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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by abogjohn(m): 3:18pm On Oct 01, 2015
StanleyVC:
For those of you bashing the ba3 performance of m5, i don't know what you were expecting when buying the phone but you should have known by now that the bigger the screen, the much the ba3 is consumed, i have the phone and am not regretting buying it so don't discourage others.
me too i want to buy the fone... But please be sincere with d ba3 review... I knw everything is good about d fone, i dey play game gaaan so i wan knw abt d ba3
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by Greycious(m): 3:31pm On Oct 01, 2015
I just dey observe jeje

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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by 1one: 7:17pm On Oct 01, 2015
4peace:


9.38PM to 5pm to me is approx 20 hours not 12 hours or did i miss anything from your post
Also Nothing kill battery faster more than hotspot and screen brightness


Let's say yes its 20hours....the hotspot was not on all through...my screen brightness was set to the lowest but one level.....My point is, a 6000mah battery shouldn't have any stress lasting for 24hrs straight.


I don't think its too much to ask for a 40% battery as at 5pm instead of a 2%. Gionee just didn't get this battery right.
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by 1one: 7:21pm On Oct 01, 2015
abogjohn:
bro i agree about the screen as it is an HD screen but hotspot zapping ba3 i will be against dat bro.. Dis 6020mah should at least last for 30 to 35 hrs on moderate usage... No playing hd games or hd movies.... Wanna buy dis bfor but now maybe i should wait for other reviews... because my mind is dat i wan use d fone nack games die. Observing sad

This is exactly what I'm saying... With a 6020mah battery , I shouldnt know the address of my charger for at least 24hours

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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by Chryshumble: 8:33pm On Oct 01, 2015
Those that has the phone... Please does it have LED indicator light... It's a feature that trips me, as for battery, I survived in constant charging of tecno phantom A+, infinix zero, now am using infinix hot note, am still surviving... There's no way I won't see light to charge my phone in a day. Besides, power supply is gradually improving. So, I care less about the battery though it's a nice feature. Does gionee m5 have LED indicator light
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by 4peace(m): 10:40pm On Oct 01, 2015
abogjohn:
bro i agree about the screen as it is an HD screen but hotspot zapping ba3 i will be against dat bro.. Dis 6020mah should at least last for 30 to 35 hrs on moderate usage... No playing hd games or hd movies.... Wanna buy dis bfor but now maybe i should wait for other reviews... because my mind is dat i wan use d fone nack games die. Observing sad


Let hope real user not marketer of this phone will do proper review
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by Baroba(m): 10:58pm On Oct 01, 2015
The only way to judge battery life for me is pure stats, and that is a screen shot of your screen on time...

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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by bily(m): 3:08am On Oct 02, 2015
Hope you guys are aware the phone comes with dual battery.

You have to use the first battery up to 0-1% left before the second battery kicks in. Just saying.

So if you keep recharging your phone at 5% you are still using one battery which is half of the stated 6000mah capacity.

Disclaimer.. .i don't have the phone and I have never handled it.
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by dukeo(m): 7:14am On Oct 02, 2015
bily:
Hope you guys are aware the phone comes with dual battery.

You have to use the first battery up to 0-1% left before the second battery kicks in. Just saying.

So if you keep recharging your phone at 5% you are still using one battery which is half of the stated 6000mah capacity.

Disclaimer.. .i don't have the phone and I have never handled it.

you guys should consider dis. wen it gets to 2% dnt charge lets see
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by ericuzor(m): 10:28am On Oct 02, 2015
Chryshumble:
Those that has the phone... Please does it have LED indicator light... It's a feature that trips me, as for battery, I survived in constant charging of tecno phantom A+, infinix zero, now am using infinix hot note, am still surviving... There's no way I won't see light to charge my phone in a day. Besides, power supply is gradually improving. So, I care less about the battery though it's a nice feature. Does gionee m5 have LED indicator light
observing
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by warrenweste(m): 10:48am On Oct 03, 2015
more battery reviews pls...or do u guys want these thread to die
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by Nobody: 5:33pm On Oct 03, 2015
The battery is of average (my opinion). Charged full this morning(7:00am) and played need for Speed "no limit" for 2hrs, being online tru out and as I type I have 42%(5:30pm).
For those asking for led notification light, yes it has.
I would advice anyone with this monster to jettison the Amigo - carefree launcher and download/install Google Now launcher.

I can answer any mystery thatthat you have about this phone.

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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by dukeo(m): 11:21pm On Oct 03, 2015
cheesy cheesy

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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by ericuzor(m): 11:47pm On Oct 03, 2015
nekedchris:
The battery is of average (my opinion). Charged full this morning(7:00am) and played need for Speed "no limit" for 2hrs, being online tru out and as I type I have 42%(5:30pm).
For those asking for led notification light, yes it has.
I would advice anyone with this monster to jettison the Amigo - carefree launcher and download/install Google Now launcher.

I can answer any mystery thatthat you have about this phone.
does it heat when playing games does it hang when multitastking or playing games and what is the screen pixel quality like.. I stil have one more question how long those the battery last on moderat and heavy use?, those the two battery work simutaneous or one after the other?

