The Gionee F103 is the first handset in the ‘F’ fashion series. This dual SIM handset with 4G LTE support is powered by 1.3GHz 64 bit quad core processor and its running Lollipop with 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage. The F103 is priced at ₹9,494.
F103 Unboxing
Inside the box pack you will find the F103 handset, screen guard, data cable, user guide, warranty card, plastic case, travel charger (5V ~ 1A), earphone and 2400 mAh battery. SAR value as mentioned on the box : 0.76 W/Kg @ 1g head and 0.84 W/Kg @ 1g body.
Design and Display
F103 looks great, hardware is packed inside a plastic body with silver metal coated frame. The silver side with metallic finish and shiny silver border and the plastic layer on the top and bottom gives a unique look.
This handset is available in Black and White colour options, I got the White colour version for the review. The F103 has got a glossy finishing, very good built quality and the rear panel has a glass type layer made of plastic. Overall the handset does look impressive, I guess the black version will look much better.
The power button and volume rocker is on the right side, micro USB port is at the bottom and audio jack is on the top. Weight with battery is 139 grams and dimensions are 70.53 x 142.86 x 7.18 mm. There are dual SIM slots you need 2 micro SIM’s, 4G is supported and it works on both the SIM slots.
Gionee F103 sports a 5 inch screen with 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, screen comes with Dragon trail protection. Colour reproduction, viewing angles and touch response are great.
Native video calling is not supported. There is no LED notification. Handset comes loaded with accelerometer, light, proximity and magnetic sensors.
Memory, Storage and OS
The F103 is packed with 2GB RAM and 16GB storage. On the first boot you will get about 1.4GB free RAM, and of the 16GB storage there is a minimal amount of storage space for apps approx 3GB. The issue is that you will not be able to install many apps. Asphalt 8 did not play because of low internal storage space, even though there is a good 16GB space. Large amount of free space (approx 8GB) is allocated for other storage. This issue however can be fixed via software updates.
There is micro SD card slot but apps are getting installed on internal storage and there is no option to move them to external SD card. OTG is supported.
The handset is running Amigo UI 3.0 based on Android Lollipop 5.0.
Performance
F103 is powered by 64 bit MediaTek MT6735 1.3GHz cortex A53 quad core processor with Mali T720 GPU. Performance is smooth, handset does tend to heat up when using heavy apps, the max temperature I encountered was 45 degrees.
Benchmark
| Benchmark App | Score |
| Quadrant | 9254 |
| Antutu (64 bit) | 1st – 28608 , 2nd – 28744 |
| Nenamark 2 | 56.3fps |
| Multi touch | 5 point |
Gaming
I installed Asphalt 8 and the game got installed on the internal storage. The app plus the data files of about 1.5GB were downloaded, however when playing the game it did not work, I got a message low storage, free up some space and try. I then uninstalled the Asphalt 8 and downloaded and installed the Real Racing 3 game – about 500 MB.
The RR3 game worked really well, game play was smooth and very much playable. I guess the Asphalt 8 would have worked in medium quality mode, but because of uneven distribution of apps space even with 16GB storage you will run out of space, sooner depending on the number of apps you may have installed.
Camera
This handset comes with an 8MP camera on the rear with LED flash support and with FHD video recording capabilities and the front camera is a 5MP shooter. Camera quality is average. Do check the sample images and videos at the end. I did find some issue with the camera focus when recording FHD videos, the same is mentioned in the video sample below.
Others
Sound is loud and clear, in-call sound is all pretty good. No issues found when using 4G, 3G, WiFi, GPS and Bluetooth.
Battery
There is 2400 mAh removable battery that does a average job, you can expect 3 to 5 hours of continuous moderate to heavy usage. I am getting just over one day of mixed usage on a full charge.
| Performance | Time | Battery drop % | Battery Max Temp |
| Benchmark | 13 Minutes | 4% | 37 degree |
| Gaming (RR3) | 20 Minutes | 10% | 45 degree |
| FHD movie playback with full brightness + Wi-Fi on | 27 minutes | 9% | 38 degree |
| Wall Charge (on standby) | 2 hours 40 minutes | 1% to 100% (wall charge) | 35 degree |
Verdict
The Gionee F103 has got a very good build quality and finishing. The performance is smooth, camera is average and so is the battery backup. However even with 16GB internal storage space you will not be able to install many apps / play high end games because the space allocated for app is too less, I Believe Gionee will fix this issue via OTA updates.
