Gionee GPad G3

Overview

An Affordable Handset With A Large Screen

Gionee communications is truly an international brand which focuses on production and sales of cellular mobile phones. It was founded by Liu Li Rong in September, 2002. The company has announced the GPad G3, a dual SIM smartphone in August, 2013. The box packs a handset, headset, USB cable, charger and user manual. Let's check out the detailed specifications of GPad G3.

Design and Display

Gionee GPad G3 is a stylish phone as far as looks are concerned. It comes with a height of 157.7 mm, width of 79.5 mm and a thickness of 9.8 mm as its dimensions. This bar shaped device requires careful handling due to its large size. The full viewing angle display of 5.5-inches with the ability to show 16M colors provides a resolution of 854x480 pixels. The front panel features only three feather touch soft keys for options, home and back. It also comes equipped with proximity sensor, G-sensor, E-compass, face unlock and light sensor.

Hardware and Software

Housing the device is a Quad core 1.2 GHz Cortex A7 processor with MediaTek MT6589 chip-set and PowerVR Series5XT GPU. Gionee GPad G3 runs on the Android v4.2 Jelly Bean operating system. It has a 512 MB of RAM and an internal memory of 4 GB which can be expanded further up to 32 GB by using a microSD card.

Telephony and Messaging

The GPad G3 is a Dual SIM device that operates on 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz) and 3G (HSDPA 900/2100MHz) frequencies. The phonebook has the capacity to store an unlimited number of contacts. SMS (threaded view), MMS, push mail, email, RSS and IM are the messaging facilities available for this smartphone. It also features predictive text input that facilitates typing.

Camera

The 5 MP rear camera with LED flash, auto-focus, touch-focus, panorama and face detection takes 2592x1944 resolution pictures. While the front-facing camera has a 0.3 MP count that allows video conferencing. One can record HD videos from the camera as well.

Multimedia

Gionee GPad G3 has a good quality sound system that supports the popular audio and video formats like MP3, MP4, H.264/H.263 and 3GP. The FM radio is also there for uninterrupted entertainment. The video player gives you amazing viewing experience along with solid surround sound. It comes pre-loaded with various apps like Google search, Gmail, maps, calender, you-tube, Google talk, image viewer, image editor and document viewer.

Connectivity and Battery

The connectivity attributes of the device includes GPRS, EDGE, 3G, Wi-Fi802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, micro USB v2.0 and Bluetooth v4.0 with A2DP. The GPad G3 also features A-GPS support for navigation. This smartphone is energized by a Li-Ion 2250 mAh battery to ensure better usage time.

Shades

Gionee GPad G3 is dipped in two color options: Black and White.

Price

The GPad G3 is available at a price tag of Rs.10,599 approx.

Verdict

Overall, the Gionee GPad G3 is a decent phone with large display and good configurations. Those looking for an alternative can choose among the Nokia Lumia 630, Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500, Nokia XL, Xolo Q900T, Sony Xperia M and iBall Andi 5.5N2 Quadro.