Powered by a 3,030 mAh battery, the phone boots Android 7.1.1 Nougat and runs on Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 octa-core processor under the hood, paired with 32GB internal memory and 4GB RAM
With a new campaign, smartphone maker Gionee is looking to usurp the entire selfie platform
Priced at Rs 19,999, the main highlight is its 16MP selfie camera and 13MP rear camera
It will be establishing 500 brand stores in India, double retail representatives' strength to 20,000
The budget-friendly smartphone features a 5-inch HD IPS display and supports VoLTE and CDMA technology
With an annual capacity of close to 30 million units, the comapny plans to manufacture around six lakh mobiles per month from this facility
China-based smartphone maker Gionee will be investing Rs 500 crore to set up a manufacturing unit in India, to be operational in two years."We are identifying land for the unit. By next month, it will be finalised," said Arvind Vohra, its India managing director.The company currently assembles smartphones in partnerships with Foxconn and Dixon. About 60 per cent of the devices are made in India. With its own unit (targeted capacity of 30 million devices annually), the company will cater to the entire Indian market with locally made devices and also export these.It has allocated Rs 600 crore this financial year for marketing and branding activities. Actress Alia Bhatt has been hired as brand ambassador. Vohra says Gionee India aims to expand its market share from around five per cent now to 7-10 per cent by March.---
About 60 per cent of Gionee India's devices sold in India are manufactured locally
Chinese company plans to launched four new smartphones by October, they have also signed actress Alia Bhatt as its brand ambassador
Uttar Pradesh was biggest smartphones market in terms of volume and thus important for the company
Gionee, the Chinese mobile manufacturer which is looking to expand its global operations, introduced its new smartphone, the S8 at the Mobile World Conference 2016.