Panasonic launches quad-core P51 with 5-inch display for Rs 26,990

Panasonic India has launched its P51 smartphone - a first in the series of smartphones that mark its entry into the mobile phone segment in India. The smartphone has been priced at Rs 26,990 and will be available by next week in stores.

The Panasonic P51 smartphone sports a sleek design and brings HD experience to a 5-inch screen, with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The smartphone is powered by a quad-core MediaTek 1.2GHz processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). The P51 comes with a magnetic flip-cover stylus. This Wi-Fi enabled device also sports an 8MP camera (auto focus with flash) and a 1.3MP 720p HD front camera. The smartphone sports a unibody design and has a 8.5mm waistline and weighs 135g.

Sports a 5-inch display

Here’re the specs of the Panasonic P51 at a glance - 

• 5-inch IPS HD display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels
• Dual-SIM; HSPA+
• Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi802.11b/g/n, GPS
• GSM Quad band (850/ 900/1800/1900 MHz), UMTS (900/2100 MHz)
• 8MP camera (Auto Focus with Flash), 1.3MP 720p sub camera
• 1GB RAM, 4GB internal storage + memory expandable upto 32GB

Panasonic smartphone will come equipped with features like easy-to-use, ultra-responsive touch displays that allow users to check their social network updates, read SMS’s, check calendar, and answer/reject/mute calls. Pre-loaded in the smartphone is a card-scanning app, a card reader and the WeChat IM app.

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This phone will be available across national retail chain stores, multi-brand outlets and distributors across India from May onwards.