General Mobile GM 8 Go, an Android Go device, leaks with 18:9 display and 3500mAh battery

Google recently confirmed that the Mobile World Congress 2018 will go down in history as the first to witness the launch of Android Go phones.

The slimmed-down Android OS, which was unveiled late last year, will make its debut at the event on several phones, among them General Mobile’s GM 8 Go. The Turkish company has made a name in Google’s Android One program over the years and in fact, the GM 8 is already selling in the country as an Android One device.

As you’d expect, the leaked GM 8 Go is an Android Go variant of the GM 8, however, according to information obtained exclusively by Android Authority, the Go edition will come with some changed specs as listed below.

• 5.03-inch 18:9 LCD display screen with HD+ resolution (1440 x 720 pixels)
• MediaTek MT6739 processor
• 1GB RAM and 16GB storage
• 13MP main camera and 5MP front camera
• 3500mAh battery
• 5mm audio jack
• Android 8.1 Oreo (Go edition)

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Looking at the images obtained by Android Authority, the GM 8 Go will also come with a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner and a bottom-firing speaker, much like the Android One variant.

Other than the promise of great performance even with such entry-level specs, the GM 8 Go also meets the 2018 design standards with its 18:9 display screen, but it’s the 3500mAh battery that should indeed be the major talking point.

At the moment, details about the pricing and availability remain unknown, but not for long.