Gionee keeps teasing its upcoming smartphone M2017. The handset is expected to be a part of the Marathon lineup and one of the main highlights of the lineup is the battery size. Like the rest Marathon phones, the M2017 will pack a huge, 7,000 mAh battery.

The company has now confirmed that it will introduce the smartphone at an event on December 26 at Haikou Mission Hills. The Gionee M2017 will come only in black color, but more about the availability and pricing will be revealed at the event.

Gionee M2017 specifications

5.7-inch (2560 × 1440 pixels) Quad HD AMOLED display

Octa Core Snapdragon 653 processor (Quad 1.95GHz ARM Cortex A72 + Quad 1.44GHz A53 CPUs) with Adreno 510 GPU

6GB RAM, 128GB internal memory

Dual SIM

Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Amigo OS 3.2

12MP + 13MP dual rear cameras with LED flash

8MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor

3.5mm audio jack

Dimensions: 155.2×77.6×10.65; Weight: 230 grams

4GLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4 GHz + 5 GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS

7000mAh battery with fast charging