Gionee CTRL V1 is a Dual SIM, Dual
Standby bar phone which was launched
by Gionee and works on the frequencies
of both 2G (GSM 850/900/1800/1900
MHz) and 3G (HSDPA 900/2100 MHz).
It comes with the package of a charger,
an earphone, a battery and a USB cable.
It has a calendar, organiser and a clock
with alarm to always keep you on time.
It also has MP3 player, a lot of games
and a FM radio to entertain you with
your favourite numbers because of
microSD card which can store up to
32GB of data. It has a 4GB ROM and
512 MB RAM with a Cortex A9
processor of 1GHz to create an efficient
and superior working capabilities. It has
a Lithium-ion battery of 1700mAH . It
also has a strong communication base
with the services of SMS, MMS, E-Mail
and IM including T9 dictionary which
serves as the basic need of today's
generation.
It has an Android v4.0 Ice Cream
Sandwich as its operating system. It has
a v4.0 Bluetooth, WAP2.0 and HTML
browser, Class 12 Edge and Class 12
GPRS, GPS and a strong 802.11 Wi-Fi. It
also has a micro USB port and a 3.5mm
jack. Gionee CTRL V1 has a 4-inch
HVGA touchscreen of resolution 320x480
pixels. This phone is fully equipped with
smart sensors such as 3D G-Sensor,
Ambient Light Sensor and a compass. It
has a rear camera of 2.0 MP with
resolution of 1600x1200 pixels including
enhanced features like Digital Zoom and
LED Flash. It also has a front VGA
camera of 0.3 MP with resolution of
640x480 pixels. It can play as well as
record High-definition videos. It has
123mm height, 63.5mm width and
11.2mm thickness. It is available in
black shade in the market.

http://mobiles.maxabout.com/gionee/ctrl-v1

I can confidently tell you that the battery of this phone lasts a little beyond 20hrs under heavy browsing. And that's not bad for a device that runs on Android 4.0.4 ics.
Also, the the 2mp camera is far better than 3mp camera of some other phones.

how much

austino71: how much

Lagos price is N18,500.
elsewhere, it might be between 19k and 20k.

Bros are you for real? You just mentioned this phone battery lasts beyond 20 hours on heavy browsing while to my knowledge the very android phones with best battery life worldwide like motorola droid razr maxx can't boast of beyond 10 hours heavy continous browsing(not talktime).Such phones carry more than 3000mah batteries.How then can this Gionee you just introduced with just 1700mah beat all other phones of heavier capacity.Is it possible your browsing test was not thorough?Please kindly retest and get back to us cos I want to buy this very Gionee phone just for the purpose of battery life if your claim is true.

Anomnity: Bros are you for real? You just mentioned this phone battery lasts beyond 20 hours on heavy browsing while to my knowledge the very android phones with best battery life worldwide like motorola droid razr maxx can't boast of beyond 10 hours heavy continous browsing(not talktime).Such phones carry more than 3000mah batteries.How then can this Gionee you just introduced with just 1700mah beat all other phones of heavier capacity.Is it possible your browsing test was not thorough?Please kindly retest and get back to us cos I want to buy this very Gionee phone just for the purpose of battery life if your claim is true.

Don't get me wrong o, I didn't mean 20hrs at a stretch.

Ok thanks you had to reply to save me from that pitfall.Please if it be possible test and post what the battery life is left after like 4 hours browsing at a stretch.No qualms if you don't gat the time to do all that.thanx

Anomnity: Ok thanks you had to reply to save me from that pitfall.Please if it be possible test and post what the battery life is left after like 4 hours browsing at a stretch.No qualms if you don't gat the time to do all that.thanx

After 5 hours at a stretch, it's usually within the range of 68%and 70%

OCTAVO:
After 5 hours at a stretch, it's usually within the range of 68%and 70%

Thanks for replying.That is still a good figure but my guess is that you are browsing with 2G and not 3G to achieve up to 70% after 5 hours.3G cannot achieve that in my estimation.But if its 3G then this phone is different in terms of battery and I'll be needing it ASAP.

does it hv LED notification light blackbey.*(a blinking light wen i hv an
unread msg or misd cal

Anomnity:

Thanks for replying.That is still a good figure but my guess is that you are browsing with 2G and not 3G to achieve up to 70% after 5 hours.3G cannot achieve that in my estimation.But if its 3G then this phone is different in terms of battery and I'll be needing it ASAP.

