Thursday, September 14, 2017

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

About Rakesh Kumar

Rakesh Kumar is a New Delhi based journalist at The Statesman, one of India's oldest and most respected newspapers. He writes in depth feature articles on issues of contemporary interest along with covering Travel, Lifestyle and Tech beats regularly. He can be contacted at urs.rakesh4@gmail.com

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