If battery size is an important feature when you’re shopping for a new smartphone, you may want to turn your attention to the Gionee M2017.
Gionee’s new M2017 includes two 3,500mAh batteries that combine to give you a whopping 7,000mAh capacity. The good news is that Quick Charge 3.0 is included, too, which will help you recharge those 3,500mAh batteries in a hurry.
The batteries aren’t the only “dual” feature that the M2017 has on offer. Also included is a 5.7-inch 2560x1440 AMOLED display with dual curved edges, dual 12-megapixel and 13-megapixel rear cameras, and dual SIM slots.
Also included with the M2017 is 6GB of RAM, 128/256GB of storage, an 8-megapixel front-facing camera for all of your selfie needs, a fingerprint reader, and a USB Type-C port that doubles as your headphone jack since there’s no 3.5mm jack to be found here. Gionee has chosen to include an octa-core Snapdragon 653 processor with the M2017, too.
The M2017 is powered by Android 6.0 Marshmallow and runs Gionee’s custom Amigo 3.5 UI.
Gionee will sell the M2017 in China at a starting price of ¥6999, or $1006 USD, for the 128GB model. There will also be a step-up model with 256GB of storage and an alligator leather back that’ll sell for ¥16,999, or $2,444 USD.
The Gionee M2017 offers a pretty impressive spec list that, save for that Snapdragon 653 processor, checks most of the boxes for a new Android flagship in late 2016. That 7,000mAh battery is one of the most interesting features, though, as battery life is something that can always be better, and that large battery would presumably give you some solid battery life.
The downside is that, at least for now, it looks like the M2017 will only be available in China. Would you pick one up if it were available in your country?
