Gionee ELife E3 launched in India for Rs 14,999 (USD 285), features a 4.7-inch display, quad-core processor and runs on Android Jelly Bean

Gionee ELife E3 launched in India for Rs 14,999 (USD 285), features a 4.7-inch display, quad-core processor and runs on Android Jelly Bean 

After launching quad-core phones like the Dream D1 and the GPad-G2 in the past couple of months, Chinese smartphone vendor Gionee has today launched a new series of smartphones called ELife by unveiling the ELife E3. The quad-core ELife E3 will be available at retail stores by the end of this month for Rs 14,999.

Continuing its tradition of launching phones with big screens, the E3 flaunts a 4.7-inch (1280×720 pixels) IPS HD display and is powered by a 1.2GHz quad-core Cortex A7 processor, PowerVR Series5XT GPU and 1GB of RAM. Other features included on the smartphone are an 8-megapixel rear camera, 2-megapixel camera at the front, 16GB of internal memory that can be expanded to up to 32GB using a microSD card and a 1,800mAH battery.

On the connectivity front, the dual-SIM E3 is 3G enabled and supports Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. The ELife E3 runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean and also has built-in support for OTA updates.

The smartphone will be available in White, Blue, Red and Black color variants and in terms of competition will be up against the likes of the Karbonn S2 Titanium and the recently launched Xolo Q700 among others.