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Gionee Steel 2

Gionee Steel 2

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Lenovo P780

Lenovo P780

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Category Breakdown

Gionee Steel 2
Lenovo P780
Performance
50.739.1
Camera
19.139.6
Display
56.556.5
Battery
28.128.1
Build
0.20.2
Connectivity
43.434.5
Audio
8.98.9
Overall
28.926.6

Summary

  • The Gionee Steel 2 and Lenovo P780 both feature a 5.0-inch IPS LCD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, providing similar visual clarity.
  • In terms of performance, the Steel 2 is equipped with a Mediatek MT6737 chipset and 3GB of RAM, offering a slight edge over the P780's Mediatek MT6589 and 1GB of RAM.
  • Both phones have an 8 MP rear camera, but the Steel 2 includes a 5 MP front camera, while the P780 lacks a selfie camera.
  • Battery capacity is identical at 4000 mAh, but the Steel 2 is lighter at 160g compared to the P780's 176g.
  • The Steel 2 runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Amigo 3.5, while the P780 operates on the older Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean), indicating a more updated software experience for the Gionee device.

Side-by-side Specification Comparison

Gionee Steel 2
Lenovo P780

General

Release Date

2017
2013

Announced

2016
2013

Description

N/A
N/A

Display

Size

5"
5"

Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Resolution

720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)

PPI

720
720

Refresh Rate

60Hz
60Hz

HDR Support

Protection

S
N/A

Performance

Chipset

Mediatek MT6737 (28 nm)
Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)

CPU

Quad-core 1.25 GHz Cortex-A53
Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7

GPU

Mali-T720MP2
PowerVR SGX544

Memory

16GB 3GB RAM, 32GB 3GB RAM
4GB 1GB RAM, 8GB 1GB RAM

Expandable Storage

Card Slot

microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDHC (dedicated slot)

Camera

Main Camera

8 MP, AF
8 MP, AF

Main Camera Features

LED flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash

Front Camera

5 MP
VGA

Front Camera Features

N/A
N/A

Video Recording

1080p@30fps
Yes

Selfie Video

N/A
N/A

Optical Stabilization

Night Mode

Raw Photo Support

Battery

Capacity

4000 mAh
4000 mAh

Battery Details

Li-Po 4000 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 4000 mAh, removable

Charging Details

N/A
N/A

Fast Charging

Wireless Charging

Build & Safety

Dimensions

144.3 x 70.5 x 8.6 mm (5.68 x 2.78 x 0.34 in)
143 x 73 x 10 mm (5.63 x 2.87 x 0.39 in)

Weight

160 g
176 g

Materials

N/A
N/A

Colors

Jazz Gold, Gold Black
Black

Foldable

SAR

N/A
N/A

Connectivity

SIM

Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Dual SIM

Network

GSM / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
GSM / HSPA

Network Speed

HSPA, LTE
HSPA

5G

4G

WiFi

Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot

Bluetooth

4.0, A2DP
3.0

NFC

USB

microUSB 2.0
microUSB 2.0, OTG

IR Blaster

Headphone Jack

Radio

Positioning

GPS
GPS

Audio

Stereo Speakers

Loudspeaker

Yes
Yes

Audio Jack

Yes
Yes

Software & Security

Operating System

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), Amigo 3.5
Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)

Fingerprint

Face Unlock

Sensors

Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Accelerometer, proximity