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Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 8:00pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Hi Everyone,This is gizmo96(Gizmoddict) and This is the full in-depth written review of the Gionee GPad G2. Introduction and Unboxing Launched by the Chinese Company Gionee in the Indian market,The GPad G2,is a 5.3” phablet with some Amazing specs like a Quad Core 1.2GHz MediaTek processor,1 Gigabyte of RAM and a 240 PPi qHD display For A Very Budget price of INR 13,990.The Phone runs on 2 SIM cards.One is Micro-SIM with 3G support and the other is a normal SIM.This phone is a competitor to the Micromax Canvas Doodle as well as the Titanium S5.The Box of the Phone is pretty simplistic.You get a free flip cover with the phone.Other than the that,We have the Phone itself,2 screen protectors,USB Wall charger,Micro USB to USB cable,Standard earphones,the massive 3000mAh Battery and micro-sim ejector tool.You also have a bit of paperwork. Here's My Unboxing Video Design and Build Quality The design is simplistic with all plastic construction and with around 9.9 mm thickness,this is really one of the thinnest phablets in the Indian market.On the front are some sensors,a speakerphone and 2mp camera along with the 3 capacitive buttons and a microphone at the bottom.On the sides are the volume rockers (Right hand Side) and a power button(Left hand side) which is very oddly placed.On the top is the 3.5mm headphone jack and the bottom has the micro USB port for syncing and charging.The Back has an 8 mp camera which not the best you can get but we will talk about it later.On the bottom right is the speakerphone which is fairly loud but can be annoying at full volumes.The Back is removable and the back cover is made up of a glossy plastic.Inside we have the 3000mAh Battery,2 sim slots and a 16GB SD card included. Overall,The Build quality of this phone is pretty decent for the price.The Glossy plastic can be a fingerprint magnet but it isn't visible much on the white version.The provided flip cover is a nice addition and it can wake/sleep the screen too. Hardware Performance,Benchmarks and Gaming The GPad G2 runs on a 1.2GHz Quad Core Mediatek Chip and a 1GB RAM.The GPU is PowerVR SGX544MP.The Benchmark scores were pretty high for a phone of this range but not comparable to the quad core devices from samsung or sony.You can see the different scores of benchmarks that i ran in the pictures below The phone does a great job in running Android and its features.The multitasking works flawlessly and even after loading a lot of apps,the phone doesnt slow down.With such nice specs,the software runs very smooth and tasks like Browsing,Mailing etc very snappy with almost no lag.I could load up heavy websites such as the verge and it could handle the zoom in zoom out easily and it rendered the page very well.Thanks to the large display,the content looks very nice.Even heavy apps like Google Earth which has a lot of 3d rendering,worked well which ironically lag on my Xperia S.Overall,the Hardware does a great job in running the device.The performance of the phone is great and there's no noticeable lag.But Yes,there might be little lag at rare times but let's just call it the classic Android Stuttering. Gaming was also a breeze on this phone.I downloaded various famous titles such as NFS Most Wanted,Modern Combat 4,RipTide GP,Dead trigger and temple run 2 and all ran really well.I was very much impressed by the performance on Modern Combat 4.The Game looked great.I even played Temple Run 2 by changing the Graphic Settings to high and it worked nicely.The only Games that lagged were Asphalt 7 and Gangster vegas but I guess Gangster vegas had some issues with its release version on many devices I have talked about everything on this phone in my review video! Don't forget to watch it Software Out of the Box we are greeted with Android 4.1.2 and all its great features.Gionee has its custom lanuncher with various themes and widgets to choose from.I was not a big fan of this launcher as the themes and widgets caused a