A new Gionee smartphone was spotted after clearing TENAA and is rumoured to be the Gionee F106. TENAA is a Chinese certification authority and is instrumental in ensuring that mobile devices comply with existing standards. The Gionee F106 runs on the Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS and has a 1.25 GHz octa-core processor. The new smartphone also has a distinctive screen size of 4.99 inches and features an IPS-HD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels.
Gionee F106 Specs and Features
The features of the to-be-released Gionee F106 as listed on TENAA, are listed here for your perusal. Reports indicate The smartphone will have a decent if not outstanding 2 GB RAM. An internal memory space of 16 GB is provided which can be expanded via a microSD slot. The rear camera is an 8 MP snapper while the phone may ship with a 5MP front unit. The listed model measures 144×70.8×8.4mm and weighs in at 150.2g. Like we mentioned before, the smartphone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and packs in a respectable 2,660mAh battery.
Additional, the smartphone offers 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, a MicroUSB port, GPS, Proximity Sensor, Gravity Sensor and Ambient Light sensor. The listing showed the phone to come in three colour variants: gold, silver and white. Prices and availability of the phone remain unknown.
The new smartphone is expected to be very similar to its budget smartphone cousin, the Gionee P7 which went on sale last month at just under Rs. 10,000. The P7 features a 1.3GHz quad-core processor alongside 2GB of RAM and sports an 8-megapixel rear camera. The new Gionee F106 is expected to be faster because of its octa-core processor. The display is also expected to be remarkably improved due to the IPS-HD display. IPS (In-Plane Switching) display types normally boast of high-quality colour reproduction. The displays are also brighter and consume lesser energy, thereby reducing the drain on the battery.
