Gionee Elife E7- Snapdragon 800, NFC, 5.5" FHD, IPS, 3GB/32GB, 16MP Camera ~USD $159 :GearBest

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IVI on 03/05/2015 - 15:26 gearbest.com (450 clicks)
Last edited 09/05/2015 - 19:59 by 1 other user

GEE7

Now a "near-best" price (w/ Code), but better than a recent one for same phone… [Optus] 3G only. (Another OzBer told us Code "GEE7" expires 31 May)

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Cf: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/182109 …for spec's, limitations, higher prev price, etc.

Let us know your experiences with this phone…

PS One we saw an associate unwrap seemed to be from (or for?) India, I seemed to have been Opened (as one pair of tapes were cut), but 2 additional pairs of tapes were uncut, out of the shipping bag. Is this good enough?

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  scrimshaw on 03/05/2015 - 16:15

  +3

  The Zenfone 2 would boast a higher higher battery spec, Lollipop 5 preinstalled, an extra SIM slot and more network bands + LTE support, and the processor will also pull slightly ahead of the Snapdragon 800. Camera however is slightly worse. It'd set you back a $100 extra though.

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    Playdium on 03/05/2015 - 16:58

    actually depending on the intel CPU chosen the 1.8 Ghz version would be less or somewhat equal to the Snapdragon 800 however the the top spec 2.3 Ghz zenphone which i believe your talking about does blow the SD 800. but otherwise i totally agree =P

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    macrocephalic on 03/05/2015 - 20:28

    Android on x86 is still quite buggy, I have a zenfone 6.

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  smurfinaus on 03/05/2015 - 17:36

  +1

  non removable 2500 mah battery will be a killer for some looking at this

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    deanylev on 03/05/2015 - 18:28

    I've heard the battery life is pretty great actually

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      IVI on 09/05/2015 - 19:16

      And… of course, if you need more run-time, PowerBanks are cheap, if you direct-import them from HK.

      In fact, before Code was known, GearBest had an offer at for this phone: Pay $1 more for a reasonably-large (in mA capacity) PowerBank.

      (If you buy with Code GEE7, see if you can get that deal, & let us know)

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  manja on 03/05/2015 - 20:31

  +4

  It is only USD 158.97 using code GEE7 and expires on 31 May.

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    IVI on 09/05/2015 - 19:17

    Thanks for that.

    Yep, that's closer to the min.price I saw in a prev OzB deal.

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  goose25 on 04/05/2015 - 00:50

  In regards to the tape being cut, a lot of "chinese" phones come pre-installed with Chinese based apps, as well as not having the Google Play Store pre-installed. These middle-men (Gearbest, Geekbuying etc.) Will use the phone briefly to remove a fair bit of the bloatware, change the default language to English (or one of your choice) and install GAPPS (Google apps) for you. It's a very convenient service. Plus, it gives you the benefit of not having a potential DOA product, as it should have been used to do these tasks.

  I can't comment on this particular model, however I've purchased multiple Chinese branded handsets, and they have all been exactly what I expected.

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  [Deactivated] on 04/05/2015 - 08:05

  I bought this phone and the OS is great with unique and useful utilities

  It's a customised Android like Sense or Touchwiz