With the rise in the demand of affordable smartphones in India, companies like Gionee and Oppo have captured a significant share in the mobile market. Recently, Gionee added to its A1 series of smartphones by launching A1 LITE. A1 LITE is a mid-range smartphone offering a good set of specifications. A 20MP selfie camera and the 4000mAh battery form the highlights of this smartphone. Here's what it offers to the users
Highlights of Gionee A1 LITE
Specifications:
A1 LITE has 5.3" HD, 2.5D display protected with Gorilla Glass 3. The 2.5D display means a slight curve at the edges that looks great and gives more immersive viewing experience. It is equipped with Octa core, 64-bit processor (up to 1.3GHz). It is powered by a 4000 mAh battery. Gionee claims this battery can give uninterrupted usage for up to 30 hours. The phone comes with 3GB RAM and 32 GB ROM ( expandable up to 256 GB ). This is ample storage space for most users. It is a dual-SIM phone.
Camera:
Camera, especially its front camera, is one of the highlights of this smartphone. Gionee A1 LITE is equipped with 20 MP front camera with customized selfie flash. This should sound great to selfie lovers. At the back, it has 13 MP camera, powered by 4 cell technology. It is equipped with phase-detection auto-focus technology and has dual-LED flash.
Appearance:
A1 LITE measures 150.5*74.4*8mm. It has 5.3" HD, 2.5D display. It is available in Black and Gold colours. The A1 LITE looks clean and simple. At the back, the camera and fingerprint scanner are perfectly placed in the center, giving an uncluttered look to the device.
Availability & Price of A1 LITE:
The Gionee A1 LITE launched in India on August 9 at the price of INR 14,999. It is available on sale from August 10th at all leading offline and online stores.
At the price of 14,999 Rs., Gionee A1 LITE offers a good set of specifications. However, some devices launched by other brands offer better. 20 MP selfie camera and 4000 mAh battery notwithstanding, Gionee A1 LITE will have to face a tough competition from devices like Lenovo K8 Note.
Key Specifications of Gionee A1 LITE:
- Display: 5.3" HD (720 x 1280 pixels) IPS LCD capacitive 2.5D display with Gorilla Glass3
- OS: Android 7.0 Nougat.
- Chipset: Mediatek MT6753
- CPU: Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
- GPU: Mali-T720MP3
- RAM: 3 GB
- Internal Storage: 32 GB ( EXPANDABLE UPTO 256GB)
- Front Camera: 20MP, f/2.0, LED flash
- Battery: 4000 mAh
- Rear Camera: 13 MP, 1/3″ sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, dual-LED flash
- Colour: Gold and Black
