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General Mobile GM 5 Plus

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User ratings:
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4.2 out of 5
43 user ratings
5 stars
39 %
4 stars
44 %
3 stars
16 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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Editorial reviews:
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General Mobile's modestly priced GM 5 Plus phone which has a large Full HD display and Android One gets put to the test in our in-depth review.Read more
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Pros

  • Captured snaps are sufficient for social media use
  • It feels good
  • it looks good and it performs really well

Cons

  • it struggles in low light
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness

Key specs

  • 13 Mpx
  • 5.5 in
  • 1920, 1080 px
  • IPS LCD
  • 401 ppi
  • 3100 mAh
  • 8-core
  • 13 Mpx

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General Mobile GM 5 Plus - Pros & Cons

General Mobile GM 5 Plus

Pros

  • Captured snaps are sufficient for social media use
  • It feels good
  • it looks good and it performs really well
  • The stabilization worked really well in this phone
  • The display is bright and colours are vibrant
  • Get closer Getting close to a subject is quite good
  • It has textured back that made for a good grip
  • felt solid
  • sturdy and premium
  • the light areas are highlighted better while maintaining a good shade for the shadows
  • Colours are well balanced and brightness level is just right

Cons

  • it struggles in low light
  • device may be too hot or have other apps running in the background
  • Battery life is very sensitive to changes in screen brightness
  • this setting cannot be enforced by the benchmark app
  • the camera app taking too long to get the correct focus point
  • the fingerprint scanner/sensor to unlock the phone
  • the camera software tends to give a slight green hue to the colour
  • placements and/or link insertions
  • the picture tends to be a little too dark
  • lack of fingerprint scanner
  • fails to impress us with its hardware

General Mobile GM 5 Plus - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5.5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
3100 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
401 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.5 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

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General Mobile GM 5 Plus - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 6.0
CPU clock speed1.5 GHz
CPU cores8-core
RAM memory3 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture2.0 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Burst Modeyes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage32 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height5.98 in
Width3.01 in
Depth0.31 in
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportno
Sim card sizeNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
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Battery
Battery typeLithium Polymer
Battery capacity3100.0 mAh
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Display
Screen size5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeLCD
Resolution1920 x 1080 px
TechnologyIPS LCD
Pixel density401.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution13.0 Mpx
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Design
MaterialMetal
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
Gyroscopeyes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
Mobile hotspotyes

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