Japanese multinational electronics company Panasonic took the wraps off its Eluga I5 smartphone earlier this month. Much to the delight of smartphone enthusiasts, the much-awaited Tecno Camon i Sky smartphone was launched this month as well.
Let us check out how these recently launched smartphones are diverse from each other on the basis of their design, hardware, and price.
Appearance & Design
The Eluga I7 is housed in a robust metal and plastic body, which further complements the phone’s 5.45 inches IPS HD+ (1440 x 720 pixels) display. Moreover, it boasts a 2.5D curved glass screen with an aspect ratio of 16:9.
On the photography front, the phone sports an 8-megapixel camera with single-LED flash and AF. Up front, there’s an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash for selfies.
As far as the phone’s dimensions are concerned, it has a length of 148.8 mm, a width of 70.9 mm, and its height is 9.25 mm. Even with the battery, the device weighs in at only 168 grams. You can choose from black, blue and gold color versions.
The Tecno Camon i Sky smartphone is accommodated in a metal and plastic body and it features an IPS, FWVGA+ display with a screen resolution of 480 x 960 pixels. The phone has a 13-megapixel camera with dual-LED and AF on the back and an 8-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The phone measures 5.81 in x 2.789 in x 0.33 in (LxWxH) and it weighs in at 137 grams. Moreover, you can choose from champagne gold and black color versions.
Hardware & Performance
The Eluga I7 smartphone packs a powerful MediaTek MT6737H processor along with an equally robust ARM Mali-T720 MP1, 1-Cores GPU, under the hood. The device offers 2GB of LPDDR3 RAM and 16GB of expandable internal memory (up to 128GB).
The dual-SIM (nano + nano) smartphone comes with dual standby. It runs Android 7.0 Nougat operating and is backed by a non-removable 4,000 mAh battery that delivers up to 320 hours of standby time and up to 16 hours of talk time.
The phone features 3 card slots including microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC. It has multiple sensors such as an accelerometer, proximity sensor, fingerprint, and light sensor.
The Tecno Camon i Sky smartphone is powered by a MediaTek MT6739 processor and it employs PowerVR GE8100, 570 MHz graphics processing unit to deliver unparalleled picture and video quality. The dual-SIM (nano + nano) smartphone has 2GB of LPDDR3 of RAM and 16GB ROM which can further be expanded up to 64GB.
The phone draws its juices from a 3,050 mAh Lithium-Polymer battery. The built-in cell provides up to 257 hours of standby time and up to 7.1 hours of talk time.
It houses microSD, microSDHC, and microSDXC card slots. The device also possesses a broad range of sensors such as a proximity sensor, accelerometer, fingerprint sensor, light sensor, and compass.
Price
The Panasonic Eluga I5 smartphone will set you back about $120. The Tecno Camon i Sky smartphone come bearing a price tag of about $112. Here’s a point-by-point comparison of the 2 smartphones.