Gionee CTRL V2

Overview

One Of The Cheapest Gionee Phone With 4GB Memory

By Natasha

Gionee communications focuses on production and sales of mobile phones. This high tech enterprise was founded by Liu Li Rong in September, 2002. The company has released the CTRL V2, a smartphone in the year 2013. The box packs a handset, headset, charger, battery, USB cable and user manual. The smartphone is discussed below in detail.

Design and Display

Gionee CTRL V2 is designed precisely with double injection artwork. The unique design of phone features a crystal chin that enhances its looks. The dimension figures includes a height of 115 mm, width of 61 mm and a thickness of 10.8 mm. The CTRL V2 features a HVGA 3.5-inches multi touchscreen which gives a resolution of 320x480 pixels and a 165ppi pixel density. There is no hard key present on the phone, it features only three feather touch soft keys for home, options and back. It comes with proximity sensor, G-sensor, E-compass and light sensor.

Hardware and Software

The CTRL V2 is powered by a 1 GHz Cortex A9 processor and a RAM of 512 MB. It has an internal memory of 4 GB which can be expanded up to 32 GB with the help of a micro SD card. Gionee CTRL V2 runs on the Android v4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich operating system.

Telephony and Messaging

Gionee CTRL V2 is a dual SIM device that works efficiently with 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz) frequencies. The phonebook has the capacity to store a limited number of contacts. SMS (threaded view), MMS, email and IM are some of the facilities available for this smartphone. It also features predictive text input which helps in typing.

Camera

The CTRL V2 has a 3 MP rear camera with fix focus which provides a resolution of 2048x1536 pixels while the secondary camera has a 0.3 MP count. One can record videos from the camera as well which makes recording an interesting app.

Multimedia

Gionee CTRL V2 has a music player and FM radio for the listening pleasure and video player for the better viewing experience. The device supports the MP3, MP4 and 3GP formats of audio and video that gives better and enhanced sound quality. It comes pre-loaded with various apps like Google search, Gmail, maps, calender, you-tube, Google talk and document viewer. All of these for the entertainment of the users.

Connectivity and Battery

The smartphone has the connectivity option for GPRS, EDGE, Wi-Fi 802.11, Wi-Fi hotspot, Bluetooth with A2DP and micro USB. It also supports A-GPS that helps in navigation. The CTRL V2 is equipped with a Li-Ion 1500 mAh battery that lasts longer.

Shades

Gionee CTRL V2 is dipped in a single yet exciting color option: White

Price

The approximate price for this smartphone is Rs.6,749. Overall, the CTRL V2 is an average phone that lacks a large screen size which is in trend. Moreover the configurations of this phone are not up to the mark. In terms of price as well as features, the main competitors of Gionee CTRL V2 are Xolo A600, Lava Iris 456, iBall Andi 4.5P Glitter, Nokia X, Sony Xperia E and Moto E.