Gionee A1 Selfie Centric Smartphone Unveiled in India

Gionee has announced the launch of its first flagship smartphone of the year A1 in India. Though pricing details and exact availability date is not disclosed, it revealed that the smartphone will become available for pre-booking from 31st March via offline retailers.

Gionee A1

Gionee is offering pre-booking customers 2 year warranty and the choice of pair of JBL headphones or a Swiss Military Bluetooth speaker.

The key USP of Gionee A1 are big battery and a superior selfie camera. It will be available in Black, Gold and Grey color variants. Gionee A1 comes with 16MP front facing fixed focus camera with an f/2.0 aperture, 1/3.06 inch sensor, 5P lens. It also has selfie flash that company says it has customized to “spread light onto faces more evenly and softly.” It adds that the “soft lighting effect is able to enhance facial complexions, giving users a natural glow and rosiness.” In the rear there is a 13MP camera with f2.0 and Sony IMX258 sensor.

Gionee A1 is powered by 2GHz Octacore MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755) SoC with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage. It houses 4010 mAh battery.  There is a new 18W ultrafast charging which is claim to fully charge the device in 2 hours. Gionee A1 sports 5.5 inch full HD display screen. It runs on Amigo 4.0 based on Android 7.0 Nougat. Connectivity features of the device includes 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11/ a/b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0, and Micro-USB.

Gionee A1 FAQ

Does it has dedicated microSD card?

The device comes with hybrid sim card slot. Hence there is no dedicated microSD card slot.

Is Gionee A1 supports USB OTG? Can it be used as power bank?

Yes. It supports USB OTG and can be used as power bank.

Does it has fast charger?

Yes. As per company statement, it comes with proprietary fast charger.

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