Panasonic Eluga Z1 Pro

Panasonic continues its impressive run with the release of the Panasonic Eluga Z1 Pro, a mid-range smartphone that carries the popular notch. It also features one of MediaTek’s latest chipset with potential. You’ve got a nice sleek design and impressive build owing to the durability of the metallic design used.  Other features you’d get to enjoy include a good camera, large battery and a fair display.

Design and Display

The smartphone showcases chamfered edges alongside antenna line drawn across the back which might just be for aesthetical purpose at the end of the day. In addition,  the smartphone is made of metal which has a more quality feel when held superior to that plastic cased phones. Even with the fairly big battery, the smartphone possesses a svelte build and also adds compactness to the feel. Available colour options include Black, Gold and Blue.

There is an obviously large screen on the Panasonic Eluga Z1 Pro which means more visual space and with a notch. Furthermore, it is protected by Asani dragontrail glass pro while still maintaining the 2.5D glass curve. You’ve got a decent portion of bottom bezel below the screen but it appears that the sides have a fairly thin portion. Regarding visual quality, the smartphone delivers 1500 x 720 pixel resolution onto a 6.19-inch display.

Battery and Camera

Panasonic makes sure the smartphone has enough juice to take care of the day’s work with a likelihood of having some left at the end of the day. The smartphone is powered by a 4, 000mAh battery which is more than you can say for a bunch of other smartphones out there. You could also use the smartphone to charge other smartphones using an OTG cord on the MicroUSB port.

Lately, AI powered camera is the new rave a trend that sips into the Panasonic Eluga Z1 Pro which also has the same feature. On the rear side is the dual 13MP and 2MP camera both infused with AI. They boast of feature like bokeh shots, face beauty, AR stickers to name a few. Above the screen, in the notch is the 8MP camera responsible for selfies with portrait mode and for AI Sense face unlock.

Hardware and Software

The smartphone goes for a MediaTek Helio P22 processor which is made with a 12nm TSMC FinFET process. Coming with the package is a PowerVR GE8320 GPU munching graphics and a 4GB RAM for multitasking. Also, the smartphone has a 64GB built-in storage space while the ordinary Panasonic Eluga Z1 has a 3GB RAM and 32GB ROM. Furthermore, the two.models have storage expansion capped at 128GB and run Android 8.1 Oreo.

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Panasonic Eluga Z1 Pro Pricing and Availability

The smartphone sells for about 90, 000 Naira depending on the deal and your location while the ordinary version goes for 77, 000 Naira.