Panasonic launches Eluga A smartphone at Rs 9,490

Panasonic India has launched Eluga A, the second smartphone in its Eluga range, at Rs 9,490. The phone will be available for purchase starting August 15 in black and white colour variants. 


Based on Qualcomm reference design, Eluga A sports a 5-inch IPS FWGA (480x854p) display. The phone is powered by a 1.2GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 200 quad-core processor and 1GB RAM, and comes with 4GB internal storage. The phone comes with a microSD card slot that supports cards up to 32GB capacity. 

The phone runs Android 4.3 Jelly Bean with Panasonic's Fit Home UI that facilitates single-hand usage,. 

Panasonic Eluga A sports an 8MP autofocus rear camera and a 1.3MP front facing camera. It comes with a 2000 mAh battery. 

The Eluga A offers features like Qualcomm Audio+ audio enhancement technology, Voice+ voice enhancement technology, Qualcomm's BatteryGuru for efficient power management, and Quick Charge for up to 40% faster charging, as per the company. 

Eluga A also features support for major Indian languages allowing users to browse the web, chat and navigate the phone menu in their local language. 

The dual-sim phone supports 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS and FM radio.

Samsung claims it’s still on top in India in reaction to ‘Micromax is No. 1′ claims

Just a week back, a research firm announced that Samsung India had lost its spot as the leading mobile phone maker in Q2 2014 to Micromax. Well, the company hasn’t taken the information lying down and has responded stating the claims to be untrue and that it still holds the top position in the mobile market.

Samsung’s President and Chief Executive for South-West Asia, BD Park, has disclosed this information to The Economic Times and has also stated that the company still holds a market share of almost 50%. And in the smartphone category, it apparently has a market share that’s twice the amount of the next competitor’s, which is obviously Micromax.

This information shared by BD Park was based on the company’s internal research and data form an undisclosed firm. He also went on to suggest the possibility of there being ‘some business motive behind release of such kind of data.’ The report which was published by Counterpoint Technology last week disclosed that Micromax managed to earn the top spot in India for Q2.

Also see: Micromax ranks second in Indian smartphone segment, may soon dethrone Samsung

However, CMR (CyberMedia Research) disclosed that the South Korean conglomerate was still in the lead, but the gap between it and the second place holder was slowly closing. While this data is highly contradictory, both research companies are sticking to their findings. Then there’s the India-based GfK which disclosed that Samsung possessed a smartphone market share of 42.5% with the overall total being 40.5%.

Even if Samsung India continues to reign supreme in the Indian smartphone market, Micromax and other OEMs are still trying their best to overtake the giant. And who knows, we might even see that happen in the near future with the Korean company slowly losing its pace.