Keeping up with the demand for the camera-centric smartphones, Gionee has now launched the Gionee A1 and the Gionee A1 Plus at the on-going Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017.
Gionee has announced the launch of the Gionee A1, which are the company’s selfie-focussed smartphones with fingerprint scanner. The Gionee A1 has a 5.5 inch display whereas the Gionee A1 Plus has a slightly bigger 6 inch display, both with resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels.
The Gionee A1 and the Gionee A1 Plus are both powered by the octa core MediaTek Helio chipsets with 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of internal storage on board.
The Gionee A1 has a decent 13 MP rear facing auto focus camera with PDAF, f/2.0 aperture, 1/3.0+” sensor, 5P lens and LED flash. The Gionee A1 Plus on the other hand has a dual camera setup with 13 MP and 5 MP sensors. The Gionee A1 Plus also flaunts a massive front facing 20 MP camera with selfie flash, whereas the Gionee A1 has a 16 MP camera with selfie flash.
Speaking about the launch, William Lu, President, Gionee, said, “We have noticed that more and more people are regarding selfies as an expression of themselves and they tend to share their photos through various social channels whenever and wherever they are. As a consumer-oriented smartphone manufacturer, we hope to set up the evolution of the selfie experience and provide the best portfolio at the best price.”
Gionee A1 specs:
- 5.5 inch display
- 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution
- 1.8 GHz octa core MediaTek Helio P10 processor
- Mali T860 GPU
- 4 GB RAM
- 64 GB internal memory
- 13 MP primary camera
- 16 MP front facing camera
- Android v7.0 Nougat
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE
- 4010 mAh battery
Gionee A1 Plus specs:
- 6.0 inch display
- 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution
- 2.5 GHz octa core MediaTek Helio P25 processor
- Mali T880 GPU
- 4 GB RAM
- 64 GB internal memory
- 13 MP primary camera
- 5 MP secondary camera
- 20 MP front facing camera
- Android v7.0 Nougat
- Dual SIM, 4G LTE
- 4550 mAh battery
Gionee A1 and Gionee A1 Plus Price and Availability:
The Gionee A1 is priced at 349 Euros (approx. Rs. 24500), whereas the Gionee A1 Plus is priced at 499 Euros (approx. Rs. 35000). The handsets expected to go on sale in early April 2017.
