Mobile review: Panasonic Eluga A3 Pro

Value for money

Japanese tech giant Panasonic, has come up with two smartphones ~ Panasonic Eluga A3 and Eluga A3 Pro in its Eluga A series. The only difference Panasonic has made between these two devices is storage. The rest is the same, be it design or camera. Priced at Rs 12,790, Eluga A3 Pro is a good phone with many decent features. The most impressive part of the phone is its huge 4000 mAh battery. Then comes virtual assistant ARBO, metal body and last is its decent hardware specifications. However, if one's priority is camera then think for another device as the Eluga A3 Pro has a pretty average camera. Overall, the phone looks good if one compares its features and price with other devices in the same price range.

Design overview

When it comes to design, the Eluga A3 Pro looks quite premium and feels nice in hand with its metal body with rounded corner. The phone has 5.2-inch display. At the left corner of the device, is a slot for hybrid SIM cards and microSD Card. The right corner of the phone has volume rocker and power button. At the rear is the camera, with an LED flash, and the speaker grill is at the bottom. The front of the phone has only fingerprint sensor, which also acts as home but it doesn’t have any physical navigation buttons. The navigation buttons are onscreen. The front camera is at the top along an LED notification. The micro USB 2.0 port is at the bottom edge of the device while the top edge houses the 3.5 mm audio jack.
 The screen display is bright and sharp with a resolution of 1280 x 720p. The viewing angle and visibility of the phone is quite good. One won't face any problem while using phone in strong sunlight or any outdoor.

Camera and battery

The camera of the Panasonic A3 Pro is one of the weak points. It has a 13MP rear camera with auto-focus and 8MP selfie camera at the front. On a clear day the picture comes out fine, but in low light it performs not so well. However, to compensate all these there are lots of camera features. The phone's battery is the best part. It is packed with a powerful 4,000m mAh battery, which can last a whole day in high usage and with moderate use, for two days.

Hardware

The phone is powered by a MediaTek 6753 processor, runs on Android 7.0 Nougat and has 3 GB of RAM. The internal memory of the phone is 32 GB, which can be expandable upto 128GB with a microSD card. The 3 GB RAM is good for multitasking and there is  no heating issue even in heavy usage.

Verdict

Panasonic Eluga A3 Pro, a new offering of Panasonic, has a powerful battery, decent hardware and premium look, but fails on the camera front

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Mobile Review: Gionee A1 Lite

 A heavy battery phone

Camera: Front is fine, rear needs improvement

Battery: The best part 

Performance: Average, heating issue

Design: Premium looking

Price: A little expensive

Chinese smartphone maker Gionee created a lot of buzz in the market and on social media when they came up with Gionee A1 a few months back. However, Gionee A1 Plus and the recently-launched Gionee A1 Lite haven’t witnessed the same fervor. Priced at Rs 14,999, Gionee A1 Lite has a premium design, a powerful battery and a good selfie camera. But the rear camera and performance of the device is not up to the mark. At the same time, heating issue could also let down the phone. Gionee should have worked on it as its counterparts like Lenovo and Xiaomi are giving better specifications and features at less price. If your priority is selfie and a powerful battery, go for this phone without any second thought. But if you are adding performance in your priority list, look for some other option.

Design and features

In terms of design, most of the features are aped from its previous version, Gionee A1. Overall, the phone looks slim and quite decent in a full metal body. It easily fits in the hand. The phone has white colour in front panel while the rear has all in golden colour. The camera, LED flash and senors are on the top of the front panel, while at the bottom are three capacitive touch buttons. The micro USB 2.0 port and 3.5 mm audio jack are at the bottom of the phone.
 The rear side of the phone has camera with LED flash, below it is a finger print scanner and at the bottom is the speaker grill top. The volume rockers and power buttons are well placed on the right corner of the phone, while the left has a slot for nano sim card tray and microSD card. The display of the device is 5.3 inch HD (720X1280) IPS LCD and with a pixel density of 277 ppi. The display is not HD but it is bright and sharp.

Specifications

The device runs on Android 7.0 Nougat, powered by Mediatek MT6753 Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 with Mali-T720MP3 GPU.  A1 Lite has 3GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage which can be expanded by a microSD card. The performance of the phone is quite average. It starts creating glitches and gets slow when switching apps and opening multiple browsers. The phone also has heating issue.

Camera and battery

The phone has 20MP front camera and 13MP rear camera. The front camera works well, the picture comes quite bright and clean but it starts creating problem against the light or in low light. The only word for 13MP rear camera is it doesn’t justify its price. To compensate the disappointment, one would certainly like its massive 4,000mAh battery, it can last a whole day with a single charge.

Verdict

The front camera and battery of Gionee A1 Lite are really good but its performance and features don’t justify its price range

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First Impression: Lenovo K8 Plus

A good deal

 Lenovo India has launched two smartphones~ Lenovo K8 plus and Lenovo K8 in its famous K-Series. Priced at Rs. 10,999, Lenovo K8Plus will go on sale from tomorrow (7 September) exclusively on Flipkart. The metal body and strong frames make the phone look quite stylish and easy to fit in palms. The phone runs on Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), with assured updates to Android Oreo, as well as high-end multimedia features like Dolby Atmos and Lenovo’s TheaterMax technology.

Specification and features 

 It comes with a 13.2cm (5.2), Full High definition (1920 x 1080p) display with Corning® Gorilla® Glass protection. The device is powered by a true octa core processor clocked at 2.6 GHz, with 3GB RAM and 32GB storage, expandable to 128GB using a microSD card via a dedicated slot.

Camera is the another USP of the phone, it has dual camera set-up comprising a 13.0-megapixel and a 5.0-megapixel sensor, which allow users to take their photography game up a notch, by letting them tweak focus and bokeh levels in their pictures, and by adjusting aperture as per their requirements all the way from f/0.8 to f/5.6. The cameras are accompanied with a dual LED flash for better low light photography experience. Lenovo has added a special depth editor and depth-enabled mode to the photography app and gallery to let users do more with their photographs. There is more to photography on the phone than the dual cameras – it also comes with an 8.0-megapixel selfie camera, which not only offers a beauty mode and a LED flash, but also a professional mode which allows users to tweak ISO and white balance and other factors even while snapping selfies. Ensuring everything is kept private is a fingerprint sensor right on the back on the phone. In terms of battery, the phone has a large 4000 mAh battery, with 32 hours of 4G talk time and a massive 456 hours of standby time. A fingerprint scanner on the back ensures security of the content inside the phone.

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