Panasonic Eluga Power announced, possible Optimus Vu and Galaxy Note competitor

A little over a week ago, we reported on the Panasonic Eluga, an Android handset that marked the Japanese company’s re-entry into the European market. However it was later reported that apart from the Eluga, Panasonic had plans for a more high-end version of the Eluga, a “premium” model so to speak, and that model has been revealed to be the Panasonic Eluga Power.

The Eluga Power will sport a 5” 1280×720 HD LCD display, putting it right smack in competition with the newly launched LG Optimus Vu and the Samsung Galaxy Note. It will feature a Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 dual-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz, IP57 certified to be both water and dustproof, NFC capabilities, an 8MP rear-facing camera capable of 1080p Full HD video recording, a front-facing camera, 8GB of internal storage expandable via its microSD card slot and will come with Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich preinstalled.

It measures 136x70x9.6mm and will come with a “superfast” charging feature. This will allow the device to charge to 50% in just 30 minutes, and 80% in 57 minutes, both of which assumes that phone is being charged from the 10% mark. No word on pricing or availability just yet, although we have to admit that are really curious to see how the Panasonic Eluga Power will hold up against the competition.

Tyler Lee
Categories: Cellphones
Tags: Android, eluga power, Galaxy Note, MWC, MWC 2012, optimus vu, Panasonic