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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by directonpc(m): 5:38am On Oct 04, 2015
4peace:



Let hope real user not marketer of this phone will do proper review
4peace wer make me buy e3 u want buy this one? let me follow u again
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by 1one: 11:08am On Oct 04, 2015
nekedchris:
The battery is of average (my opinion). Charged full this morning(7:00am) and played need for Speed "no limit" for 2hrs, being online tru out and as I type I have 42%(5:30pm).
For those asking for led notification light, yes it has.
I would advice anyone with this monster to jettison the Amigo - carefree launcher and download/install Google Now launcher.

I can answer any mystery thatthat you have about this phone.

Please do you have issues with your notifications.. Especially bbm and whatsapp... I noticed I don't get my bbm pings the moment the person sends it particularly If my bbm is not open. As is common with other phones, I'm supposed to be getting my pings on the upper left side of my screen... But it isn't so on this M5.

Have you faced this same issue?

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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by Nobody: 12:49pm On Oct 04, 2015
@1one the notification depends if you did not touch it's permission. Also check if you sync the network. Lastly go to the system manager and use none instead of normal.

If you have any questions chat up on WhatsApp. 07034686242.

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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by warrenweste(m): 3:04pm On Oct 04, 2015
someone should pls answer these



does it heat when playing games does it hang when multitasking or playing games and what is the screen pixel quality like.. I stil have one more question how long those the battery last on moderat and heavy use?, those the two battery work simultaneous or one after the other?
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by Greycious(m): 10:24pm On Oct 06, 2015
Pls how much is this gionee m5 sef?
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by Hawlahscho(m): 12:19am On Oct 08, 2015
ochuski:
lols.. For that amount, i expect it to last 24hr...with heavy usage

Exactly Bro, almost 24 with heavy usage.
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by Hawlahscho(m): 12:21am On Oct 08, 2015
Peace55 have you rooted it
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by invisibility: 1:56pm On Oct 08, 2015
1one:
To be honest, I don't have the power to do a review... But what I can say is it's a wonderful phone in almost all ways... Especially the camera... The front camera is amazing, even in the night.

However, one of the major trips for me that made me rush to buy this phone was the colossal battery capacity -a whooping 6020mah battery. You would expect that such a battery would last for atleast 24hours even on heavy usage...UNFORTUNATELY THIS ISNT SO.

I charged the phone to a 100percent around 9:38pm. I didn't play videos, I didn't listen to songs, I didn't download nothing... The only "major" power usage was the hotspot. So I used it to chat from 10pm til 4am. As at 4am it was already at 60percent

As at 5pm On the same day, it had gotten to 2percent.

So in summary from 9:30pm on Tuesday to 5pm on Wednesday it had drained from 100% to 2%. Personally for me I find this to be a very distasteful development because all my mind was "I go use this phone play game tire"

Since the battery is literally two 3000mah stacked together, I don't know if maybe I've been using only one of the batteries....but If truly a 6000mah battery can last barely 12hours with moderate usage... then it's quite dissapointing to say the least.

I've used a Gionee M2 before and in terms of battery...Gionee M2 destroys this Gionee M5

Every other thing about the phone is on point... No lagging, very easy on the eyes UI, Impressive body build etc. But if you're buying the M5 because you think you can use it for a whole day without charging. You will be dissapointed.


Please confirm if its the first batter alone you exhausted or are you sure its both batteries.
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by invisibility: 2:02pm On Oct 08, 2015
nekedchris:
The battery is of average (my opinion). Charged full this morning(7:00am) and played need for Speed "no limit" for 2hrs, being online tru out and as I type I have 42%(5:30pm).
For those asking for led notification light, yes it has.
I would advice anyone with this monster to jettison the Amigo - carefree launcher and download/install Google Now launcher.

I can answer any mystery thatthat you have about this phone.

Please can you confirm the claim that its the first battery alone that was probably used in the battery test and that may be why the result is poor.
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by 1one: 3:25pm On Oct 08, 2015
invisibility:


Please confirm if its the first batter alone you exhausted or are you sure its both batteries.


To be honest... The battery is a whole lot better now.. I think I had to run it down to zero and charge fully before it could come fully into its real capacity. Now the battery lasts me over 24hours.... But not up to 48 hours though.

I don't think the two batteries work independently of each other... Once the (one) battery runs down.. Both batteries run down.

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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by invisibility: 6:50pm On Oct 08, 2015
1one:


To be honest... The battery is a whole lot better now.. I think I had to run it down to zero and charge fully before it could come fully into its real capacity. Now the battery lasts me over 24hours.... But not up to 48 hours though.

I don't think the two batteries work independently of each other... Once the (one) battery runs down.. Both batteries run down.

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

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Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by 1one: 7:01pm On Oct 08, 2015
invisibility:


Thanks for taking the time to reply.




You're welcome.
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by carltz(m): 6:47am On Oct 13, 2015
bro..where did you buy the phone?
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by Andking: 10:19am On Oct 13, 2015
I this fone available online naija market.. I need one asap....
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by Ryanxu: 11:56am On Oct 13, 2015
yes already in Nigeria market
Andking:
I this fone available online naija market.. I need one asap....
Re: Gionee M5 Discussion Thread by pillan(f): 12:04pm On Oct 13, 2015
Ryanxu..is it true the phone doesn't have a menu like other phones and can you compare the thickness btw gionee m5 nd infinix hot note

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