Panasonic to launch its first smartphone in India on May 16: Reports

theserpent

theserpent

Firecracker to the moon
Panasonic, a company that has made its name in the world of home appliances, TVs, computers, computer peripherals, home theaters, toughbooks, business solutions and more, is now planning on making its foray into the world of smartphones in India.

Panasonic has sent out media invites for an event that will be held on May 16. The highlight of the invite reads, “The First Ever Panasonic Smartphone”. Information has been circulating the Internet, suggesting Panasonic is now eyeing India’s booming smartphone market.

The smartphone is expected to cater to emerging markets like India and if it is successful here, the smartphone may be introduced to other emerging markets as well. Panasonic already has its Android powered smartphones available in Japan where it is seeing some degree of success. There is no information available whether the same devices will launch in India or will Panasonic design smartphone specific for the Indian audience.



A TV ad that went on air showcases an Android powered smartphone with a 5-inch display and a quad-core processor. We have seen the launch of quite a few quad-core powered smartphones in India in the past few months all of which run on the MediaTek MT6589 chipset clocked at 1.2GHz. We speculate that if Panasonic is targeting the sub 15k budget smartphone market, the smartphone may run on the same chipset.

Pricing, availability and other details of the smartphone will be revealed once the device is announced on the 16 May 2013.
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So now we will have more budget quad-core mediatek phones in the market, rumors say pricing can be anywhere between 15k-25k

If they offer good Ass,micromaxx is done for
 
randomuser111

randomuser111

Technomancer
Panasonic service for audio visual products is quite pathetic. But for Air conditioners their service is top notch :D

My 2nd fav brand after Sony ;)
 
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theterminator

Wise Old Owl
theserpent said:
But we should stop dreaming, Panasonic is a MNC,and I guess the phone might end up being around 25k?Just like Oppo Find?



From what I heard,they make good and cheap products
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I doubt that since they haven't made a mobile phone & its a very tough competition out there unless you're as innovative as Apple , people aren't going to buy Panasonic phones at high prices . They may come up with prices like Lenovo's. Panasonic TVs are awesome, their Vierra product line is a good buy.
 
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theserpent

theserpent

Firecracker to the moon
theterminator said:
I doubt that since they haven't made a mobile phone & its a very tough competition out there unless you're as innovative as Apple , people aren't going to buy Panasonic phones at high prices . They may come up with prices like Lenovo's. Panasonic TVs are awesome, their Vierra product line is a good buy.
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+1.I had seen a 42" Led/LCD tv being sold at rougly 1.5K dhs in dubai(rougly 15k rs)
 
sandynator

sandynator

Cyborg Agent
Panasonic manufactures quality products. They are excellent with cameras[pioneers of travel zoom cameras], high end professional A/v, LCD/LED, Plasmas, Washing machines even basic HTS system under 10k, communication devices, kitchen appliances......
For cams & Led they provide 3yrs & 2yrs warranty respectively but they do not have wide service networks.:(

I think Panasonic is the only company having wide range of products & is quite successful in them except for mobiles. They have closed the mobile business in Europe & US due to heavy losses.

Only gripe is that some products are not priced well. If they are eyeing for Indian market then they have to launch some quality stuff within 15k-20k range..

UPDATE:Launching P51
P51_webcast1.jpg
 
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