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| Gionee M7 |
The Gionee M7 arrived in September 2017 in its “bezel-less” glory. It’s the first in the series to boast of a Helio P30 chipset It’s a big phone at a little over 6.0 inches. If you’re blessed with “summarized” versions of palms like I am, forget about operating this phone with one hand.
General Overview
The M7 has a metal body and two antenna bands located at the top and bottom. It has no home button. Gionee makes the screen come alive with a 18:9 screen ratio as well as a 2.5D curved glass with a pixel density of 402ppi.
Gionee didn’t leave the processors out. For starters, it has a 6GB RAM, making multitasking sweet and giving the tecno phantom 8 a run for its money. It’s ROM is at 64 GB upgradeable via memory card. This, combined with an efficient battery of 5000mAh makes this device suitable for heavy-duty users.
The camera doesn’t slow the M7’s roll. It has dual rear cameras of 16 Megapixels and 8 Megapixels and a front camera of 8-Megapixels. Sweet right? It supports 4G and USB OTG, so go buy that 4G SIM card.
The only buzz-kill for me is the hybrid SIM but I’m getting used to the torture.
All-in-all, the M7 has me excited. Let’s finish this off with a look at the specifications in full.
Gionee M7 Full Specifications
GENERAL
- Sim Type: Dual nano
- OS: Android 7. 1 (nougat) and Amigo 5.0
- Wifi: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi direct
- 2G: GPRS up to 3.1 Mbps
- 3G: HSPA – 42.2/5.76 Mbps
- 4G: LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
- Bluetooth: 4.2
- USB: MicroUSB 2.0
- USB OTG: Yes
BODY/ BUILD
- Weight: 180g
- Cover material: metal
- Colors: Sapphire blue, star blue, maple red, champagne gold, black (sapphire blue 😍)
DISPLAY
- Resolution: 2160×1080 pixels
- Screen size: 6.01-inch Amoled Display
- 2.5D curved glass
- 16M colors
- Pixel density: 402 ppi
MEMORY AND PROCESSOR
- Internal Storage: 64GB
- External Storage: Up to 256GB
- RAM: 6GB
- Processor: Octa-core @ 2.3GHz speed
- Chipset: Mediatek Helio B30
CAMERA
- Front camera: 8 Megapixels
- Rear camera: Dual cameras of 16 Megapixels and 8 Megapixels respectively
- LED flash
- f/1.8 aperture
BATTERY
- Capacity: 5000mAh
- Removable: no
- Fast charge
AUDIO
- MP3 AMR, WAV, AAC, MP3, MIDI, OGG
- 3.5mm audio jack
SECURITY
- Fingerprint scanner
ALSO HAS
- Accelerometer
- Proximity sensor
- A-GPS Navigation
- MicroUSB
- 3D games support
- Light sensor
- Compass
- Gyroscope
DOES NOT HAVE
- HDMI
- MHL
- Barometer
- Java
UPSIDES
- Strong battery
- Large storage space
- High RAM to make multitasking a breeze
DOWNSIDES
- Hybrid Sim
Price & Availability
The Gionee M7 is expected to be in Nigeria any time from mid-January 2018. Till then, we cannot give an exact quote of the pricing. However, based on previous sales, we expect it to be pegged a little over 100k.
Final Notes
Once again, Gionee has us excited. It’s my current phone crush and I’m hoping to take our relationship to the next level *grins*. How does this phone make you feel? A yay or a nay?
