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Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by HeavenlyBang(m): 6:33pm On Dec 05, 2015
dukeo:


does it come with flip case?

Yes, it does. Can't believe I forgot to put up pictures.
The phone comes with
-Flip cover
-Condom pouch
-Earpiece
-1A charger
-Warranty
-Screen Protector

It supports flip gestures.
carbonmonoxide:

Yhh you helped, I've still got questions ooo.. I jst can't remember now (cos I really want to get the phone)

And I kinda prefer my notification from the top...

Ok, I'll be here to answer all questions for the next couple days at least.
Tbh, drawing it from the bottom is easier, your thumb reaches the bottom of the phone easier.

Ccanyanwu:

This phone is really great o

For the price, very much so.
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by parrotibaba(m): 7:11pm On Dec 05, 2015
HeavenlyBang:





That's what Sdcards are for, bro. You can get an original 16gb sd for 2k.


Bro the internal storage is too small for gamers, cos that's were you can extract and play your games. Games with cache files can't play in the SD card.
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by Nsonaso(m): 7:20pm On Dec 05, 2015
HeavenlyBang:
I've been meaning to do this, but I got sidetracked. This may be coming in pretty late, but I think it'll still be helpful to people out there.

So, let's start off with official specifications

Also known as Gionee Marathon M3 mini
General Information
2G
Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G
Network HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G
Network LTE
SIM Dual mini SIM
Status Available October 2015
Body
Dimensions
Keyboard Touchscreen
Colors White, Gold, Red, Gray
Cover Plastic
Display
Type TFT, capacitive touchscreen
with 16,000,000 colors
Size 4.5 inches, 480 x 800 pixels, 218
pixels per inch (PPI)
Memory And OS
Card slot MicroSD, up to 32GB
Internal 8GB
OS Android 5.1 Lollipop; Amigo 3.1
UI
Processors
1GHz quad-core Cortex-A53
CPU, MediaTek MT6736M
chipset, Mali-T760 GPU
RAM 1GB
Audio
Alert types Vibration, MP3 ringtones
LoudspeakerYes
Audio port 3.5mm jack
Connectivity
2G GPRS – up to 85.6 kbps;
EDGE – up to 236.8 kbps
3G Up to 42 mbps downlink; Up to
5.76 mbps uplink
4G Up to 150 mbps downlink; Up to
50 mbps uplink
WIFI Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, WIFI
hotspot
Bluetooth Version 4.0
GPS A-GPS
NFC No
USB MicroUSB v2.0
Camera
Primary
5MP, up to 2592 x 1944-pixel
pictures, autofocus, Geo-tagging,
touch focus, face detection
camera
Video Yes
Secondary 2MP, up to 1600 x 1200 pixel
pictures
Battery
Capacity 4000mAh Li-Ion battery
Stand-by
Talk time
Music play
Other Features
Sensors Accelerometer, Proximity
Messaging SMS, MMS, Email, Push
Mail, IM
Browser HTML
Java No
– SNS integration
– MP4/MPEG4/H.263/
H.264 player
– MP3/WAV/eAAC+/
AC3/FLAC player
– Document viewer
– FM radio
– Image viewer
– Voice memo/dial/command
– Predictive text input
– Google Search, Whatsapp,
Gmail, YouTube, Calendar,
Google Talk, UC Browser
Price
Price level About 85 USD


There you go. Nothing really groundbreaking.

Here are some pictures of the device. Pardon the crappy quality.

Some say TFT and some say IPS... which one is the correct one?
check this thread www.nairaland.com/2652487/gionee-m3mini-4000mah-battery-full and the pictures which I believe to be the official promo pictures for the device

Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by olayinkajnr(m): 7:26pm On Dec 05, 2015
parrotibaba:


Bro the internal storage is too small for gamers, cos that's were you can extract and play your games. Games with cache files can't play in the SD card.


Says who? That games with cache files can't play in the SD card? I played fifa 16, 14, backstab, mc4, mc5 and asphalt 8 on this device. All cache in my SD card.

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Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by Maximum83: 7:28pm On Dec 05, 2015
HeavenlyBang:
And finally, what people have been waiting for. Camera quality.
It comes with a 5mp primary camera, and 2mp secondary camera, but boy-oh-boy do they overperform.
Stock cameras seem to have quite a bit of background noise, but Camera 360 app fixes that.

1. Plant (Taken by 6:30am ,with primary camera. No flash. )
2. Curtains (Taken at night, with primary camera. Flash)
3. Picture of me in my private jet (Taken at noon, inside the jet, with secondary camera. No flash)
The camera is average, lots of noise
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by callydon(m): 7:42pm On Dec 05, 2015
HeavenlyBang:


Never owned an M3, but coming from people who have

-Better battery backup

-Better camera

-4G LTE
Yeah, gionee m3 has ALL that's listed above apart from 4G LTE
#TeamGioneeM3
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by ESHOIZA: 8:27pm On Dec 05, 2015
please ℓ̊ want to buy Tecno droipad 8H. Someone could as well
advise me on that; meaning a better option for a value of 30k or less is most welcome
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by HeavenlyBang(m): 9:17pm On Dec 05, 2015
callydon:

Yeah, gionee m3 has ALL that's listed above apart from 4G LTE
#TeamGioneeM3

Yeah, the M3 is a great device, but the M3mini gives a similar level of value at almost 10k cheaper.

