
We have a new player in the smartphone ballpark of Malaysia, in the form of General Mobile, with their latest smartphone the GM 5 Plus.
General Mobile is a Turkish mobile and tablet brand who is Google’s Android One partner, offering a Pure-Android experience to smartphone users all over the world. With simplicity as their main principle, General Mobile adopts simplicity in their product offerings, price range, point-of-sales and post sales services.
Today, General Mobile is actively selling smartphones across 30 different countries. In Malaysia, they have selected KWS Distribution to lead the sales of all General Mobile products.

Onwards to their latest smartphone device, the GM 5 Plus. The 5 Plus is a 5.5-inch IPS FHD display smartphone with a Snapdragon 617, 64bit octa-core chipset. The device boasts an extremely durable titanium and aluminium alloy frame which we usually see in the aviation industry. For the photo enthusiasts, the GM 5 Plus also comes with a 13MP dual-LED flash, Sony imx258 camera and a 13MP front shooter.

Here comes the kicker, General Mobile’s GM 5 Plus device will come with Google’s own optimized Android One feature. This will allow users the privilege to be one of the first to experience the latest and purest Android features and updates as well. Thus of course, the smartphone will come with the latest Android 7.1.1 out of the box.

The full specs of the GM 5 Plus can be found below:
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Dimension |
152 x 76.5 x 7.9 mm |
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Network |
4.5G, Cat 7 LTE-A 2X20 CA, 300/100 Mbps |
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Display |
5.5-inch IPS LTPS FHD (1920x1080) 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 (~79% screen-to-body) |
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Chipset & CPU |
Qualcomm Snapdragon 617, 64bit Octa Core up to 1.5 GHz |
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OS |
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) |
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Camera |
Rear: 13MP AF Dual Flash Sony imx258 sensor, Front: 13MP AF Flash |
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Connectivity |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth® v 4.1, Type C |
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Memory |
3GB RAM + 32GB Storage, Micro SD slot (up to 128GB) |
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Battery |
3100mAh, GM Turbo Charge |
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Sensor |
Accelerometer, Proximity, E-Compass, Gyro, Hall Switch, Light |
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GPS |
A-GPS, GLONASS, iZat |

The GM 5 Plus smartphone is available through their main distributor, KWS Distribution, via their online channels by mid-July 2017 at RM899 only. You can check out the phone and much more information through www.generalmobile.com and www.shop.kws.my.







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