon in order to cater to the changing needs of the Indian consumers. With an aim to make technology accessible to all, this partnership not only reinforces our commitment to meet the consumer demands on-the-go but also amplifies our reach to a larger audience."

Panasonic Eluga Icon

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Good aesthetics
4G compatible in India
Strong performance

Bad
Sub-par camera performance
Older version of Android

Read detailed Panasonic Eluga Icon review

Display 5.50-inch

Processor MediaTek MT6752

Front Camera 8-megapixel

Rear Camera 13-megapixel

RAM 2GB

Storage 16GB

Battery Capacity 3500mAh

OS Android 4.4.4

Resolution 720x1280 pixels

More Panasonic mobiles Panasonic mobiles price in India

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Further reading: Mobiles, Panasonic, Panasonic Eluga Icon, Panasonic Eluga Icon Price, Panasonic Eluga Icon Price in India, Panasonic Eluga Icon Specifications, Panasonic Mobiles