Panasonic P88 with 4G VoLTE support and triple-LED flash launched in India at Rs 9,290

Panasonic has been selling smartphones in India since 2013 and on Wednesday it launched the new P88 in the country. The highlight of the smartphone is the triple-LED flash that goes with the 13MP rear camera, and an LED flash for the front facing 5MP camera. The smartphone will be available at all retail outlets with a best buy price of Rs 9,290.

The handset features a 5.3-inch IPS display with an HD 1280x720 resolution and a 2.5D curved glass on top made by Asahi. It is powered by a 1.25GHz quad-core processor paired with 2GB of RAM. For storage, there’s 16GB of inbuilt storage which can be expanded further using a microSD card of up to 128GB. It is a dual-SIM smartphone with connectivity options like 4G LTE with VoLTE support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and FM radio. The battery is rated at 2,600mAh and it runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.

Pankaj Rana, Business Head - Mobility Division, Panasonic India, said, “With the year drawing to a close, the P88 is an affordable 4G smartphone offering for the Indian market. In a first for Panasonic smartphones, the phone comes with a front LED flash for the selfie lovers The phone also comes with an anti-dust receiver to help maintain the phone for longer periods of time. We continue our endeavour to offer differentiated product offerings to our customers.”

With a number of players on the market, Panasonic will face stiff competition, especially since major Chinese players like Xiaomi and Lenovo are offering excellent devices in the budget range.