Think the Gionee M7 is expensive? Then you may want
to check out the Gionee Steel 2 Plus, the second 18:9 FullView display
smartphone announced today by the Chinese manufacturer.
The Gionee Steel 2 Plus is a successor to the Steel
2 released in January. The Plus variant is a big upgrade in all aspects. The
specs of the phone may look familiar and that is because the Gionee Steel 2
Plus is the Gionee GN5007 seen on TENAA a few days ago.
The Steel 2 Plus packs a 6-inch 18:9 FullView
display too but with a HD+ resolution. It has 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in
storage compared to the 3GB RAM and 16GB/32GB of the Steel 2. It also swaps the
MediaTek MT6737 SoC for a Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 processor.
Its rear camera is a single 13MP sensor with a
circular LED flash on the right. Front camera has also been upgraded to an 8MP
sensor. Another key upgrade is the addition of a fingerprint scanner, although
it sits at the back of the device.
The Gionee Steel 2 packs a 4,000 mAh battery which is
more than sufficient for a 5-inch HD phone. The Steel 2 Plus pushes it to
5,000 mAh to complement the bigger 6.0-inch HD+ screen. The Gionee Steel 2 Plus
is priced at ¥ 1999 (US$ 302) and comes in black, blue and gold. There is no mention
of when it will go on sale. With the launch of the M7 and Steel 2 Plus, we are
left with the M7 Power which will launch on Thursday and the last but still
unknown FullView phone which should have a display like that of the iPhone X.