But still considering the price of ₹9,494 with average performance, the handset pricing is slightly on the higher side.
Gionee F103 is available for ₹9,494.
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Video Review
Kay f 103 se video call Kat skte h Kya
I have updated version 6.0 marshmallow and I found child mode system app. I started app and my phone screen lock and don’t disabled this function. I have restored phone in center and lost my all data. Child mode apps automatically started and I cannot closed. I restored again but all my data had lost.what I do Gogi sir.
gogi sir gionee F103 3gb ram ye smartphone cdma support karta hai kya ..?
mai under 10000 thousands me CDMA SUPPORT wala smartphone Lena chahta hu, mere liye kya gionee F103 best rahega….? ya fir aap muze CDMA SUPPORT karne wale under 10000 wale smartphone suggests karo plz sir, mai bahot confuse hu….!
gionee f103 after update hidden wireless network is not seraching
Hey Gogi.. F103(1gb variant) , Lenovo A6000 plus or Galaxy J2..which will be better consideration? Budget around 7000-7500 & pls don’t suggest Mi, Coolpad etc.. They dont have service centers in my Area.. & MMX’s after sales service is pathetic.. Currently using Gionee P3 which I purchased after watching your video review,, 1.5 year & still performing good 🙂 .. Pls Suggest.
F103(1gb variant)
Great phone with great abilities and with beautiful look and feel … dont look at price… go buy this Gionee F103 than you all know the power of Gionee…
Nenamark 2 rating of Gionee Fashion F103 is 64.8 fps
Right 64.8 fps thanks to very poor low resolution display lol.
1280*720 is not a poor resolution
I m using gionee elife e3..having no problem at all..i want to change my phone..Is gionee f103 is better than e3..pls suggest..
Yes
Gionee Fashion F103 is better than Gionee Elife E3.
I have changed my Gionee Elife E3 for Gionee Fashion F103.
Gogi
Your pick on mobile less then 10 k & 15K
Thanks in advance
Please check this https://www.gogi.in/android-phone-india.html
At 15k, I’ll suggest Huawei honor 6. It has 3 gb of ram. Have been using it for 2 months with no issues.
I installed asphalt 8 and it works great…..
Did you download the latest version?
What about the possibility maps is not working gprs lost every movement
camera also isn’t good
Not better than Samsung & iphone
And everything is disorder
If any want to buy this phone
Better throwing money in wast box😣😣😣😣
In this price range Samsung is a good option with amoled display, gionee very good joke ha ha ha…
GIONEE mobile prices are little high, but performance is also like that.
Should be priced at 7000
Redmi 2 prime is best in this range. All gionee phones are overpriced…
Go for lenovo a7000 with otg supprted, yu yureka with cyanogen os or google’s 2nd version of android one’s initiative the lava pixel v2
Even redmi note 4g and lenovo k3 note are better
Gionee is gradually losing india market with this type of mobiles
l very very hate partitioned storage phones
I want to say NOT for anyone
What is the use of sd card if apps can’t be transferred to it . I think this is the main drawback of this handset .
Gionee become mad. Their camera quality for device under 15k is not good. UI also laggy and boring.
Yes does not deserve the price with avg camera and battery, for style lover @6999 could’ve be a good deal…
Micromax is killing all those Chinese counterparts.
Go for redmi 2 prime if u happy with 4.7 inch screen and there is one more option Asus Zenfone 5.5 if u want bigger screen.
Gionee can’t survive for a longer run with it’s stupid high price strategy in Indian market so I think they should better bring their sub Brand IUNI to India & conduct trending flash sales with jaw dropping low prices.
One word,
Not for me…..
Not even for me too!
And I guess it should not be for others too.
Three words actually.