Even after being convicted of installing malware With 21 million cell phones to profit from its users, Gionee does not give up, and has presented yet another smartphone, the K30 Pro, albeit discreetly.
According to the manufacturer, the Gionee K30 Pro will have a 6.5-inch LCD screen with HD+ resolution of 729×1520 pixels in notch format. The specifications confirm the recently leaked data that already indicated the arrival of the device.
In addition to the display, Gionee said the K30 Pro will have a 2.0 GHz MediaTek chip and a 4000 mAh battery. There is no information on whether the device will support fast charging.
The K30 Pro will have an 8 MP front camera and a circular rear module with three cameras, the main one being 16 MP, with a macro camera and another with a 120-degree ultra-wide lens. Despite the modest camera setup, the Gionee K30 Pro will have two versions, with 6 and 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of storage. Unfortunately, the system is the obsolete Android 7.1.1.
The new K30 Pro cell phones will be sold in the range of US$ 100 and US$ 120 dollars. There is no forecast for the launch of the devices in the West.
A troubled story
Gionee hopes that the launch of the K series in the Chinese market will mark a new beginning for the company, which has historically been in trouble. It is worth remembering that the company reached declare bankruptcy in 2018, due to financial problems caused by its founder's gambling addiction.
To better understand the reason for the recent conviction, the company was using a malicious tool that was as simple as it was lucrative. An app update disguised as a system update stole users' payment information after installation. The Chinese court estimated that Gionee made more than $4 million in profit from the approximately 21 million affected devices.
Now, the big problem is the bad reputation it will certainly have after being convicted of installing malware on its own phones to profit from users. So, we can only wait and see if the new K30 Pro will be well received by users after yet another mess from Gionee.
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