GTel Zimbabwe

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GTel Zimbabwe
IndustryICT Products Manufacturing
Founded2011 - Harare
Headquarters Harare, Zimbabwe
Key people
Chamunorwa Shumba (Founder), Cheryl Shumba
ProductsMobile phones, ICT accessories
Website www.gtel.co.zw

GTel Zimbabwe (popularly known as GTel) is a Zimbabwean owned company that develops and manufactures ICT products and services. [1] [2] [3] It is the first locally owned mobile phone manufacturer in Zimbabwe. [4] [5] [6] In 2014, GTel launched the SL 5.5 which became the 2nd slimmest mobile phone handset in the world behind the Asian Oppo that year. [7]

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Flagship Phones

GTel's flagship line is called “Infinity” with a numeral at the end used to denote the superiority in the product lineup.

Infinity X

The Infinity X(also known as the Infinity 10) is GTel's current flagship phone. It was launched on 14 February 2022, and its the direct successor of the Infinity 9. [8] The Infinity X boasts a 48 MP Main Camera, 5 MP Ultra Wide Camera and a 2 MP Depth Camera. It has a display of 6.7 inches, (84.8% screen-to-body ratio) and it runs on Android 11. It has 4 GB RAM and 128 GB ROM that is expandable. [9] The Infinity X also comes 6000mah of battery capacity.

Infinity 9

The Infinity 9 is the direct predecessor to the Infinity X. It arguably the most popular of all GTel phones. The Infinity 9 comes packed with a 6.5-inch display, 13 MP Camera, 3 GB RAM & 64 GB ROM expandable to 256 GB. It has dual SIM and a battery capacity of 5000 mAh. [10]

History

GTel Zimbabwe was founded in October 2009 as a franchise of G-Tide Mobile International. [11] It re-branded to GTel in July 2011. [4] GTel Zimbabwe was founded by Chamunorwa Shumba and Cheryl Shumba. GTel is headquartered in Harare and Shumba is the founding chief executive officer. [12]

As of 2015, GTel had one million mobile phone users in Zimbabwe. [5] In 2015, the company expanded its operations to Kenya. [13] The company released three new phone models in 2018, including the X7 that has wireless charging. [14] [15]

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