Gionee today unveiled series of LTE enabled smartphones in India including Gionee V6L LTE, P5L LTE, Elife S5.1 and S5.5 LTE along with entry level P4S and P6. Gionee also announced that starting from 2015, all handsets priced above 10,000 INR will feature 4G LTE connectivity.
Mr. Arvind.R.Vohra, India Head – Gionee Smartphones said “Gionee has always kept itself updated with the latest technology advancements and market trends. Continuing our endeavor to provide every customer with the best in technology we are announcing a host of new products and LTE devices will be our key focus.”
Gionee V6L LTE, with a 5 inch display, is the slimmest of this lot measuring 6.9 mm and houses a 1.2 GHz quad core CPU (details unspecified) with 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal storage. Other features include an 8 MP rear camera, Android 4.4 KitKat, 128 GB MicroSD support and motion control and a new PPT mode.
It remains to be seen how long the humble 1950 mAh battery will last with LTE on. Gionee V6 LTE has been priced at 15,000 INR.
Gionee Pioneer P5L LTE, comes with the same chipset – 1.2 GHz quad core, 1 GB RAM, 8 GB internal storage, 128 GB MicroSD support – but the rear camera and battery is further reduced to 5 MP and 1800 mAh respectively. Android KitKat running Pioneer P5L LTE has been priced at 10,000 INR.
Gionee also showcased Elife S5.1, which is only 5.1 mm thick. It comes with a 4.8 Inch HD Super AMOLED display, powered by 1.7GHz Octa Core processor aided by 1GB of RAM and 16 GB storage. Other features include 8MP rear camera, 5 MP front camera, LTE connectivity, Android 4.4 KitKat and 2050 mAh battery. Gionee didn’t mention price tag or India availability details for Elife S5.1.
Gionee also announced Entry level P4S (which is bundled with a flip cover that has a flip window to display information like weather, date and time) and P6 with 5 inch FWVGA Display.
Gionee V6L LTE, Gionee Pioneer P5L LTE, P4S and P6 will be available for purchase in India from Mid December, 2014.
Key Specs
| Model | Gionee V6L LTE | Gionee Pioneer P5L LTE |
| Display | 5 inch | NA |
| Processor | 1.2 GHz Quad Core | 1.2 GHz Quad Core |
| RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
| Internal Storage | 8 GB, Expandable up to 128 GB | 8 GB, Expandable up to 128 GB |
| OS | Android 4.4 KitKat | Android 4.4 KitKat |
| Camera | 8 MP rear | 5 MP rear |
| Battery | 1,950 mAh | 1800 mAh |
| Price | 15,000 INR | 10,000 INR |
