Gigaset GX290 Plus

Name: Gigaset GX290 Plus
Brand: Gigaset
Rating: 79.5 (2 reviews)

Specifications

Gigaset GX290 Plus (GX Series)

Processor

Mediatek Helio P23 MT6763V 8 x 2 GHz, Cortex-A53

Graphics adapter

ARM Mali-G71 MP2

Memory

4 GB

Display

6.10 inch 19.5:9, 1560 x 720 pixel 282 PPI, Capacitive, IPS, Corning Gorilla glass 3, glossy: yes

Storage

64GB

Connections

USB-C Power Delivery (PD), Audio Connections: 3.5mm, Card Reader: microSD, 1 Fingerprint Reader, NFC, Sensors: Gravity sensor, Proximity sensor, Brightness sensor, Geometric sensor (E-compass), Gyroscope

Networking

802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (a/b/g/n = Wi-Fi 4/ac = Wi-Fi 5), Bluetooth 5.0, GSM, UMTS, LTE, Dual SIM, GPS

Size

height x width x depth (in mm): 15.3 x 162.4 x 79 ( = 0.6 x 6.39 x 3.11 in)

Battery

6200 mAh Lithium-Polymer

Operating System

Android 10

Camera

Primary Camera: 13 MPix Dual: 13MP (Sony sensor) + 2MP
Secondary Camera: 8 MPix

Additional features

Keyboard: Virtual

Weight

279 g ( = 9.84 oz / 0.62 pounds) ( = 0 oz / 0 pounds)

Price

270 Euro

Links

Gigaset homepage

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Average Score: 79.5% - good
Average of 2 scores (from 4 reviews)

price: 80%, performance: 80%, features: - %, display: - % mobility: 100%, workmanship: 80%, ergonomy: - %, emissions: - %

Reviews for the Gigaset GX290 Plus

Robust und sturzsicher durch den Alltag
Source: WinFuture German

DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Short, Date: 11/18/2021

80% Hartes Outdoor-Smartphone mit Power-Akku und kabellosem Laden
Source: Tech Stage German

DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 05/13/2021
Rating: Total score: 80%

79% Wirkt die Verjüngungskur?
Source: Basic Tutorials German

DE→EN
Single Review, online available, Long, Date: 03/29/2021
Rating: Total score: 79% price: 80% performance: 80% mobility: 100% workmanship: 80%

Outdoor-Handy Gigaset GX290 plus im Praxis-Test: Darf es etwas mehr sein?
Source: Computerbild German

DE→EN
Positive: Powerful hardware; premium design; support waterproof; dual SIM. Negative: Average performance.
Single Review, online available, Medium, Date: 03/25/2021

Comment

ARM Mali-G71 MP2: Integrated GPU that can be found e.g. in the Mediatek Helio P23 SoC with 700 or 770 MHz clock speed. Supports OpenGL ES 3.2, Vulkan 1.0, OpenCL 2.0, DirectX 11 FL11_1 and RenderScript.

Non demanding games should be playable with these graphics cards.

» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Graphics Cards and the corresponding Benchmark List.

Helio P23 MT6763V: ARM-based octa core SoC (4x Cortex-A53 for power efficiency and 4x Cortex-A53 for performance) for smartphones and tablets.» Further information can be found in our Comparison of Mobile Processsors.

6.10":

Only a few smartphones have larger screens.
Large display-sizes allow higher resolutions. So, details like letters are bigger. On the other hand, the power consumption is lower with small screen diagonals and the devices are smaller, more lightweight and cheaper.

» To find out how fine a display is, see our DPI List.

0.279 kg:

This weight is typical for smartphones.

Gigaset:

Gigaset Communications GmbH is a manufacturer of DECT phones, tablets and smartphones, headquartered in Germany and originated from a subsidiary of Siemens, but has been part of Arques Industries since 2008.

The market shares in the smartphone range are just as low as the amount of test reports. The achieved ratings are average (as of 2016).

79.5%: This rating is not convincing. The laptop is evaluated below average, this is not really a recommendation for purchase.

» Further information can be found in our Notebook Purchase Guide.