Gionee Phone: P7 Specs And Detailed Review

Five to six years ago, the Gionee brand was still relatively unknown in Nigeria. But that’s a long time ago.

Now the brand has come up with this new budget android smartphone. Does it live up to expectations? We’ll find out soon enough.

But first, let us take a quick look at the specs.

Display

• 5” IPS HD Screen, 1280*720 pixel

Processor

• MTK6737  1.3GHZ Quad Core

Support Touch ID (fingerprint identification)

Memory

• 2GB RAM + 16GB ROM, Support 128GB TF Card Expansion

Camera

• 8 MP Back Camera + 5 MP Front Camera

Operating System

• Amigo OS 4.0 (Based on Android 7.0 System)

Battery

• 4000mAh

SIM

• Dual SIM: Micro SIM +Micro SIM + TF Card, Three Card Slot

Band

• Supports, 2G, 3G and 4G LTE Network

Gionee P7 Review

Display

With a screen that is just about 5 inches, and its HD facilities, the display is quite satisfactory.

The viewing angle is good and there is no fading at the sides. Also when you fiddle with the brightness settings, you can easily use the phone under the glare of sunlight.

So for display alone I’ll give it 5 out of 5 stars.

Although some similar brands like Redmi release phones with FHD display, I find such display capabilities to be a bit of overkill for smartphones.

Camera Quality

The front camera is 5mp while the rear camera is 8mp. I’m sure we all know by now that these numbers mean nothing.

The brands just use them to hype products. But the Gionee P7 camera is pretty basic. It is average under low light with slight noise (almost like an Iphone2).

The camera also comes with pro features that allow you to adjust the camera settings. You can change the ISO, Focus, Shutter, white balance e.t.c.

You can also use different modes like the beauty mode, panorama mode, HDR, GIF, time-lapse e.t.c.

The selfie camera is great because it tends to find the angles in your face without forcing you to pose too much.

This makes selfies great no matter what pose you strike. The only flaw is that the front camera doesn’t come with flash features.

So even if the angle is great, you have to find excellent lighting to get that awesome selfie.

So based on camera alone, I’ll give it 3.5 out of 5 stars.

Processor/Performance

This phone is equipped with the android 7.0 system coupled with Amigo 4.0 operating system. So it’s not obsolete.

There was a version last year that was android 6.0 marshmallow but this version is an upgrade and not a clone.

This means that there is no app available on Google play store that is incompatible with the phone. Awesome, right? 

In other words, all apps on Google playstore will work well on this phone.

Apart from that, it comes packed with a MTK6737 1.3 GHZ Quad core. That’s a great processor considering the price of the phone.

It works well under heavy usage. It doesn’t get hot. 

Also, I opened twenty app tabs like Facebook, Badoo, Operamini, Whatsapp, IQ options e.t.c and there was no noticeable lagging in the phone’s performance.

It also plays high memory games like Asphalt 8 without freezing or lagging. 

So this 1.3GHZ quad core processor coupled with the 2GB RAM makes it a high performing smartphone.

Therefore based on performance alone, I’ll give it 5 out of 5 stars.

Battery

The battery rating is 4000mAh. With such a high rating, I have to say I find the battery performance a bit average.

It performs pretty well with games like mini militia, PES 2017 e.t.c and also lasts long when you use it for watching movies---with a full battery you can watch movies for up to six hours (as long as you use an earpiece) .

On the other hand, you can listen to music (with an earpiece) ‘forever’.

I’m exaggerating but that should give you the idea of how well it performs for listening to music.

But the battery performance is average when it comes to browsing. Once your mobile data or hotspot or Wi-Fi is on, the battery drains much faster.

So based on the battery performance alone, I’ll give it 4 out of 5 stars.

Network Connectivity

Unlike the Leagoo Kicaa power which is somewhat similar to this phone, Gionee P7 comes with 4G capabilities.

This is great because it means you can take advantage of 4G network if you’re lucky to find that kind of reception in your area.

Some people usually want to know how to check if a phone is capable of using 4G network.

It’s easy. If you don’t have the phone packet with you, just go to settings and click on more.

Under more, click on cellular networks. 

Under cellular networks, click on preferred network type.

After that, you should see the list of network options available to your phone.

How can you make your phone 4G capable? There is no way to do that. If you want a 4G phone, you have to buy one.

So anyway, based on connectivity alone, this phone gets 5 out of 5 stars.

Extra Features

It’s nice to see that this smartphone comes equipped with an IR (infrared) blaster.

This means that once you’ve downloaded the appropriate app, you can control your TV or even air conditioner with just your phone.

How To Turn Your Android Phone Into A Remote Control

To do this, just go to Google Playstore and search for ‘IR remote blaster’. You should see a list of different remote apps. Each of them are for specific brands like Samsung, Sony, e.t.c.

Be careful to pick the app that is suitable for the device you wish to control. 

If your TV is an LG TV, download an LG remote.

It would be nice if this phone came with a pouch but unfortunately that’s absent. Be
It doesn’t come with an earpiece too but that’s normal with smartphones these days.

So based on extra features, I’ll give it 4 out of 5 stars.

Thanks for reading. Do you have any corrections, questions or suggestions to make?
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