GM 5 is a Nougat-powered Android One phone

05 November 2016
The device packs in a Qualcomm Snapdragon SoC with quad-core CPU and sports a 5-inch HD display.

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  • Anonymous
  • 0Gy
  • 31 Oct 2020

Will you add any reviews or tech specs lists for new GM models for comparing?

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    • Mustafa
    • Jcx
    • 01 Sep 2020

    Hello,
    Why aren't newer phones by General Mobile here?

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      • mali87
      • gLM
      • 07 May 2017

      AnonD-292864, 23 Nov 2016Nougat does not need Vulkan API. It also works with OpenGL.hi in Albania this phone price is about 100 €

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        • AnonD-292864
        • pi2
        • 23 Nov 2016

        ilfyff, 06 Nov 2016Sorry to contradict you, but Nougat explicitly requires Vul... moreNougat does not need Vulkan API. It also works with OpenGL.

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          • AnonD-562549
          • m5%
          • 09 Nov 2016

          mac, 08 Nov 2016Ridiculous! Motorola Moto E LTE 2gen with same SoC has been... moreBecause some manufactures has to follow the CTS

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            • AnonD-562549
            • m5%
            • 09 Nov 2016

            AnonD-558092, 06 Nov 2016Hmm, not quite sure about that: It was reported that the Go... moreAndroid 7.0 / 7.1 doesn't necessarily require Vulkan API to run correctly, it can even run on OpenGL 3.0 instead of what the CTS requirement says.

            The CTS is there for manufactures (Samsung, Sony, etc..) to follow

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              • mac
              • mMt
              • 08 Nov 2016

              Ridiculous! Motorola Moto E LTE 2gen with same SoC has been said not to get Nougat because unsupported CPU, wtf?

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                • stduke
                • ftV
                • 07 Nov 2016

                we don't have this phone in nigeria .i would have love to have one and how can get it in nigeria?

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                  • Anonymous
                  • Jx6
                  • 07 Nov 2016

                  I have the GM4 which was updated to Nougat the moment I unboxed it. It looks practically identical to the featured GM5 cosmetically as sounds similar on the hardware front. Can't fault this device and it wipes the floor with other bigger brands selling at the same price.

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                    • Anonymous
                    • MNT
                    • 07 Nov 2016

                    Ash, 06 Nov 2016Does that have fingerprint scanner?? Nope

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                      • Anonymous
                      • MNT
                      • 07 Nov 2016

                      Anonymous, 06 Nov 2016220 usd for that crap? lolPhone is not crap at all... I have GM5 plus, and works very very good

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                        • Anonymous
                        • MNT
                        • 07 Nov 2016

                        OJ, 07 Nov 2016So some crappy Android One gets the Nougat treat but Nexus ... moreSo, that Android One is new phone. Support is 2 year, and Nexus 5 i more than 2 year old (Announced 2013, October)

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                          • OJ
                          • psW
                          • 07 Nov 2016

                          So some crappy Android One gets the Nougat treat but Nexus 5 doesn't... Where's the logic in that?

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                            • glxy
                            • t7t
                            • 07 Nov 2016

                            tahta, 06 Nov 2016haha I don't like cherry mobile phone.. haha It's the same phone. Manufactured in China (Longcheer) and rebranded as General Mobile, Cherry Mobile, Wileyfox, etc.

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                              • glxy
                              • t7t
                              • 07 Nov 2016

                              The General Mobile 5, Cherry Mobile Android One G1 and Wileyfox Swift are simply rebranded Longcheer L8150 by Shanghai Longcheer Technology Co., Ltd. You can visit the respective companies' websites and compare the pictures and specifications. These phones have been on sale since August 2015.

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                                • isyaintha
                                • x7u
                                • 07 Nov 2016

                                already too many phone released with specs above it . .

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                                  • Markus Greene
                                  • ubf
                                  • 07 Nov 2016

                                  The GM5Plus is also advertised in their site (on the technical specifications) as an android One phone. https://www.generalmobile.com/products/Gm5Plus/Specifications

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • KS7
                                    • 07 Nov 2016

                                    they gonna sell it in mostly failed states :p

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                                      • tahta
                                      • vx6
                                      • 06 Nov 2016

                                      Lien, 06 Nov 2016Wait!!! This is cherry mobile android one g1 here in the Ph... morehaha I don't like cherry mobile phone..

                                        kikoushi, 06 Nov 2016it would be around $150 if it weren't for the abysmal taxes... moreLol, in Lebanon its almost the same, 100$ is added on the price of a phone here compared to the US.