Gionee Launches Pioneer P3 Quad Core Smartphone for Rs.7499

Chinese smartphone major Gionee has announced a new entry level, Android powered smartphone in India. Known as the Pioneer P3, the handset seems to be a decent handset under Rs.8000. Let’s quickly take a look at the features on this one.

We start with the all-important display which measures 4.3 inches across and gets a resolution of  has is most likely to be the Mediatek MT6582 chipset – that houses 4 cores running at 1.3 Ghz. We will need confirmation about this but though. The other possibility is that this is just a dual core SoC (MT 6572) that the recently launched Idea Aurus 4 uses. There have been instances in the past when manufacturers have put in wrong specifications. Anyway, we will update this bit once we get confirmation.

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The handset runs Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean and at this time it is unclear if it would eventually get the KitKat treatment. As expected from a phone of this category, there is 4GB of internal storage. Memory can be expanded further using micro SD cards.

The phone is a GSM+GSM dual SIM handset with support for 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. Taking care of the imaging bit is a 5 megapixel rear camera mated to a front VGA camera. Powering the hardware is a 1700 mAh battery which offers 8 hours of talktime on 3G and 12 hours on EDGE.

The handset will come in two basic colour options – Black and White and has been priced at Rs.7,499.

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