Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 with 5.7-inch 18:9 display, 3GB RAM, metal body launched for Rs. 8999


Panasonic has launched Eluga Ray 550, the company’s first smartphone with Full View display. It has a 5.7-inch HD+ 2.5D curved glass display, is powered by MediaTek MT6737H SoC, runs  Android 7.0 (Nougat), has a 13-megapixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera, both with flash.

It has a metal body, features a fingerprint sensor on the back, has dedicated dual SIM slots and packs a 3250mAh battery.

Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 specifications

  • 5.7-inch (1440 × 720 pixels) HD+ 18:9 2.5D curved glass display
  • 1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6737H 64-bit processor with with Mali-T720 GPU
  • 3GB RAM, 32GB storage, expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
  • Android 7.0 (Nougat)
  • Dual SIM
  • 13MP rear camera with LED Flash
  • 8MP front-facing camera with LED flash
  • Dimensions: 152.5×73.3×8.5mm; Weight: 152g
  • 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS + GLONASS
  • 3250mAh battery

The Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 comes in Black, Blue and Gold colors, is priced at Rs. 8999 and will be available exclusively from Flipkart starting from April 5th.

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

We are entering into the ‘Big View Display’ smartphone category with the launch of Eluga ray 550 so as to enhance the viewing experience of our customers and provide a display which is not only big but also pleasing to the eye. Panasonic is committed to scale new heights of product innovation and we are focused towards embedding powerful features in our upcoming range. We will continue to offer the best of the best at an affordable price to accommodate our customer’s evolving lifestyle.

Ayyappan Rajagopal, Senior Director – Mobiles at Flipkart said:

We are glad to launch the Panasonic Eluga Ray 550 exclusively on Flipkart and are happy to expand our customers’ choices in the budget segment. With this, Panasonic has introduced the most beautiful display at a breakthrough price. This launch marries well with Flipkart’s vision of making smartphone technology affordable


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