Panasonic Eluga U Smartphone Launched at Rs 18,990: Top 10 Rivals to Consider

By Harish

| Updated: Wednesday, July 30, 2014, 19:36 [IST]

Panasonic may not have the same kind of user base following compared to the likes of Samsung and Sony, but it still is striving to stay afloat in the market. The new Eluga U smartphone could be taken as the biggest example to that.

Panasonic today revealed the brand new Eluga U handset that comes into the market with a lot of potential. The handset also joins the list of the growing number of smartphones that are currently flooding the market.

Going through the specs of the new handset once more, the new Panasonic Eluga U, officially priced at Rs. 18,990, sports a 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS OGS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and is powered by 1.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor with Adreno 305 GPU coupled with 2GB RAM and it runs on Android 4.4 (KitKat) OS.

The imagining aspect of the smartphone also remains pretty impressive as well as it bears a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash and is capable of shooting video at 1080p quality. Also add a 2MP front-facing shooter.

It is not a thin device but comes with a 7.95 mm thick unibody design and weighs 141 grams. Apart from that there is a large 16GB internal memory which can be further expanded up to 32GB via MicroSD card.

Connectivity options include 3G HSPA+, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and it is a dual SIM phone and comes packed with a 2500 mAh battery.

But while all that sounds great, Panasonic will know that it isn't the only one in the market offering similar kind of specs. Hence we take a look at the top 10 Rivals for the Eluga U.

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LG F70

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Key Features
4.5 Inch, 400x800 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Quad core 1200 MHz processor
5 MP Primary Camera, 0.3 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, NFC
4 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 32 GB
1 GB RAM
2440 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Micromax Canvas Gold

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Key Features
5.5 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Octa core 2000 MHz processor
16 MP Primary Camera, 5 MP Secondary
Dual SIM, 3G, WiFi
32 GB Internal Memory
2 GB RAM
2300 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Google LG Nexus 5

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Key Features
4.95 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Quad core 2260 MHz processor
8 MP Primary Camera, 1.3 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory
2 GB RAM
2300 mAh, Li-Ion battery

Lenovo S850

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Key Features
5.0 Inch, 720x1280 px display, LCD
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Quad core 1300 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 5 MP Secondary
Dual SIM, 3G, WiFi
16 GB Internal Memory
1 GB RAM
2150 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

LG L90 Dual

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Key Features
4.7 Inch, 540x960 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Quad core 1200 MHz processor
8 MP Primary Camera, 1.3 MP Secondary
Dual SIM, WiFi
8 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 32 GB
1 GB RAM
2540 mAh, Li-Ion battery

HTC Desire 816

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Key Features
5.5 Inch, 720x1280 px display, S-LCD 2
Android v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Quad core 1600 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 5 MP Secondary
Dual SIM, 3G, WiFi, DLNA
8 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 128 GB
1.5 GB RAM
2600 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Karbonn Titanium Octane Plus

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Key Features
5.0 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Octa core 1700 MHz processor
16 MP Primary Camera, 8 MP Secondary
Dual SIM, 3G, WiFi
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 32 GB
2 GB RAM
2000 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Xiaomi Mi3:

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Key Features
5 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Quad core 2300 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 2 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, NFC
16 GB Internal Memory
2 GB RAM
3050 mAh, Li-Ion battery

Karbonn Titanium Hexa

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Key Features
5.5 Inch, 1080x1920 px display, LCD
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Hexa Core 1500 MHz processor
13 MP Primary Camera, 5 MP Secondary
Dual SIM, 3G, WiFi
16 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 32 GB
2 GB RAM
2050 mAh, Li-Polymer battery

Sony Xperia T3

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Key Features
5.3 Inch, 720x1280 px display, IPS LCD
Android v4.4 (KitKat)
Quad core 1400 MHz processor
8 MP Primary Camera, 1.1 MP Secondary
3G, WiFi, DLNA, NFC
8 GB Internal Memory, Expandable up to 32 GB
1 GB RAM
2500 mAh, Li-Ion battery