Gionee Elife E7 unboxing: An impressive package for the price

 

The E7 is massive upgrade over the E6, while still retaining the competitive pricing

By Roydon Cerejo /  11 Mar 2014 , 16:39

We finally have Gionee’s flagship handset with us in the lab and what better way than to kick off than with an unboxing video. The Elife E7 is the successor to the popular Elife E6 whose claim to fame was the superior, industrial build and design. The E7 is quite different from the E6 in this respect but it still has all the makings of a serious contender in the mid-range segment, even though it’s the company’s flagship.


As you can see it’s quite a hulking box, with almost everything you expect from a smartphone and a little more. The phone runs Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and features Gionee’s custom Amigo 2.0 user interface layer to go with it. The phone’s 5.5-inch display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and the phone itself is lightweight, weighing in at 128-grams. The body is quite glossy though, so you are very likely to leave fingerprints all over the back and sides. The performance of the phone should ideally be super smooth considering the Snapdragon 800 SoC, but we will be delivering our verdict on this in the in-depth review soon.

The cameras on the phone are supposed to be a high-point for Gionee, which says that the Elife E7’s secondary camera works far better than the one on the iPhone 5s. It also features features such as voice trigger and touch trigger, which we went over in our first look of the Gionee Elife E7 . The phone also houses three microphones with noise cancelling functions in order to improve the quality of voice calls. The whole show is powered by a 2500mAh battery.

Take a quick look at the Elife E7’s salient features:
– 5.5-inch 1080 x 1920p screen with a pixel density of 401ppi
– Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPRS, EDGE
–GPS/AGPS, NFC, 3G, 4G (for 32GB model)
–16MP primary camera, 8MP front-facing camera
–16GB/32GB storage, not expandable

In terms of specs, the E7 will go directly up against the Nexus 5 and here’s a comparison of the two phones and their specs. We’ve already done an in-depth hands-on video review during the launch of the E7 and also took a look at its younger sibling, the E7 mini, which is yet to appear in the market. Waiting for the mini? Check out our first look at the Gionee Elife E7 mini.