Gionee Elife E7 Mini hands on

Gionee has launched the Gionee Elife E7 mini smartphone in India today for Rs. 18999. It will also launch the Gionee Elife E7, the company’s latest flagship phone at the event. The mini version of the flagship that will sport a octa-core processor from MediaTek and will have a relatively smaller 4.7inch 720p display.

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Finals – Nokia Lumia 520 vs Gionee Elife E6 #SmartFone13

Hey folks! Thanks for voting in the first and second rounds of this best budget smartphone of 2013 competition. You have chosen the winners from the first round and they have competed against each other in semi-finals from where you have again chosen two finalists. In the battle between Nokia Lumia 520 and Micromax Canvas Turbo, you have chosen the lone Windows Phone – Nokia Lumia 520.  In another battle between the Gionee Elife E6 and Intex Aqua i7, you have chosen Gionee Elife E6. Now when Nokia Lumia 520 goes up against the Gionee Elife E6, what phone will you choose? Which of the two phones will win the best budget smartphone of the year award?

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Round 2 – Intex Aqua i7 vs Gionee Elife E6 #SmartFone13

Hey folks! Thanks for voting in the first round of this best budget smartphone of 2013 competition. You have chosen the winners from the first round and they will be competing against each other in this semi-finals. In the battle between Intex Aqua i7 and Samsung Galaxy Grand, you have chosen Intex Aqua i7.  In another battle between Gionee Elife E6 and Sony Xperia C, y0u have chosen Gionee Elife E6. Now when Intex Aqua i7 goes up against the Samsung Galaxy Grand, what phone will you choose?

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Gionee Elife E7 launching in India on December 24th

Gionee Elife E7 India launch

Gionee announced the Elife E7 at an event in Shanghai, China last month. Gionee has just sent us an invite for the launch event in India on December 24th. It packs a 5.5-inch (1920  x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS touch screen display based on One Glass Solution from JDI with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and a 2.33mm ultra-narrow frame, powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo 2.0 UI. It packs a 16-megapixel auto focus rear camera with 1/2.3″ 1.34 µm Largan M8 sensor, 5 element Sapphire Lens and a 8-megapixel auto focus front-facing camera. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E7 launching in India on December 24th”

Gionee Elife E6 vs Intex Aqua i7 vs Micromax Canvas Turbo vs Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD

Today, we have four Full HD smartphones from Indian manufacturers – Gionee Elife E6 vs Intex Aqua i7 vs Micromax Canvas Turbo vs Zen Ultrafone Amaze 701 FHD. All these phones have a lot of similarities and that makes it a very difficult to pick a clear winner among the four devices.

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Gionee Pioneer P3 with 4.3-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor launched for Rs. 7499


Gionee has launched the Pioneer P3, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in India, as we reported last week. It has a 4.3-inch (800 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and runs on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and has a 1700 mAh battery. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P3 with 4.3-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor launched for Rs. 7499”

Gionee Pioneer P3 with 4.3-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor coming soon

Gionee Pioneer P3

Gionee launched the Pioneer P2 earlier this year, specifications of the Pioneer P3 has surfaced on a Vietnamese website. According to the leaked specs, it is expected to come with a 4.3-inch  (800 x 480 pixels) display, powered by a 1.3 GHz quad-core processor and run on Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean). It packs a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera. It comes with dual SIM support and has a 1700 mAh battery. Continue reading “Gionee Pioneer P3 with 4.3-inch display, 1.3 GHz quad-core processor coming soon”

Round 1 – Sony Xperia C vs Gionee Elife E6 #Smartfone13

Hello readers! Welcome to the first round of Fonearena’s Best Budget Smartphone Competition. Fonearena is conducting one of a kind smartphone championship where you get to make your favorite smartphone win. This year we are conducting two championships – one for the flagships and one for the budget mid-range smartphones. Among the four interesting first round battles, we have the one between Sony Xperia C and Gionee Elife E6 right now.

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Best budget smartphones of 2013 Competition

The year 2013 has been great for the smartphone market, especially the Indian smartphone market. The year 2013 saw the rise of numerous Indian manufactures thanks to “open-source” Android operating system. Towards the end of 2012, only Karbonn and Micromax had established their grip in the mid-range smartphone segment with value for money smartphones. The year 2013 helped the Indian manufacturers expand their market share by offering Full HD display smartphones with Quad-core processors for affordable price points.