little lag while navigating through the homescreen and the animations were slow too.So to get a proper performance,I loaded up Nova Launcher along with HD widgets and an icon pack and the phone was as snappy as it could get.Gionee has tweaked the software a bit and has added toggles in the Notification center which is very useful.You also get notifications on your lockscreen circle.Gionee GPad G2 also supports OTA or Over The Air Updates.Overall,The software is snappy and quick.All the Jellybean 4.1 features are present like Google Now & Project Butter Camera One of the major issues with the “Budget” smartphones is the camera;And in the Gpad G2 too,i wasnt impressed much.The Camera App has a simple interface.You can set various image properties and resolutions.The Max photo output is 8 megapixels and video is 720p.The video camera has tap to focus functionality which is nice.The Outdoor Performance of the Camera was between Medium to Good but the Indoor Performance was rather average.Pictures looked a bit grainy indoors and lacked sharpness. The Camera Test is also in the Review Video if you're interested in learning more about the Camera.Other than that,One issue I had was that,the pictures indoors when taken from a third party app like instagram or camera 360,were dull but the stock camera took them right.But maybe,this might be the issue with my unit.So,If you are not a big photography fan or you rather use your phone only outdoors,then you won't have an issue with it. Screen Quality and Media Consumption The 5.3 inch screen is nice.Viewing angles are really good and colours look vivid and nice.With 960x540 resolution the display only has 241 PPI which is good but not that appealing to me as my phone has a 341 PPI display.But You do get more screen real estate on this phone and movie watching would be treat for you.The display is very much reflective which makes it hard to use even with full brightness outdoors.Typing is amazing on this phone.With such a big screen.You can type easily and quickly without making any mistakes. Regarding the Media Consumption,the large screen makes video watching a treat.Movies played perfectly without any lag but when I played some heavy files which are like 3 to 4GB in size,they did lag(But it is expected as these are very heavy files).The Mono speaker is loud enough but at full volumes it can turn annoying.Also,one thing I noticed is that the music output through headphones was flat because the phone's stock player doesn't have a tunable equaliser. Battery Life The Battery life was very Good on this Phone.I was able to pull out a day completely.I had the brightness turned up to 100%,did a bit of browsing,moderate to high gaming and data downloading.I was running dual sims with one on HSPA+ 3G.I could easily pull out a day with Medium to Heavy Usage.Gionee also has some battery saving features but I never used them.If you are in search of a phone with decent battery life,the Gpad G2 is not going to disappoint you The call quality was nice and clear and the dual sims worked prefectly fine. Verdict Overall,the phone is nicely built, has nice hardware andslick and fast performance.It can handle most of the games and everyday tasks like a breeze and also provides a great battery life.The Camera isnt very good on this phone but it depends on you whether its a big deal or not.For 13,990 rupees i would have no problem recommending this phone to anyone.So this sums up my review for the GPad G2.Drop in your questions or your views about the Review.Also be sure to check out the full review video here.It helps me to bring more reviews for you source- www.thinkdigit.com/forum/reviews/175438-gionee-gpad-g2-quad-core-budget-android-phablet-depth-review.html |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 8:07pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
I know this phone is out for some time now, so let the owners meet here for discussion on its tweak and development by the gurus here... |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 8:15pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Pix of the phone...
