Gionee A1 Plus Launched with Dual Rear Camera and 4550mAh Battery

[Dipika Menon]

Chinese handset maker Gionee is back with A1 Plus smartphone in India. When compared to its predecessor A1, Gionee A1 Plus offers better specifications including a powerful dual rear camera.

The company has launched several handsets in the low and mid-end segments but Gionee A1 Plus has got decent specs to compete in the sub-30K range. The best thing about Gionee is its strong offline retail presence compared to other Chinese companies in India.

Gionee A1 Plus Specifications:

Regarding the specifications, the Gionee A1 Plus comes with curved edges on Mocha Gold metallic back. On the front, it sports a 6-inch display with 2.5D glass on it. Powered by an octa-core 2.5 GHz Cortex A53 processor and 4GB RAM, it has 64GB inbuilt storage further expandable up to 256GB via a micro SD card slot.

On the camera front, Gionee A1 Plus has a dual (13-megapixel and 5-megapixel) camera with LED flash on the rear side. For selfie lovers, it sports a 20-megapixel front camera that can give vivid shots even in low-light.

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If the reports are to be believed, the Gionee A1 Plus offers a DSLR-like effect photos. It is equipped with several modes to make the photography an easy affair. It includes Bokeh selfie mode, slow-motion, time-lapse, and night mode for crystal clear photos.

The home button provides a multi-usage and doubles as a fingerprint sensor. It runs on Android Nougat 7.0 operating system with Amigo 4.0 UI on top. Backed up by a large 4,550mAh battery and 18W ultra-fast charger, the handset is quite reliable. It has got two speaker grills on the bottom edge

There’s also a provision for the panic button that gets automated by pressing the home button thrice. Connectivity wise, this dual-SIM phone offers VoLTE, Wi-Fi, micro-USB port, Bluetooth, and NFS.

What’s Your Opinion?

Overall, Gionee A1 Plus is a decent smartphone and the company bets good hardware-software combo to attract the customers. Though the exact price is not announced yet, one can expect it to be under ₹30,000. There would be Huawei Honor 8 Pro and OnePlus 5 as the prime contenders.

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