Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks

Japanese brand Panasonic will be launching a new smartphone, named Panasonic Eluga I5 very shortly. Just a couple of days, the company officially launched the Eluga A4 smartphone as an offline-only model and now, the Eluga I5 is listed on e-commerce portal Flipkart as coming soon, hinting the device’s arrival is on cards very soon.

The Panasonic Eluga I5 will most likely be exclusive to Flipkart and carries a price tag of Rs. 8,990. The listing also revealed the complete spec-sheet of the Eluga I5 and they’re underwhelming. The sad part is that the Eluga I5 is listed with a 2500mAh battery. The Eluga I5 will probably be the only smartphone with a 2500mAh battery in the said price bracket.
Diving into the specifications of the smartphone, the Eluga I5 comes with a 5-inch HD display with a resolution of 720×1280 pixels. The display has a 2.5D curved glass on top and there’s Asahi Dragontrail protection. The smartphone is powered by an octa-core 64-bit MediaTek MT6737 chipset, which is clubbed with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The storage can be expanded up to 128GB with a microSD card.
Thankfully, this dual-SIM smartphone comes with Android 7.0 Nougat out of the box. Connectivity options in the smartphone include 4G LTE, VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, micro USB port for charging and data transfer, and USB OTG. This entire package is backed by a 2500mAh battery.
Optics in the device include a 13MP rear snapper with f/2.2 aperture, 5P lens, and LED flash. Panasonic has added a 5MP selfie camera in the smartphone which comes with a 3P lens.