Is that a phone or a power bank? Ludicrous 10000 mAh Gionee phone turns up on TENAA

A new Gionee smartphone was recently listed on TENAA, apparently sporting a gigantic 10000 mAh battery. To put that into perspective, that’s over twice the battery capacity of the iPhone 11 Pro Max, a device widely praised for its multi-day battery life.

Going by the specs posted in the TENAA listing, the Gionee device appears to be more power bank than phone, with a mediocre 720p display and an octa-core 2.0 GHz processor, possibly a Mediatek model. The smartphone/power bank features a similarly lacklustre camera, with a single 16MP snapper on the back, and appears to be running on Android 7.1.1 Nougat. 

These specs raise an important question: exactly who is this device for? As a smartphone, it’s less capable than most entry-level smartphones like the Realme C11. On the other hand, there are a number of actual power banks on the market with a lower capacity than this device. If pricing’s right, this looks to be a decent option as a backup or burner smartphone that pulls double duty as power backup for your main device.