Panasonic P55 Novo 16GB

Panasonic has been in the smartphone industry since quite some time now and has been increasingly pushing new product launches in the sub 10,000 category. The devices are competitively priced and offer good value for money.

Design and Display
Even though the Plastic body construction on the device the design looks good an the build is solid. Coming to the display, the Panasonic P55 Novo has a handy 5.3 inch display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels giving it a pixel density of 277PPI. The display quality is average in terms of sharpness.

Hardware and Features
On the inside, the Panasonic P55 Novo runs on a MediaTek MT6592M Octa Core chipset that is clocked at 1.4GHz and combined along is 2GB of RAM which should ensure smooth multitasking but may not be the best if you are looking for heavy multitasking or playing ghic intensive games. On the software end, the phone runs on Android 4.4 KitKat out of the box with Panasonic's UI running on top of it.

Camera and storage
You have a 13MP shooter on the rear of the device that can record videos up to 1080p, whereas the front of the device sports a 5MP camera for selfies and video calling needs. The rear camera also has an LED Flash to take shots in low or no lighting. To store all those pictures and data you get 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 32GB via MicroSD card.

Battery and Connectivity
We have a 2500mAh battery sealed inside the device which sounds just average as we doubt if would even last a whole working day. In terms of connectivity, the Panasonic P55 Novo accepts Dual Micro SIMs and lacks 4G support.

Competition
Xolo Era 4k,Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime,Coolpad Note 3 Lite are some of the better devices you may consider to look in this price range. The Coolpad Note 3 Lite is a great device that features good specs and performance along with a fingerprint sensor.