Maximum83:
The camera is average, lots of noise

Ok, sir.

parrotibaba:


Bro the internal storage is too small for gamers, cos that's were you can extract and play your games. Games with cache files can't play in the SD card.

No, not at all. My Backstab HD folder is on my sd and it works just fine. All my obb's are sd too.

Nsonaso:

Some say TFT and some say IPS... which one is the correct one?
check this thread www.nairaland.com/2652487/gionee-m3mini-4000mah-battery-full and the pictures which I believe to be the official promo pictures for the device

It's IPS.

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Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by jaiyejina(m): 12:10am On Dec 06, 2015
olayinkajnr:



Says who? That games with cache files can't play in the SD card? I played fifa 16, 14, backstab, mc4, mc5 and asphalt 8 on this device. All cache in my SD card.
fifa 16 how smooth was it?
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by abdulaz: 2:05am On Dec 06, 2015
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Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by olayinkajnr(m): 6:00am On Dec 06, 2015
jaiyejina:
fifa 16 how smooth was it?

Very smooth compared to that of infinix hote note pro.
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by 100naira(m): 10:19am On Dec 06, 2015
olayinkajnr:



Says who? That games with cache files can't play in the SD card? I played fifa 16, 14, backstab, mc4, mc5 and asphalt 8 on this device. All cache in my SD card.
how? Cos it doesn't work in mine and I think it's a lollipop OS stuff. Maybe they will fix it in marshmallow.
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by parrotibaba(m): 10:24am On Dec 06, 2015
HeavenlyBang:




No, not at all. My Backstab HD folder is on my sd and it works just fine. All my obb's are sd too.


just speaking from experience, you can hardly install game caches in your SD card when your phone runs on the lollipop OS. Unless Gionee fixed it.
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by olayinkajnr(m): 11:44am On Dec 06, 2015
parrotibaba:
just speaking from experience, you can hardly install game caches in your SD card when your phone runs on the lollipop OS. Unless Gionee fixed it.


That problem is peculiar to android 5.0. This is android 5.1 so that problem doesn't apply to this. All games cache are in my SD card and it runs well
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by carbonmonoxide: 2:03pm On Dec 06, 2015
HeavenlyBang:


Yes, it does. Can't believe I forgot to put up pictures.
The phone comes with
-Flip cover
-Condom pouch
-Earpiece
-1A charger
-Warranty
-Screen Protector

It supports flip gestures.


Ok, I'll be here to answer all questions for the next couple days at least.
Tbh, drawing it from the bottom is easier, your thumb reaches the bottom of the phone easier.



For the price, very much so.
Second round of questions;
1. Have you tried ppsspp app on it(if yes) how smooth was it??
2. Have yu played gta(grand theft auto) on it?? (If yes) how smooth was it??
3. I hope it dosen't restart apps after minimizing??
4. Does it have a notification light or light on the option keys??
5. On massive usage(gaming, browsing, music, videos etc) how many hours does it last 100 to 0percent??

Cc olayinkajnr
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by Nobody: 2:32pm On Dec 06, 2015
carbonmonoxide:

Second round of questions;
1. Have you tried ppsspp app on it(if yes) how smooth was it??
Yea... it really smooth, I played MK unchained and PES 15... would play GOW later


2. Have yu played gta(grand theft auto) on it?? (If yes) how smooth was it??
Nope.... but MC4, Fifa 14, NFS MW was super smooth plus the graphics is kul..... Mali T720 is no joke


3. I hope it doesn't restart apps after minimizing??
depends on how well you manage your RAM



4. Does it have a notification light or light on the option keys??
Nope... non of the above


5. On massive usage(gaming, browsing, music, videos etc) how many hours does it last 100 to 0percent??
12 - 15 hrs depending on what you're doing with it
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by HeavenlyBang(m): 3:03pm On Dec 06, 2015
carbonmonoxide:

Second round of questions;
1. Have you tried ppsspp app on it(if yes) how smooth was it??
2. Have yu played gta(grand theft auto) on it?? (If yes) how smooth was it??
3. I hope it dosen't restart apps after minimizing??
4. Does it have a notification light or light on the option keys??
5. On massive usage(gaming, browsing, music, videos etc) how many hours does it last 100 to 0percent??

Cc olayinkajnr

-I haven't tried the PPSSPP app on it, yet. But I don't expect it to perform worse than a 1.3ghz mt6582 quad core device, which is to say, not very well. You may have to pass up on this.

-No, I haven't. But others have, and they say it runs well. I've played Backstab HD on it tho, ran smoothly.

-No notif lights or anything like that.



-When in power saving mode, it does. But you can add apps you don't want to be closed to your whitelist.

-On gaming, you can get 12hrs or so on it. 15-17rs on movies. 11-12hrs on 3g Psiphon usage.
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by parrotibaba(m): 6:23pm On Dec 06, 2015
olayinkajnr:



That problem is peculiar to android 5.0. This is android 5.1 so that problem doesn't apply to this. All games cache are in my SD card and it runs well
ok
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by augster(m): 10:12am On Dec 07, 2015
olayinkajnr:



Says who? That games with cache files can't play in the SD card? I played fifa 16, 14, backstab, mc4, mc5 and asphalt 8 on this device. All cache in my SD card.
did you download your fifa 16 directly from playstore?
Re: Full Review Of The Gionee M3mini by olayinkajnr(m): 12:40pm On Dec 07, 2015
augster:
did you download your fifa 16 directly from playstore?

Nah, downloaded from andro palace

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