The Chinese manufacturer Gionee has unveiled the Gionee G98 (also known as Gionee GT2) smartphone in China. The G98 features a 6.53-inches HD+ screen, with a 162.0 x 777.0 x 11.0 mm glass body, and overall weight of the phone is 198 grams. It comes in a more premium built with exterior made of cowskin leather and metal frame.
The device is powered by a MediaTek MT6771 Octa-Core CPU maxed at 2.0GHz, along with Mali G72 MP3. The RAM of the model was not stated but you can get up to 256-Gigs of built-in storage.
As for the camera department, while the design shows triple camera lenses at the rear, the phone actually has a single real camera while the rest are decorative parts. The rear is made of a 16-megapixel lens, while the frontal lens is a 8-megapixel sensor for selfie.
It houses a 4950mAh battery with support for 10W charging. It has a 3.5mm headphone jack for audio and a USB Type-C port for charging and data transfer. For security, it has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and boots on Android HMS.
Gionee G98 Specifications
CPU: MediaTek MT6771, 2.0GHz Octa-Core
GPU: Mali G72 MP3
Display: 6.53″ FHD + 2340×1080
RAM: GB
Storage: 128GB/256GB (microSD Compatible)
Main Camera: Single – 16 MP
Front Camera: Single – 8 MP
OS: Android HMS
Dimension: 162.0 x 777.0 x 11.0 mm
Weight: 198g
Battery: 4950mAh (10W)
Colors: Black and Blue
Wi-Fi: 802.11
Bluetooth: V4.x
USB: USB Type-C
Earphone Jack: Yes
Fingerprint sensor: Yes (rear)
Face ID: Yes
Others: Dual SIM (nanoSIM), VoLTE
Network: 4G LTE compatible
Gionee G98 Price And Availability
The Gionee G98 comes in two colorways – Blue and Black. It is already available in China for the below price tags:
- 128GB model costs 1299 CNY (about 204 USD)
- 256GB model costs 1599 CNY (about 251 USD).