Chinese smartphone manufacturer Gionee has launched the successor to its Gpad G4 phablet called the Gpad G5 for Rs 14,999. The smartphone will be available by next week via both online and offline retailers.
The Gionee Gpad G5 features a 5.5-inch 720p display with Dragontrail glass protection. It supports dual-SIM (GSM+GSM) with dual standby functionality. It runs on Android 4.4 KitKat and has a 1.5 GHz hexa-core Cortex-A7 processor with 1GB of RAM. The smartphone has 8GB of inbuilt storage expandable up to 32GB via microSD card support.
The Gionee Gpad G5 has an 8 MP rear camera with LED flash and a 2 MP front camera. Connectivity options included are 3G, GPRS/ EDGE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS/ A-GPS. The smartphone comes with dual crystal loud speaker with DTS sound technology. It is available in Black and White colours. The Gpad G5 has a 2400mAh battery, that delivers up to 288 hours of standby time and up to 15 hours of talk time on 2G according to the company.
"I am delighted to present our consumers with our latest product, the Gionee Gpad G5. Our basic thought behind introducing this product was to give our consumers a superior product that can be handled with ease. There is a huge demand for premium features at affordable prices. Keeping consumer preferences in mind we have introduced the device which is high on features and easy on the pocket," said Arvind Vohra, India Head, Gionee Smartphones.
Gionee is rumored to be working on its slimmest smartphone dubbed GN9005. The smartphone was spotted on the Chinese certification website and is just 5 mm thick. The smartphone has a 4.8-inch 720p AMOLED display, a 1.2GHz quad-core processor. with 1GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Other rumored features are an 8MP rear camera, 5MP front camera, and a 2,050mAh battery.
Source: Gionee