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Gionee Elife E7 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 processor, 16MP camera announced

Gionee Elife E7

Gionee has officially launched the Elife E7, the company’s latest flagship smartphone at an event in Shanghai, China. It has a 5.5-inch (1920  x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS touch screen display based on One Glass Solution from JDI with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and a 2.33mm ultra-narrow frame, powered by a 2.2 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 MSM8974 processor for the 3G version and the LTE version has a 2.5 GHz quad-core Snapdragon MSM8974AC processor It runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean) with Amigo 2.0 UI. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E7 with 5.5-inch 1080p display, Snapdragon 800 processor, 16MP camera announced”

Gionee Elife E7 mini with 4.7-inch display, octa-core chip leaks out along with 5.5-inch Elife E7 ahead of launch

Gionee Elife E7 leak

Gionee is all set to launch the Elife E7 later today in Shanghai, China. Now the specifications of the smartphone has surfaced on a Taiwanese website along with the Elife E7 mini with a 4.7-inch 720p display. We already know that the Elife E7 would feature a Qualcomm 8974AC quad-core chip clocked at 2.5 GHz, this chip would be available only in the LTE version and the 3G variant would feature a 2.2 GHz Snapdragon 800 chip, reveals the new leak. The phone would feature a 5.5-inch (1920  x 1080 pixels) Full HD IPS touch screen display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection and a 2.33mm narrow bezel. It is rumored to feature a 16-megapixel auto focus rear camera and a 8-megapixel front-facing camera. The phone is expected to come with 2GB RAM for the 16GB variant and 3GB RAM for the 32GB variant. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E7 mini with 4.7-inch display, octa-core chip leaks out along with 5.5-inch Elife E7 ahead of launch”

Gionee Elife E7 with 2.5GHz Snapdragon 800 (8974AC) processor launching on November 26th

Gionee Elife E7

Gionee has already confirmed that the Elife E7 would launch on November 26th at an event in Shanghai Film Museum in China. Now Gionee’s CEO Lu Weibing has shared on his Weibo page that the phone would feature a faster Qualcomm 8974AC quad-core chip clocked at 2.5 GHz, faster than the 8974AB chip. Even the Xiaomi Mi3 that was unveiled back in September features a 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 800 (MSM 8974AB) processor, so the Elife E7 would be the first phone to feature the Snapdragon 800 (8974AC) chip. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E7 with 2.5GHz Snapdragon 800 (8974AC) processor launching on November 26th”

Gionee Gpad 4 with 5.7-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor coming soon

Gionee Gpad 4

Gionee has started teasing the Gpad 4, the company’s upcoming smartphone in the Gpad series on their Facebook page. Unlike the other phones in the Gpad series, the Gpad 4 is a large screen phablet. It has a  5.7-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) HD one-glass solution (OGS) display, powered by a  1.5 GHz quad-core MediaTek 6589T processor with PowerVR SGX 544MP GPU and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, BSI sensor, f/2.2 aperture and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 28mm wide angle lens. It has aluminium body, packs a 3200 mAh battery and comes with in-built Digital Theatre System (DTS) Sound. Continue reading “Gionee Gpad 4 with 5.7-inch HD display, 1.5 GHz quad-core processor coming soon”

Gionee GPad G3 with 5.5-inch display officially launched in India for Rs. 9999

Gionee GPad G3

Gionee GPad G3 went on sale online last month, now the company has officially launched the smartphone in India. It is the successor of the GPad G2 that was launched back in May and packs a 5.5-inch (854 × 480 pixels) capacitive touch screen display, powered by a 1.2 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6589 processor and runs on Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean). It has a 5-megapixel rear camera with LED flash and a 0.3-megapixel (VGA) front-facing camera.  It comes with dual SIM support with dual standby and packs a 2250 mAh battery.  Continue reading “Gionee GPad G3 with 5.5-inch display officially launched in India for Rs. 9999”

Gionee Elife E6 Review

Amongst the many upstarts in the indigenous smartphone scene in India, one specific brand has caught our eye. Gionee has differentiated itself with its refreshing focus on design and hardware quality. Handsets like Elife E3 stood out from the competition being a device that both looked and also offered a very unique experience to the user. With the Elife E6, Gionee is kicking this up a notch. We’d previously done a preview of the device and here’s our review of the Gionee Elife E6. Continue reading “Gionee Elife E6 Review”