Gionee S6 smartphone launched at Rs 19,999

The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Gionee has launched its latest handset called Gionee S6 in India. Priced at Rs 19,999, the smartphone will be exclusively available on Flipkart in Silver, Gold and Rose Gold colour options.

The Gionee S6 features a 5.5-inch Super AMOLED display with 720x1280 pixels resolution. It also comes with a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection. The smartphone is powered by a 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek processor coupled with 3GB RAM and Mali T-720 GPU. The smartphone also comes with 32GB of internal storage which can be expanded up to 128GB using a microSD card. The handset comes with hybrid dual sim functionality and runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system with the company's Amigo UI 3.1 on top.

The Gionee S6 sports a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front facing camera for taking selfies. The connectivity options of the smartphone include 4G, LTE, 3G, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS and Micro USB connectivity. The smartphone packs a 3,150 mAh battery.

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Gionee Marathon M5 Plus launched in China

Gionee has launched Gionee Marathon M5 Plus smartphone in China. Featuring a 6-inch display, the Marathon M5 Plus is priced at 2499 Chinese Yuan (approximately Rs 25,560).

The Marathon M5 Plus features a 6-inch AMOLED display with 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution and a pixel density of 368ppi. It also comes with a 2.5D arc symmetrical design along with Gorilla Glass protection. It features a fingerprint scanner in the physical home button which the company claims can unlock the phone in 0.38 seconds. Users can store up to five fingerprints on the phone via scanner.

The Marathon M5 Plus is powered by 64-bit octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor coupled with 3GB RAM. It comes with an internal storage of 64GB which can be expanded up to 128GB via micro SD card. The This is a 4G-enabled dual-SIM smartphone runs Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system with Gionee’s Amigo 3.1 UI on top. The smartphone sports a 13MP rear camera for shooting high quality photos and a 5MP front-facing camera as selfie camera.

The Marathon M5 Plus packs a 5020 mAh battery instead of a 6020mAh battery which is used in Marathon M5. The battery can be fully charged in less than 2 hours. Marathon M5 Plus has a standby time of 34.5 days and 829 hours of maximum standby time.

Gionee has not yet announced an India launch date for the Marathon M5 Plus smartphone.

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Gionee S Plus, 4G LTE smartphone launched exclusively for Indian customers

Gionee has launched it's new Gionee S Plus smartphone with exclusively for Indian consumers. The latest S series smartphone S Plus features USB Type C port.

The Gionee S Plus features a 5.inch HD AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. The smartphone is powered by a 1.3GHz octa-core processor coupled with 3G RAM and 16GB expandable storage.

“In today’s fast paced time, the consumer needs and desires are evolving and they don’t want to compromise on the looks nor the specs of the device. Hence to bridge in the gap, we have introduced the all new S Plus especially in India this Diwali to meet all the expectations that our consumers are asking for,” said Timir Acharyya, GM – Gionee India.

The 4G LTE smartphone features a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and a 5MP front facing camera for selfies and video calling. The Gionee S Plus runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system and is backed by a powerful 3150mAh battery.

The smartphone will be available in Dark Blue, White and Golden colour variants. The handset will be available from the first week of November with a price tag of Rs 16,999.

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Gionee Elife E8 is expected to launch in India on October 8

Gionee has announced its product launch on October 8 in New Delhi. It is expected that its new flagship smartphone Gionee Elife 8 will be launched in this product launch ceremony. Gionee has announced Elife 8 in China way back in June.

The Gionee Elife E8 features a 6-inch WQHD Super AMOLED display with a resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels which comes with 490ppi. The device is powered by a 2GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6795 processor coupled with 3GB RAM. It also features a separate graphics processor PowerVR G6200 GPU. The device comes with an internal storage of 64GB which is expandable up to 128GB via microSD card.

Elife 8 sports high-quality cameras for both rear and front-facing cameras. The primary camera of the handset is a 24-megapixel sensor with optical image stabilisation and true-tone flash. 24MP primary camera lets you click pictures like a pro. The smartphone also has an 8MP front-facing camera which is perfect for taking selfies.

The smartphone is loaded with Amigo 3.1 UI based on the latest Android 5.1 Lollipop. The dual-Sim smartphone will be compatible with 4G LTE bands in India. The smartphone also features a powerful 3500mAh battery.

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Gionee has launched Pioneer P3S in India

Gionee has launched the Pioneer P3S in India priced at Rs 5,999. The Gionee Pioneer P3S is an upgrade over the existing Pioneer P3 model that was launched in December 2013. The Pioneer P3S comes with slightly bigger and better display, more RAM, and more inbuilt storage. The device is powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core processor and has a 4.5-inch FWVGA display. The phone runs on Android Lollipop 5.1 with Amigo 3.1 OS layered over it. It will be available in White, Grey, Red, and Golden colour variants.

Display

Gionee Pioneer P3S features a 4.5-inch(11.43cm) FWVGA Display with 854x480 resolution. Display supports 16M colors.

Processor

The device is powered by MediaTek MT6580 chipset with a 1.3GHz quad-core processor coupled with 1GB of RAM. It has an internal storage of 16GB which can be expandable upto 32GB. The device runs on the latest Android OS, V5.1 Lollipop.

Camera

Gionee Pioneer P3S sports a 5MP rear camera with LED flash. The camera features include Face Beauty, Horizontal Panorama, Geo-Tagging, Touch Focus, 20 Snaps In One Click, Pic Note , Filters, HDR Mode. it also supports HD video recording. The device also has a VGA front-facing camera.

Connectivity

The dual-sim smartphone Pioneer P3S supports 3G connectivity. Other connectivity options include includes Wi-Fi, GPS/ A-GPS, GPRS/ EDGE, Bluetooth, and Micro-USB connectivity.

Battery

The device packs a 2000mAh battery. It provides a talk time of 9hr (3G) & 22.5hr (2G) and standby time of 200hr (3G) & 240hr (2G). The device also comes with different power saving modes.

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Gionee Elife S7

    Gionee is well known for their slimmer phones and now they came with their latest flagship model Elife S7. This phone also has a slim design. Gionee Elife S7 is very attractive with its sleek design. It is only having 5.5mm thickness. the metal band around the phone and glass finish in the back make it a good looking phone. Gionee always gets full marks for their design.

        Elife S7 has a 5.2 inch HD super AMOLED capacitive touch screen with 1080x1920 resolution. Display has a protective corning Gorilla glass 3. Display features also include multi-touch. 

        Gionee Elife S7 runs on the latest android 5.0 lollipop with custom UI amigo3. S7 comes with 13MP rear camera with LED flash. It features autofocus and HDR mode. Camera can record 1080p videos. It also comes with 8MP shooter in the front which is very good for taking selfies.

         The phone is powered by a 1.7GHz octacore mediatek MT6752 processor coupled with 2GB RAM. It also has an additional graphics processor Mali T760. It is good for the smooth gaming experience. Elife S7 has 16GB internal storage memory. But no sd card slots are available. This would be an issue for those who needs more than 16GB of storage. It is a drawback of Gionee Elife S7 compared to its competitors in the smartphone market.

           Another exciting feature is its battery. It is loaded with 2700mAh battery with good standby time of 270 hrs with data connectioin on. It provides good talktime hrs for 2G,3G and 4G. It also has a super power saving mode. With this mode user can get 33hrs of stand-by time at just 10% of remaining battery. Even with that, the app keeps all the important features including phone,contact,message and clock running.

          Top competitors of Gionee Elife S7 in the smartphone market are One Plus One(64GB) and Asus Zenfone 2.

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