Nexus 5 is attractive because it brings Snapdragon 800 chipset and good software at a competitive price. Gionee will make a similar attempt with its upcoming flagship smartphone in its popular Elife Series, Gionee Elife E7.
This phone will feature even faster Snapdragon 800 MSM8974AC Quad core processor Clocked at yet higher frequency of 2.5 GHz! Other Gionee Elife E7 will be the first phone in the world to feature this chipset.
The Display is rumored to be 6.1 inches in size and will sport 2560 x 1600 pixel resolution amounting to super high pixel density of 498 ppi. The display type is IGZO (Indium Gallium Zinc Oxide) which replaces amorphous silicon in the conventional displays with IGZO compound and has the advantage of providing very high resolutions with very low power consumption. IGZO displays are also more responsive.
According to the rumors, this phone will feature Android 4.3 O.s. which is not as fancy as the new Android KitKat, but will suffice for now. The RAM capacity will be 2 GB and the battery capacity will be 3500 mAh. The camera combination will be 13 Mp/ 5 MP similar to Gionee Elife E6.
The phone will be launched on November 26th in Shanghai, China and we expect this phone to arrive in India by January Next year. Gionee has hinted that it will be priced around 3,299 Yuan which amounts to around Rs. 34,000.
Rumored Specs
Model | Gionee Elife E7 |
Display | 6.1 Inch 2560 X1600, 498 PPI |
Processor | 2.5 GHz Snapdragon 800 Quad core |
RAM | 2 GB |
OS | Android 4.3 with Amigo UI on top |
Cameras | 13 MP/ 5 MP |
Battery | 3500 mAh |
Price | ~34,000 INR |