Gionee A1 gets record orders worth Rs 150 cr in 10 days

New Delhi April 11 (IANS) Chinese smartphone maker Gionee has claimed it has received 74 682 pre-orders worth Rs 150 crore for its flagship A1 device in just 10 days.

The pre-booking opened for Gionee A1 on March 31 till April 9.

The customers were offered a two-year warranty on the phone along with gifts such as JBL headphone or a Swiss military bluetooth speaker.

The pre-booking figures the highest for any phone in the Rs 8 000-25 000 range are testimony to our proposition of offering advanced selfie capabilities with longer battery life in our phones said Arvind R. Vohra Country Chief Executive Officer Gionee India in a statement.

Priced at Rs 19 999 the main highlight of Gionee A1 is its 16MP selfie camera and 13MP rear camera.

The device sports a 5.5-inch full-HD display with rounded-off edges. It is armed with 2GHz octa-core P10 Helios processor and 4GB RAM.

--IANS
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