Gionee A1 and Gionee A1 Plus are the new
selfie-centric smartphones from the company that are slated to get announced at
Mobile World Congress (MWC).
The Gionee A1 was spotted on the Geekbench
benchmarking site. It revealed that it runs MediaTek MT6755V/C octa-core
processor. The SoC is coupled with 4 GB
of RAM. The Gionee A1 is expected to come preinstalled with Android 7.0 Nougat
OS. On Geekbench, the Gionee A1 has recorded a single-core score of 699 and a
multi-core score of 2,602. The performance of the chipset suggests that it will
be a midrange smartphone.
A Nepali tech site had received
the alleged specifications of A1 from an anonymous leakster. It reported that
the A1 is a dual-SIM smartphone that is equipped with a 5.5-inch full HD
display that is covered with a 2.5D curved glass. The SoC of the device works
at 1.8 GHz along with its 4 GB RAM. Its native storage is 64 GB and it will
also support up to 128 GB microSD card.
The Android 7.0 Nougat OS on the smartphone would be
customized with Amigo OS 4.0 from Gionee. For photography, A1 is pegged to
feature a dual-LED enabled 13-megapixel snapper and it is expected to come with
a selfie flash enabled 16-megapixel front-facing camera that will be able to
shoot amazing selfies in dim lighting conditions.
A fingerprint scanner is placed below the rear
camera. It is also rumored to feature an IR blaster that will allow its users
to use it as a remote control. It is also rumored to house a 4,010 mAh battery
that will support 18W fast charging. The leaked photos suggest that the
smartphone features a full metallic chassis and the rear side of the phone
seems to resemble the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3/4. The smartphone can be seen in Gold
color.
It is expected to launch in Nepal on March 15 after
its unveil at MWC 2017. It is expected to sell with a pricing of 35,999 NPR in Nepal (US$ 336).
According to Gionee’s press note, the A1 and A1 Plus may also release in other
developing markets like India and Africa. The specifications of Gionee A1 Plus
are not known yet, but it may come with similar specs and a larger display than
A1.
