Gionee Steel 2 with 4000mAh battery & 3GB RAM – Specs & Price in China

The 2017 Consumer Electronics Show event is over, but that doesn’t stop tech companies from showcasing and releasing new tech gadgets. Gionee has just announced the Gionee Steel 2, a mid-range Android smartphone with a moderate size and notable specs.

The Gionee Steel 2 should be succeeding a Gionee Steel, but since there isn’t a smartphone with that name yet, I assume that Gionee is prepping to release a so-named smartphone in the future.

Gionee Steel 2 Specifications, Review and Highlights

The Gionee Steel 2 comes with a 5-inch IPS display with an HD (1280 * 720) pixel resolution and a 294 PPI pixel density. The phone is fully made of metal and features a fingerprint sensor which is embedded into its physical home button below the display. It weighs 160 grammes and is 8.6 millimetres thick.

The Gionee Steel 2 is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6737 processor and its graphics operations are handled by a Mali-T720 GPU. Its processor memory (RAM) is 3GB, while it has two internal storage variants – 16GB & 32GB. The internal storage of both variants can be expanded up to 128Gb via its microSD card slot.

The Steel 2 sports an 8MP camera with LED flash at the rear, while its front top bezel is adorned by a 5MP camera for taking selfies. The phone features a dual micro SIM slot through which you can access 4G LTE networks (with VoLTE support).

The Gionee Steel 2 packs a 4000mAh battery and, like most of the recently released Gionee smartphones, runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Amigo 3.5 UI layered on top.

Gionee Steel 2 Full Phone Specifications

Technology

• 2G – GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900.
• 3G
  • HSDPA 900 / 2100.
  • CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA.
• 4G – LTE with VoLTE
  • LTE Bands – band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500).
• Network Speed – –
• SIM Type – Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual standby).
• OS – Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Amigo 3.5 UI.

• Dimensions – 144.3 * 70.5 * 8.6 mm.
• Weight – 160g.
• Display size – 5 inches.
• Display Resolution – 1280 * 720 pixels (HD).
• Display Technology – IPS LCD Capacitive touchscreen.
• Build: Metal Unibody Design.
• Form Factor: Touchscreen Bar.
• Colours – Jazz Gold & Gold Black.

• Processor Name/Technology – 64-bit MediaTek MT6737.
• Processor Speed – 1.3GHz.
• Number of Processor Cores – Quad-core.
• Graphics Processor – Mali-T720.
• RAM – 3GB.
• Internal Storage – 16GB/32GB.
• External Storage – microSD, up to 128GB.
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Light, Proximity, Compass, Fingerprint Sensor.

• Rear – 8MP with Autofocus.
• LED Flash – Yes.
• Video recording – Yes.
• Front-facing – 5MP.

• Music Support – AAC, AMR, MP2, MP3, M4A, MKA.
• Loudspeaker – Yes.
• Audio Technology – –
• Video Support – MP4/MPEG4/H.263/H.264 player.
• FM Radio – Yes.

• Bluetooth – v4.0.
• Bluetooth Profiles – A2DP.
• WiFi – Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot.
• GPS – Yes, with A-GPS.
• USB – micro-USB v2.0.
• USB OTG: –
• NFC – No.
• 3.5mm audio jack – Yes.

• Battery Capacity – 4000mAh.
• Battery Technology – Li-Po.
• Removable? No.
• Charging – Fast Charge – No.
• Power Management – Marshmallow’s Battery Saving mode.

• Extra Features – –
• Launch Date – January 12, 2017.
• Availability – January 12, 2017.
• Sales stores/platforms:
  • Online: Gionee Shop. 
  • Offline – –
• Launch Price
  • India: Rs. 12,810.
  • China: ¥1299.
  • USA: $188.

Availability and Price of Gionee Steel 2 in China, Nigeria, Kenya & Ghana

The Gionee Steel 2 comes in Jazz Gold and Gold Black colour versions and is available for order on the Gionee Shop in China for 1299 Yuan.