Gionee launched the F109: Here's everything you need to know

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Gionee has announced another mid-range smartphone, the Gionee F109 in China. The F109 is currently priced at 1,299 yuan which is approximately Rs. 12,300.

The Gionee F109 is powered by a MediaTek MT6737 chipset which is a power-efficient 64-bit quad core processor. The phone comes with 3GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage which is further expandable up to 128GB. The smartphone features a 5-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels and a pixel density of 294ppi. All of this is backed by a 2,660mAh battery.

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Gionee F109 flaunts a metal unibody design and weighs at around 142 grams and 7.9mm thick. The phone runs on the Android Nougat operating system layered with company’s own custom Amigo 4.0 UI on top. The smartphone comes with an 8-megapixel primary camera with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for taking selfies and making video calls.

The device includes some basic connectivity options like Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0, microUSB 2.0, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. The F109 comes in two colour variants – Black and Gold.

The company recently launched the Gionee A1 Plus in India at a price of Rs. 26,999. The phone is powered by a MediaTek Helio P25 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage which is further expandable up to 256GB via microSD card. The USP of the smartphone is its front-facing camera which is a 20-megapixel sensor with f/2.0 aperture and a selfie flash.