Gome K1 has been trending on various shopping stores for quite a while, the device is available on Aliexpress for a token. Talk about getting value for money, the Gome K1 reigns in that department.
It has a hidden fingerprint scanner, 4GB RAM, 128GB storage, iris scanner, octa-core processor and a massive battery. You will definitely gasp when you find out how much this beauty is going for on shopping stores.
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Design
This “Iris smartphone” sports a Metal overall unibody that’s non-removable. With a really plain body, it’s just great how the Metal feels when you hold it. The dual antenna lines at the rear is the only highlight in terms of design, with the rear camera and dual-LED flash on top.
The device measures 6.9mm in thickness, making it one of the few smartphones that’s this thin. The K1 will be very easy to operate as well, weighing just 155g overall. At 6.9mm in thickness, talk about a sleek device that offers great value for money. Furthermore, it’s available in only Gray color.
Display
From the front, it looks like the Xiaomi Mi A1 but with no navigation buttons at the bottom bezel. There are no narrow bezels in sight as well, allowing taller displays in landscape mode. While the top bezel houses the speaker grille and selfie camera.
The 5.2-inch FHD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen might not be ideal for big screen lovers. But with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and 424 pixel per inch density, you might change your mind. Due to its compact screen, details are more clearer and sharper. The screen has 1000:1 contrast ratio, stretches up to 73% with GFF full lamination.
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Hardware and Software
Under the hood is the Mediatek Helio P20 MT6757 chip with Octa-core processor and 64-bit CPU architecture. The 8-cores of processor here reaches a max speed of 2.3GHz with 16nm process technology for fast performance. While the ARM Mali-T880 MP2 graphics processor clocks at 900MHz.
As mentioned earlier, 4GB RAM space is aviailable for all your heavy multitask needs with a memory speed of 933MHz. There are actually two versions in terms of storage, the standard version has 128GB while the cheaper variant has just 64. You can easily upgrade up to 256GB, it runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow.
Camera
The 16MP camera here shouldn’t be underestimated, it has f/2.2 aperture and capture photographs with 4608 x 3456 pixels. Coming with a dual-LED flash and other features, it records FHD videos of 1080p at 30fps as well. There’s an 8MP selfie camera at the top bezel, with another shooter beside it, which is the Iris scanner. Allowing you unlock your device by staring at it with your eyes open.
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Battery
Powering the Gome K1 is a 3500mAh non-removable Li-Po battery with fast charging technology. With the fast charging feature, it shouldn’t take up to 2.2 hours to fully charge up the battery from 0% to 100%.
Gome K1 Full Technical Specifications
General
| Device Type | Smartphone |
| Model | Gome K1 |
| Announced | August, 2017 |
| Released | September, 2017 |
| Status | Available on Shopping stores |
Network
| 2G Network | Yes |
| 3G Network | Yes |
| 4G Network | Yes |
| SIM Type |
Nano + Nano |
| SIM Count | Dual SIM |
Design
| Type | Metal |
| Dimensions | 70.3 x 144.1 x 6.9 mm |
| Weight | 155g |
| Protection | Yes |
| Colours | Black, Blue |
Display
| Display Type | FHD IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 5.2-inch |
| Resolution | 1080 x 1920 pixels |
| Colors | 16M colors |
| Pixel Density | 424ppi |
| Screen-To-Body Ratio | 73% |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Protection | Yes |
| Features | Multi-touch, Scratch Resistant |
| Secondary Display | No |
Camera
| 16MP | |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Autofocus Continuous shooting Digital zoom Exposure compensation Face detection Geotagging HDR ISO settings Panorama Scene mode Self-timer Touch focus White balance settings |
|
| Yes, dual-LED | |
| 8MP |
Software
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | |
| Modified | |
| Yes | |
| Skype | Yes |
| Yes | |
| Yes | |
| Youtube | Yes |
Hardware
| Mediatek Helio P20 MT6757 | |
| CPU | Octa-core 2.3GHz |
| GPU | ARM Mali-T880 MP2 |
| 4GB | |
| Internal Storage | 64GB/128GB |
| Yes, up to 256GB | |
|
Fingerprint (Hidden) |
|
| Controls | Touchscreen, Lock Button, and Volume Key |
Connectivity
| Yes | |
| Infrared | No |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | Yes |
| USB Type | Yes, microUSB |
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS |
| NFC | – |
| HDMI | – |
| Facial Identification | Yes |
| No |
Battery
| Battery Type | Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | 3500mAh |
| Placement | Non-removable |
| Fast Charging | Yes |
| Standby | – |
| Talk Time | – |
| Music Play | – |
Media
| Yes, MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA, MIDI, WAV, AC3, FLAC | |
| Yes, 3GP, Mp4, MPEG4, H.263, H.264 player | |
| – | |
| – | |
| Vibration, Ringtones | |
| MP3, WAV | |
| Yes | |
|
Yes |
Other Features
|
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/FlAC player |
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