The Gionee M2017 has gone official already and the phone holds a very big battery; as large as 7000mAh, as well as other crazy specs that made this device crazily expensive. The Gionee M2017 has been launched already and price set at $1000 USD (¥6999), that’s about N490,000 here in Nigeria! OMG, wait…did this phone just amounted to “four hundred and mighty thoughts and naira???! ” This figure is surely on a high, even higher than the price of an iPhone 7! This is super insane! Also, the top end model of Gionee M2017 which features a customized alligator leather back is priced at ¥16,999 or $2500, which is about N1,225,000 in Nigeria.
Enogh of of crazy price tags… Is this phone really worth this crazy price? We shall know as we read on.. Let’s have a review of what the phone will be coming with.
Gionee M2017 is coming with a dual 7000mAh batteries, each at 3500Mah capacity. Powered by a snapdragon 653 chipset and a 6GB RAM, It has onboard Adreno 510 GPU. The smart phone comes with 128GB or 256GB inbuilt storage options with no provision for microsSD card slot for outsourcing for more additional storage space. And also no 3.5mm Headphone Jack, just as in, iPhone 7. Instead, a Bluetooth Headphone. Gione M2017 is 5.7 inches in size with 2K curved screen which has pixel resolution of 2560 x 1440. The dimension is 155.2 x 77.6 x 10.78mm and the weight is 238g. The smart phone runs Amigo 3.5 UI, customized Android 6.0 Marshmallow Operating system.
Gionee M2017 has Dual Rear cameras with 12MP and 13MP configuration. The front facing camera is 8MP for selfies and video chat. The smart phone also has fingerprint sensor for unlocking embedded into the Home Key located at the front of the smart phone. The smart phone supports 4G LTE and also has Dual SIM slot.
CPU
1.95GHz
CHIPSET
Qualcomm Snapdragon 653
GPU
Adreno 510
RAM
6GB
INBUILT STORAGE
128GB/256GB
OPERATING SYSTEM
Amigo3.5 (based on android6.0)
RELEASE
December, 2016
COLOUR OPTIONS
Gold / black
NETWORK
4G network standard 3G network standard 2G network standard 2G GSM: B2 / B3 / B5 / B8 2G CDMA: BC0 (800 MHz) 3G CDMA2000: BC0 (800 MHz) 3G TD-SCDMA: B34 / B39 3G WCDMA: B1 / B2 / B5 / B8 4G TDD-LTE: B38 / B39 / B40 / B41 4G FDD-LTE: B1 / B3 / B4 / B7 / B8 / B26 (B5) B39 / B40 + B40 / B41 + B41 UL CA: B39 + B39 / B40 + B40 / B41 + B41 4G + FDD-LTE: DL CA: B1 + B3 / B3 + B3 / B7 + B7 Mobile, China Unicom, telecommunications Mobile, China Unicom, telecommunications Mobile, China Unicom, telecommunications
SIM
DUAL SIM/Dual-card 7-mode/Dual Nano-SIM card
DIMENSION
155.2 mm * 77.6 mm * 10.78 mm
WEIGHT
238 g
BODY MATERIAL
Metal + leather
CAMERA
REAR: 12 MP +13MP dual camera FRONT: 8MP FLASH: LED fill light ZOOM MODE: 2x optical zoom + 8x digital zoom AUTOFOCUS: stand by PHOTO RESOLUTION: 3000 * 4000/3120 * 4208 (rear)
VIDEO
4K / 1080P / 720P / 480P / QCIF
DISPLAY
SCREEN SIZE: 5.7 inches RESOLUTION: 2560 * 1440 SCREEN TYPE: Onecell SCREEN MATERIAL: Amoled SCREEN COLOUR: 16M
MULTIMEDIA
Play music: Yes Video playback: Yes Picture playback: Yes Flash playback: Yes Radio: Yes Recorder: Yes
BATTERY
7000mAh Polymer lithium-ion battery
CONNECTIVITY
Bluetooth : 4.0 USB: USB 2.0 and USBP Type-C Headphone jack: Absent WiFi: Yes OTG: Yes
POSITIONING
GPS Navigation: Yes
INPUT METHOD
Virtual Keyboard: Yes Fingerprint Sensor: Yes Touch: Yes
SENSORS
Gyro: Yes Light sensor: Yes Gravity sensor: Yes Distance sensing: Yes Electronic compass: Yes
MISC
Bluetooth headset Travel Charger Type-C USB cable Micro USB cable card reader user guide, service manual
PRICE
GIONEE M2017 is priced at N144,000 ( ¥6990 or $1000) GIONEE M2017 + customized alligator leather back is priced at; N1,225,000 (¥16,999 or $2500)
WHERE TO BUY
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