Yes 2g browsing..

Kan you root this.

given a 512ram
what % of this is available to users.
not salesman anwser
but a user comments is needed

given a 512ram
what % of this is available to users.
not salesman anwser
but a user comments is needed
and what's the difference btw. v1;2and v3

uhuns: Kan you root this.

I can't root it. I'm very fine with this device without root access.

uhuns: given a 512ram
what % of this is available to users.
not salesman anwser
but a user comments is needed

475ram available for user.

alorauzoms: does it hv LED notification light blackbey.*(a blinking light wen i hv an
unread msg or misd cal

No led notification available.

uhuns: given a 512ram
what % of this is available to users.
not salesman anwser
but a user comments is needed
and what's the difference btw. v1;2and v3

There's V1,V2,V3 & V4.
V4 tops all the "V Series" in terms of specs.You can google search their specs.
or refer to their facebook fan page GIONEE MOBILE NIGERIA.

Screenies of ASPHALT 6. Runs smoothly without lag.
I'm not a core gamer though. This is the only HD game I've got on this device. File size is 408mb.

gionee is old model phone in the north y is it been talked abt as a new phone.

charitynkechi: gionee is old model phone in the north y is it been talked abt as a new phone.

Yes I agree that Gionee phones are mostly used in the north. But I hope you are not generalizing all their products as "old model"
Check out Gionee Elife E3
I must tell you that they are consistently coming out with new and better products.

wow that gionee elife E3 is nice bt I didn't generlise the whole gionee product sorry

charitynkechi: wow that gionee elife E3 is nice bt I didn't generlise the whole gionee product sorry

Ok.

PLEASE, HOW DO I ROOT GIONEE CNTRL V 1.....? I NEED ROOT ACCESS ON MINE. PLEASE HELP...TNKS.

adepentane1: PLEASE, HOW DO I ROOT GIONEE CNTRL V 1.....? I NEED ROOT ACCESS ON MINE. PLEASE HELP...TNKS.

TO ROOT CTRL V1, goto www.srsroot.com and download the app to ur PC,
After downloading, put your phone in usb debugging mode and connect to your PC through usb cable
N.B you will need internet connection
Follow the instruction and that's all.
someone sent the procedure above to me weeks ago. But I haven't got time to try it out.

OCTAVO:
TO ROOT CTRL V1, goto www.srsroot.com and download the app to ur PC,
After downloading, put your phone in usb debugging mode and connect to your PC through usb cable
N.B you will need internet connection
Follow the instruction and that's all.
someone sent the procedure above to me weeks ago. But I haven't got time to try it out.

......,...., Thanks, i will try it and give u feedback.

adepentane1: ......,...., Thanks, i will try it and give u feedback.

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please, how do i enter usb debbuging mode ??

adepentane1: ......,...., Thanks, i will try it and give u feedback.

Ok.

adepentane1: .
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please, how do i enter usb debbuging mode ??

Go to settings, scroll to Developer option, click it and you'll find USB debugging mode there.

OCTAVO:
Go to settings, scroll to Developer option, click it and you'll find USB debugging mode there.

.., thanks.

uhuns: given a 512ram
what % of this is available to users.
not salesman anwser
but a user comments is needed
and what's the difference btw. v1;2and v3

....

...About 500 Ram is available to user, its really good. My friend using it only recently started complaining on battry, dat it drips easily nd hardly charges to 100%, on 3G sha......

adepentane1:

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...About 500 Ram is available to user, its really good. My friend using it only recently started complaining on battry, dat it drips easily nd hardly charges to 100%, on 3G sha......

Does your friend have DX battery saver installed?