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Gionee V188 Review Specifications – Huge 5200mAH Battery

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Nicky Arriola

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Accepting the challenge from 5AH phones such as the THL 5000, Gionee is stepping up to the plate with their V188 featuring a 5200mAH battery comboed with their own developed power saving technology.

The V188 will be featuring a MediaTek SoC, using the MT6582 chipset with a quad-core CPU clocked at 1.3GHz. The GPU is a dual core ARM Mali-400, clocked at 500MHz. It will come with a 1GB RAM capacity and an 8GB ROM. There is no need to worry about the limiting 8GB internal storage size as the V188 can support external microSD cards up to 128GB.

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The screen will be an IPS, capacitive, 5.0” multi-touch featuring a 720p x 1280p display resolution. Primary rear camera is 8MP, and it has a secondary cam with 2MP resolution. It will support the usual sensors – GPS, Proximity, etc. and as an added bonus, will be playing host to the recent HotKnot technology.

Network capabilities extend from GSM, 3G (UMTS 850/900/2100; TD-SCDMA 1900/2000) and TD-LTE. Despite the large battery, the form factor will not be much different from its V185 predecessor. The phone’s dimensions settle at 144.5mm x 71.45mm x 10.4mm.

the phone is capable of doubling as a power bank

The battery is incredibly a replaceable 5200mAH Lithium Polymer type. With Gionee’s own tailored power-saving technology in play, data show that standby time can go as high as 700 hrs. Furthermore, the phone is capable of doubling as a power bank, with its OTG reverse charging function.

The V188 will be running Android 4.4.2 and is getting ready to hit the markets with a price tag around $244.

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3 responses to “Gionee V188 Review Specifications – Huge 5200mAH Battery”

  1. Marucok Avatar
    Marucok

    That’s too bad. Why Gionee used a nearly obsolete SoC MT6582?, while Mediatek’s agressive invasion of their advanced SoCs already on mature prototype and released official reference design. On this step, Gionee seems like to sell the battery not the phone.
    I prefer THL 5000 than this V188 and for the price tag…$244, wow this is a bad move.
    Way too expensive specially compared to higher specs of Jiayu G4S – 3000mAh tagged only $190.
    To keep competitive, it should be powered with MT6592/6595/6573 or higher SoC plus 1080p LCD, to match their 5200mAh energy.

    The only positive move are HotKnot and their complete 3G Spectrum plus LTE.
    But it’s not enough to impress peoples attention including me :-)

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    1. nicky Avatar
      nicky

      Yes, I think Gionee’s intention with this phone is aimed towards extended usage. Putting in higher specs such as a more powerful CPU, 1080p screen, etc. Would defeat the purpose of having a lot of stored AH a bit.
      I found it refreshing that they resisted packing the phone with monster specs on account of having extra battery capacity. I liked that they kept it simple.
      Yes, the price is high for the typical quad core phones. Hmm, could be a testament to the build quality. Not that THL or Jiayu has bad build quality (on the contrary, those brands are doing well), but perhaps Gionee has something extra in that aspect to be putting that price on the phone.

      For your spec requirements, I’d agree you could go in the direction of the thl 5000. Gizbeat’s review of it will be up soon, i am sure it will help you decide.

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  2. Marucok Avatar
    Marucok

    Can’t wait any longer for THL 5000 review by Gizbeat :-)
    From the first time I knew it, I’m very impressed with the specs. Almost all it has were the killer features. I like them all. Even THL was so kind to make both SIM slot with the standard size as the Neo N003 has.
    Just hoping the Dollar not screwed up our Indonesian currency. Otherwise THL 5000 will be a replacement for my Neo N003 Premium.

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