Gigabyte GSmart Sierra S1

  • Released 2013, October
    168g, 8.9mm thickness
    Android 4.2
    4GB 1GB RAM storage, microSD slot
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  • 5.0"
    720x1280 pixels
  • 13MP
    1080p
  • 1GB RAM
    MT6589
  • 2000mAh
    Li-Ion

Gigabyte GSmart Sierra S1 - Specs

Network Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G bands HSDPA 900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
Launch Announced 2013, June. Released 2013, October
Status Discontinued
Body Dimensions 145.5 x 72.5 x 8.9 mm (5.73 x 2.85 x 0.35 in)
Weight 168 g (5.93 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Mini-SIM, dual stand-by)
Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~65.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
Platform OS Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Mediatek MT6589 (28 nm)
CPU Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A7
GPU PowerVR SGX544
Memory Card slot microSD, up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal 4GB 1GB RAM
Main Camera Single 13 MP, AF
Features LED flash
Video 1080p@30fps
Selfie camera Single 2 MP
Video 720p
Sound Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
Comms WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Bluetooth 3.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB microUSB 2.0
Features Sensors Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Battery   Removable Li-Ion 2000 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 600 h
Talk time Up to 4 h 30 min
Misc Colors Black/White
Price About 220 EUR

Gigabyte GSmart Sierra S1 - User Reviews

  • Is the camera of this phone good? Everyone say that it's really bad, but I wanted to hear your opinions. My birthday is for three days and I want to buy this phone. Before I buy it, I want to make sure that this phone isn't some Chineese crap.

  • Problem with replacement parts: no cheap china touchscreens on market, official replace of touchscreen only is not performed (replace is performed with tft display only) and costs over 50% of the phone cost. Poor accessories availability, no case covers on market currently.

  • I have 1, and i can say, this is great phone! i have werry much apps and games on SD, and it play realy smooth... Big recommendations! but before you get this phone, buy microSD mem. card

  • 1gb ram is good enough for heavy games+ few active apps in background. I tested cpu with extracting a 500mb file while playing gta san andreas and everything was still smooth. Cpu was running at about 75%. 4gb of internal memory is enough because when sd card is connected, it is automatically swapped as internal memory which means all apps and games are on sd card

  • 1 GB of RAM is just enough to have proper multi tasking. If you're looking for a killer spec phone, you are a total retard, looking at low cost phone (compared to branded phones on the market with simmilar specs). Overall, the computing power and RAM are just enough for everyday use without lag and also for many good games on the market. The only downside is the 4 GB of internal memory, of which only about 1 is avalable for apps.

  • Your comments about the phone is correct. But, unfortunately your geographic knowledge is feeble. Kosovo is in Europe.

  • 4 GB of internal storage is not enough for the basic apps! I recomend at least 8!!!

  • gaming is 9/10,surfing net 10/10,camera 8/10,battery 9.5/10(about 2 days=watching videos 2h,talking 3 hours,using camera videos 1 h,etc...every day)kosovo is serbia

  • fuc...ing good,best for 170euro in serbia,2 years waranty...

  • hahaha ,yes for Crysis 3

  • get this phone, the sierra s1

  • Where can i buy/ order this phone?

  • I have it from a few days. The camera is really bad. The ADB driver provided from Gigabyte cannot be installed (I tried on Win7, Vista and XP - same result).

  • Hey Guys - I have got a question: Or this phone have got a e-compass (Magnetic Sensor) and a USB OTG (On The Go)?? Because i don't know or this is a truth or another bad informations?? On a producent side "http://www.gigabytecm.com/en/goodscontent.­php?id=39" is information that phone have got a USB OTG but about magnetic sensor no information. But i want know on a 100% that phone have got a magnetic sensor and USB OTG.

  • Guys what do you think? galaxy grand or this sierra s1? Seems that s1 is more powerful and have better screen, but everybody says that camera is bad. Price of both devices are similar...

  • Is it true that this phone can record 1080p? I was watching some reviews and they say that it records only 720p (on official GSmart site there is no information about video camera). Also the photos with that 13Mpix Camera are very bad.

  • To someone who have this device. i was unable to find good reviews about this phone, tests and so on... What about frame rate of this device when playing top games, or watching hq videos?

  • Really good phone, at least for now, I am really happy with it! I own it like 3 days, but battery life is good, works fast, price/performance wise, best solution on market, imho! At anTuTu benchmark scores almost as the Nexus4, Nexus wins in storage I/O, ram speed,2D graphics, but Sierra S1 wins at 3D graphics, CPU, Multi-task, RAM operation! Go Gigabyte!!

  • ya its not a small gb smart phone

  • is this phone have NFC?

  • 1GB is just enough for the smartphone; it is not FHD. And comparing raw specs to Note 2 RAM usage is just silly :)

  • Yes, the only cons of this phone is low RAM which repels me from buying it.

  • 1GB RAM for 720P display is not enough, my friend use Note 2 ( 720P display with 2GB RAM)of which 800MB remains free and 1.2GB remains used, so 1GB of RAM will bottleneck in gaming inspite of MT6589T cpu, so in my opinion Maya upgrade is a better option (qHD, 1GBRAM,gpu @286 which produces 9.6 GFLOPS) whereas MT6589T's gpu @357 which produces 11.2 GFLOPS, so the margin does not justify the higher price tag of Sierra and also less RAM.

  • for what do you need 2 gb of ram? For crysis maybe? >P

  • i think 1gb ram is not enough for this phone..2gb or higher would be better.