Gionee Pioneer P2 Mobile Price List in India

This smartphone received a lot of attention due to the lowest purchase price set for it. Gionee is a Chinese Mobile Manufacturing company which is active in the market for last 10 years. The Pioneer P2 has got modest specifications at very good price and is ready to give good competition to all mid-range smartphone.

Features and Specifications

It is a dual SIM handset with 4 inch large screen offering 16M colors. The OS used here is Android v4.2 Jelly Beans while the processor is 1.3GHz dual core. The RAM is limited here to 512MB while the internal built-in storage is 4GB which can be raised to 32GB with the help of microSD card. The back camera is 5MP with LED flash and numerous other features like panorama, face/smile detection and geo-tagging. The front camera is VGA used for fallacies and video calls. Battery provided is 1700mAh Li-ion while the connectivity options are Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, microUSB, 2G/3G and GSM.

Design and Quality

The phone looks nice with the 4 inch large screen having silver lining on all around its sides. The build quality is very good. The power key is on right side while the large volume rocker is on the left side. The standard 3.5mm audio jack is on the top of the phone along with microUSB port for charging and data transfer. The back of the phone has mate finish, hard and the plastic is of premium quality. The standard VGA camera is above the screen along with few sensors and the three navigation keys are at the bottom of the screen. The small mic holes indent is located at the lower bezel. Removing the back cover, there are two SIM slots and microSD card slot with removable battery. SIM1 supports 2G while SIM2 supports 3G. The display is actually stunning providing perfect viewing angles. Along with good look it also provides firm grip. The screen’s resolution is 800x480 making it perfect for multimedia etc. The brightness of the screen is perfect and very impressive. Thus the hardware provided with this phone is all perfect despite of the low price.

OS and Tech

The OS provided here is Android v4.2 Jelly Beans which is though an old OS but the features and services it offers are all new. It is capable enough to provide good amount of multitasking and allows the apps to be installed on the microSD card from where they can be easily run. The processor is also powerful enough here and gives good strength to the OS.

Camera and Multimedia

Nothing comes perfect in any device. Though the Pioneer P2 has good hardware but the camera is not very strong. The lack of autofocus makes the pictures actually very dull. Though the quality of the images is serviceable but they are not of high quality which is a drawback of the phone besides having so many pluses. Low light photography is very poor and day light gives somewhat acceptable pictures. The same happens with the video quality. The videos are quite too jerky as the camera doesn’t have any shake proof software within it. The front camera is also not free of flaws. It gives poor quality fallacies and video calls. For people who are actually photography lovers, this device is not for them.

Battery and Memory

The Pioneer P2 has got a large battery life of 1700mAh which can very easily give a full day talk time and one and a half day of standby time under moderate use. Under heavy use, the battery may last for 7-8hrs. But this much even battery life is very impressive for a device like Gionee Pioneer P2. The RAM here is limited to 512MB while the internal storage is also less and is of 4GB which can be further though expanded up to 32GB but the good thing here is that apps can also be installed on secondary storage and can be readily available for use from there.

Pros and Cons

For pros:

·         Good built quality

·         Good screen

·         Large battery

·         Extendible memory

·         Powerful processor

·         Very affordable

For cons:

·         Old OS

·         Average camera

Verdict

The performance of the Gionee Pioneer P2 can be compared with that of Samsung Galaxy S2 which is an expensive set but the same performance is being provided by Pioneer P2 at a very affordable rate. The overall performance of the phone along with its hardware is very perfect. The only drawback the phone may see is about its camera, the camera needs to be little more upgraded in order to give flawless pictures and videos. For budget sensitive people, this device is actually a real a treat which comes at very affordable price with strong features and wonderful performance comparable to any good handset. Pioneer P2 is recommended for everyone.