Panasonic Eluga Ray 500 with dual rear cameras, Eluga Ray 700 with 5000mAh battery launched starting at Rs. 8999


Panasonic Eluga Ray 500

Panasonic has launched Eluga Ray 500 and Eluga Ray 700, two new smartphones in the Eluga Ray series. The Eluga Ray 500 has a 5-inch HD screen and features 13-megapixel primary rear camera along with an 8-megapixel secondary camera, while the Eluga Ray comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display and a 13-megapixel front-facing camera with LED flash.

Panasonic Eluga Ray 700

Both these phones run Android 7.0 (Nougat), feature unibody metal design and have a fingerprint sensor on the front.

Panasonic Eluga Ray 500 specifications

  • 5-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD IPS Oncell 2.5D curved glass display with NEG2 Glass protection
  • 1.25 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor with Mali-T720 GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with MicroSD
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
  • Hybrid Dual SIM (micro + nano/microSD)
  • 13MP primary rear camera with LED Flash, f/2.0 aperture, secondary 8MP camera with wide-angle lens, f/2.4 aperture
  • 5MP front-facing camera with f/2.4 aperture
  • Dimensions:  71.26 x 144.26 x 9.2 mm; Weight: 163g
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 4000mAh battery

Panasonic Eluga Ray 700

Panasonic Eluga Ray 700 specifications

  • 5.5-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS Oncell 2.5D curved glass display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
  • 1.3GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor with Mali T720-MP3 GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with MicroSD
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with LED Flash, PDAF f/2.0 aperture, 1080p video recording
  • 13MP front-facing camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture
  • Dimensions:  75.35 x 153.75 x 8.9 mm; Weight: 182g
  • 3.5mm audio jack, FM Radio
  • Fingerprint sensor
  • 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
  • 5000mAh battery

The Panasonic Eluga Ray 500 and Eluga Ray 700 come in Mocha Gold, Marine Blue and Champagne Gold colors, are priced at Rs. 8,999 and Rs. 9,999, respectively and will go on sale exclusively on Flipkart starting from today midnight during Big Billion Day sale.

Commenting on the launch, Pankaj Rana, Business Head – Mobility Division, Panasonic India, said:

We are thrilled to introduce Eluga Ray 500 and Eluga Ray 700. Eluga Ray 500 is our first smartphone which comes with Dual camera(13MP+8MP rear) as we have identified the nerves of the Indian youth and their fascination with photography. Eluga Ray 700 comes with 13MP rear and front camera with flash supported by 5000 mAh battery that lets you take amazing pictures and selfies all day long. These two new Eluga phones with remarkable camera experience and picture quality allows our users to capture and share memorable moments with their loved ones.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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