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Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 8:17pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
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Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 8:22pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Things I like about dis Fone is de huge ba3,free flip case and oda nice feature. |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Samsantos9: 8:29pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
What's the price in naira? 1 Like |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by didano1: 8:31pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
PLease how much is the phone? |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 8:32pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Samsantos9: What's the price in naira?it goes for 32-33k now in Nigeria... |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Samsantos9: 8:33pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
Jeffy1206: it goes for 32-33k now in Nigeria...Cool nice phone. |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 8:37pm On Oct 07, 2013 |
For the price I think the Fone is worth more considering the fact that it score more than galaxy note in benchmark test...if u are heavy user like me then u have to go for it as u would not know whether PHCN exist in ur area |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by stephano100(m): 12:38am On Oct 08, 2013 |
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Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by anochuks08(m): 12:06pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Anyway to flash custom ROM on this phone? Am using one and its nice |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 1:53pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
anochuks08: Anyway to flash custom ROM on this phone? Am using one and its nicealthough am yet to get the fone bt am making effort to see weda any one has sucesfully made impruvmnt on de rom and oda features dat nid tweakin... 2 Likes |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by directonpc(m): 2:59pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
on xda you will find MIUI V3 for your Gpad G2 |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 3:43pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
directonpc: on xda you will find MIUI V3 for your Gpad G2k tanx but how gud is de one u recomended? |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Nobody: 4:01pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Jeffy1206: it goes for 32-33k now in Nigeria...cool! It better and way cheaper than phantom a2 even a+ |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 5:00pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
runzlord: cool! It better and way cheaper than phantom a2 even a+i think gionee is doin a nice job here... i can testify to deir gud ba3 backup unlike tecno dat dey are not sincere wit deir specs... |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 8:28pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
directonpc: on xda you will find MIUI V3 for your Gpad G2pls can u post Link to get the rom? |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by directonpc(m): 8:40pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Jeffy1206: pls can u post Link to get the rom?phone got new custom rom on sunday, you can follow the thread on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2472085 |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Najwal: 9:12pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Dis is a fone i neva regreat buying. Fully rooted i v installed n tested gta 3, gta vice city, fifa 14, RF 2012, temple run, asfhalt 7, the sims freeplay without any lag. Just hope dere would b great cwm for dis fon lik d E3. |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 9:20pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
directonpc:owk. tanx bro. |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 9:22pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Najwal: Dis is a fone i neva regreat buying. Fully rooted i v installed n tested gta 3, gta vice city, fifa 14, RF 2012, temple run, asfhalt 7, the sims freeplay without any lag. Just hoposo bro how do u enjoy de battery life? |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 9:25pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Najwal: Dis is a fone i neva regreat buying. Fully rooted i v installed n tested gta 3, gta vice city, fifa 14, RF 2012, temple run, asfhalt 7, the sims freeplay without any lag. Just hoposo bro how do u enjoy de battery life? as for de cwm is de essence of this thread,if u find any development on de device don't hesitate to share it... |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Najwal: 9:56pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Jeffy1206: so bro how do u enjoy de battery life?. I v been using dis fon for almost 2 month now I must say d battery is amazin coz dats d reason I got d fon in d first place. D fon is really worth buyin even if it doesn't v da vibe yet lyk da E3. Overall am enjoying my fon. Dats WatsUp. |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 10:31pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Najwal: .what method did u use in rooting ur phone. |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by lexrichy(m): 10:40pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
bought this phone about 2weeks the battery is da bomb HD games like asphalt 8 runs smoothly am surprised it ain't much popular on naira land. |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by anochuks08(m): 10:50pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
Jeffy1206: what method did u use in rooting ur phone.use framaroot |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by lexrichy(m): 10:55pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
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Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by lexrichy(m): 10:56pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
@Jeffy is there a way we can DTS sound found on e3 on the g2 |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 11:43pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
lexrichy: bought this phone about 2weeks the battery is da bomb HD games like asphalt 8 runs smoothly am surprised it ain't much popular on naira land.mehn dats my surprise too o! well it is understandable sha cos if na tecno now u for don dey see page180 by now...lolz 1 Like |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 11:44pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
anochuks08: use framarootok gud to hear that flamaroot can actually root it... |
Re: Gionee G2 Gpad Discussion Thread. by Jeffy1206(m): 11:55pm On Oct 08, 2013 |
lexrichy: @Jeffy is there a way we can DTS sound found on e3 on the g2although i'm yet to lay my hands on the phone but i think with the of some custom rom, you would be to get a good sound system...from the above review u can see that on high vol. the sound gets too noisy instead of a hd sound making it a bit of discomfort... But hey i think the link provided above by directonpc cud of help tweaking ur fone to ur test, do check it out... |
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