Gree have been a part of the smartphone landscape for only a short time, but they are already at a point where they feel comfortable competing with the big boys and have launched an all singing and dancing Snapdragon 820 flagship.
At launch in China earlier today, Gree launched there latest phone simply called the “Gree Phone 2”. The device looks suspiciously like a current generation flagship Meizu phone with curved metal rear and even a fingerprint scanner built-in to the physical home button, only with a higher resolution display and Qualcomm chipset.
As with many flagship phones these days Gree have gone for a Snapdragon 820 processor running at 2.15Ghz for the Gree Phone 2. The handset also benefits from 4GB RAM, a 4000mAh battery, 64GB memory, 8 mega-pixel front camera and 16 mega-pixel rear. For those of you who like a large screen you’ll be happy to know that this Gree has a 6-inch panel with 2K resolution.
Gizchina News of the week
With their background in home appliances it makes sense that Gree have incorporated a IR remote and Zigbee smart home controls, making it possible for the large phone to be a one device does all item for the home.
Although not the most handsome of Chinese smartphones on the market the Gree Phone 2 does have a very impressive hardware package which could have made it an instant hit if it wasn’t for the asking price.
The Gree Phone 2 will ship for 3300 Yuan in China, which is only slightly more affordable than the Huawei P9 (but it has dual cameras and a better design) and more expensive than the Meizu Pro 6 and ZUK Z2 Pro!
In our opinion this is going to be one hard sell.
specs are not the only thing, they should talk about software update politics.
You can have a super-high end spec device, but optimized so bad like a samsung corby and with a forever android 4.x version.
Manufacturer need to change mind and talk about what they put inside, not only hardware side, but software side.
Yup, agree with that. This does come with Android 6.0.1 out of the box, but I wouldn’t hold my breath for an update
Actually, these companies need to drop the sources and unlock the bootloader!!! Then they can save cash on the software, pass that on to the consumer, and have an always updatable phone. Let the community work for them.
That still requires enough people in the community to buy this phone. And given the brand name and the price tag I don’t see that happening.
I wasn’t speaking about this phone perse. I was refering to these other manufacturers. They could save tons of money if they just released the sources and unlocked the bootloader. Verne’s said they will be doingnit with the thor. I bet if they actually come through the community will pick it up and run with it.
With all phones though it still requires the community to buy the phones in great numbers. That doesn’t happen with every brand. Software support is still needed by the companies regardless if they release sources or not. Not to mention the majority of smartphone users will never even know how to use community provided rom’s.
They won’t get anywhere with this. Boring specs, poor design and high price.
This is the sort of thing I’m after, only with slimmer bezels and price tag. At this price point it doesn’t bring anything new to the table, but nice to see the recent influx of 6″ devices continue.
Looks like a mash up of about 4 different phones, but overall not bad. Would probably like it if it wasn’t gold.
ive never heard of gree before
Based on the logo I am guessing it’s the same company as Gree Electric which is one of the largest manufacturers of Air Conditioners in the world. They sell under a variety of brand names in different countries. They might make other appliances too but I only know them for air cons.
oh i didnt know that, i am less ignorant once again
more like gree’d’
if you get what i mean ….
Gree’dy!!!!!