Lenovo and Panasonic today announced VoLTE enabled smartphones in India.
The strategy of Lenovo and Panasonic is to tap the customer demand for VoLTE services that will be launched by Reliance Jio Infocomm.
Lenovo’s Z2 VoLTE phone
Chinese smartphone major Lenovo on Thursday launched Z2 Plus smartphone in India that comes with “U-Health” feature to help users track steps taken and calories burnt.
The device comes in two options — 3GB / 32GB for a price of Rs 17,999 and 4GB / 64GB for Rs 19,999. Both will be available on Amazon starting September 25.
Z2 Plus features 5-inch full-HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor and comes in fibre glass frame and also packs a U-Touch 2.0 fingerprint sensor that can be used to do seven different functions.
The 4G VoLTE-enabled smartphone sports 13MP rear camera and a 8MP front camera and supports 4K capture, 1080p time lapse and slow motion recording.
The smartphone will come with a premium chrono case accessory with five different chrono faces. The matte black stealth case worth Rs 699 will come bundled with the phone.
Panasonic’s P77 with VoLTE support
Panasonic India on Thursday unveiled a unibody smartphone P77 for Rs 6,990 that comes with 4G / VoLTE support.
The device, available in grey and white colour variants, will go on sale from September 20 at Panasonic outlets across the country.
The dual-SIM P77 has a 5-inch HD display and is powered by a 1GHz Quad-core Processor coupled with 1GB of RAM.
It has 8GB of internal storage which can be further expanded up to 32GB via microSD card. The device is backed by a 2000mAh battery.
The smartphone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and features an 8MP rear camera with LED flash and a 2MP front-facing camera for selfies.
The company is looking to gain more than 200 percent growth over the corresponding period last year and is expecting Rs 600 crore sales this festive season.
