The new Gionee P7, priced at Rs 9,999, comes with support for 4G VoLTE. But can it take on the likes of Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and Lenovo K6 Power?
Gionee has just launched a new smartphone in India, called the P7, which is priced at Rs 9,999. Gionee has begun the sale of the P7 in stores from today itself and the smartphone is available in three color options of gold, white and grey. Gionee says that the best feature of the P7 smartphone is its design which involves an arched back to create a comfortable grip and also includes a transparent 3D mirror with ripple effect pattern. The Gionee P7 smartphone comes with inbuilt features like text recognition in pictures, GIF creator, and intelligent photo crop.
Gionee P7 specifications
The Gionee P7 smartphone features a 5-inch HD (1280×720 pixels) IPS display, and is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor. The smartphone comes with 2GB of RAM, and 16GB onboard storage, which is further expandable up to 128GB using a microSD card.
In the photography department, the Gionee P7 sports an 8-megapixel camera with LED flash. Up front, the smartphone houses a 5-megapixel selfie camera with Screen flash, a feature which enables one to click decent selfies even in low light conditions. Making sure everything ticks is a 2,300mAh battery that is claimed to offer standby time of up to 259 hours. On the software front, the Gionee P7 runs on Android Lollipop with Amigo 3.2 running atop. For connectivity, the Gionee P7 smartphone comes with options like dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
For its price and specifications, the Gionee P7 is sure to face tough competition in the smartphone market. These days, with the spread of 4G service by Reliance Jio, many smartphone companies are focusing on the entry-level market and launching affordable 4G VoLTE-enabled smartphones. Reliance Digital already has a slew of smartphones with 4G VoLTE enabled at very cheap and affordable prices. The company also holds the title of having the cheapest 4G VoLTE smartphone priced at Rs 2,999 which is the Reliance Digital LYF Flame 6. Other than that, two smartphones that the Gionee Pioneer P7 will face competition from include the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 and the Lenovo K6 Power.
Xiaomi’s front-runner the Redmi Note 3 is priced at Rs 9,999 and features a 5.5-inch full HD display. Under its hood, runs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 650 hexa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz. The smartphone comes with 2GB of RAM and 16GB onboard storage which is expandable up to 256GB. For photography, the Redmi Note 3 comes with a 16-megapixel rear camera and a 5-megapixel front camera. The smartphone runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop based MIUI 7 and is powered by a 4,000mAh battery.
Lenovo’s recently launched K6 Power smartphone is priced at Rs 9,999 and features a 5-inch full HD IPS display. At the heart of the smartphone runs Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz. The Lenovo K6 Power comes with 3GB of RAM and 32GB onboard storage. In the photography department, the smartphone sports a 13-meagpixel rear camera and an 8-megapixel selfie camera. The Lenovo K6 Power runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Vibe UI running atop. ALSO READ: Gionee P7 Max with 5.5-inch HD display, 13MP camera goes on sale in India, priced at Rs 13,999: Specifications, features