Gionee F5 unveiled – Packs 5.3″ HD Display, Octa Core SoC & 4000 mAh Battery

Spotted at TENAA December last year, all new Gionee F5 smartphone goes official in China. It gets a price tag of $260 and targets to customers who are looking for mid-range devices. Actually, it has nothing special to offer and its pretty much close to Meizu M5 smartphone in terms of specifications.Gionee F5

Gionee F5: Specifications | Pros & Cons | Alternatives | Comparison | Price

Technically, the Gionee F5 comes with 5.3 inches 1280 x 720 pixels display with 2.5 Curved Glass IPS panel. It provides a pixel density of 277 PPI. That’s not standard with any $250 phone as we have many devices with full HD display in this price segment. But it excels in terms of the processor as we have the Octa core Cortex processor with Mediatek MT6750 chipset clocked at 1.5 GHz. It gets 4 Gigs of RAM with 32 GB inbuilt storage and also includes a micro SD card.

In terms of camera, it’s a usual $250 smartphone specs with 13-megapixel rear snapper and 8-megapixel front facing camera. The most highlighting feature of this smartphone is the 4000 mAh battery which might give you a day and half usage.

The most highlighting feature of this smartphone is the 4000 mAh battery which might give you a day and half usage.

We have put forward the complete specifications of Gionee F5 here –

Gionee F5 Specifications

Display: 5.3 inch 1280 x 720 pixels touchscreen display
Pixel Density, Protection: 277 PPI, 2.5 Curved Glass IPS Display
SoC: 1.5 GHz Octa Core Mediatek MT 6750 processor
GPU: Mali T860
RAM: 4 Gigs of RAM
Storage: 32 GB internal storage, Expandable up to 128 GB, Micro SD card slot
Dual SIM: Yes, with Dual Standby
Main Camera: 13 MP rear camera with LED Flash, 1080p at 30 fps
Camera Features: geo-tagging, Touch focus, Face detection, HDR, panorama
Front Camera: 8 MP front facing camera
Front LED Flash: No
Software: Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS
Battery: 4000 mAh Li-ion battery
Quick Charging: Yes
Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, 3G HSPA+, Bluetooth v4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi tether
Dimensions, Weight: 150 x 74.5 x 7.7 mm, 162 grams
Features: aGPS, FM Radio, 3.5 mm audio jack, USB v2.0
Sensors: Accelerometer, Gravity Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Light Sensor

Pros

  • Decent processor specs
  • Decent battery life

Cons

No fingerprint sensor

Best Gionee F5 Alternatives

The following phones serves as the best alternatives to Gionee F5 smartphone –

  • Xiaomi Redmi Note 4
  • Huawei Honor 6X
  • Lenovo K6 Series – K6, K6 Note & K6 Power
  • Lenovo P2

Comparison with Other Phones

We have compared it with other popular smartphones like –

Gionee F5 Price in India, Availability Info

Being the sponsor of Kolkatta Knight Riders, an IPL team, it will be launched in India just a couple of days ahead of the famous Cricket league in India. So you can lock down the Gionee F5 Release in India in March or April 2017.

Gionee F5 Price in India – Rs 12,999

Price in China – CNY 1799

Price in USD – $260

Preethi Khetani: Preethi Khetani is a well known women Blogger from India. Apart from her contribution here, she writes for NowIamupdated.com and Advices Academy as well.