We have already talked about plans of Chinese company Gionee to introduce new smartphone on July 26. We expect that it will be the most stylish smartphone on a market for a long time. New smartphone can be called Gionee M6 and its main feature would be a battery with capacity of 5000 mAh. Also we know that device will have metal body and processor Snapdragon 652.

Today we have received new teaser from Chinese manufacturer. It tells us about another smartphone Gionee M6 Plus that will be presented with the basic version.

At the moment we do not know exact information about specifications of new smartphone. But, thanks to teaser, we can see how smartphone will look like, and to know some of its features.

The main feature Gionee M6 Plus will be a powerful battery of 6020 mAh – impressive, is not it? Just recall you that Gionee M6 will have a battery with 5000 mAh.

Specifications Gionee M6 Plus

Despite the fact that we do not know the exact specifications of new smartphone, but we can make some guesses based on basic model Gionee M6.

According to TENAA, the basic version of smartphone Gionee M6 will have an octa-core processor Snapdragon 652, 4GB of RAM and 32GB of built-in memory.

Smartphone will be equipped with good camera – the main camera with 13-megapixel resolution and LED, while the front camera will have 8-MP sensor.

Gionee M6 Plus would have 5.5-inch AMOLED screen that gives a clear image.

Another features of new smartphone will be fingerprint reader and support for two SIM-cards. Even though a huge battery, smartphone Gionee M6 Plus will have a sufficiently small size – 8 mm thick and weighs 250 grams.

Price and release date Gionee M6 Plus

The cost of new smartphone is not known yet, and we do not know the official start of sales. The presentation of Gionee M6 Plus will take place in a few days, namely on 26 July.

I would like to say that TENAA certification gives the right to sell smartphones in China, so we can expect that Gionee M6 Plus will be available only in China.

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There is a category of smartphones, which in the Western countries a little out of date, while in Asia it is still very popular. We are talking about a clamshell smartphone. While the whole market is filled with touch-sensitive smartphones, clamshell smartphones look very unusual and original.

Just a couple of years ago clamshell was quiet ordinary format for smartphones, but today they have been superseded by modern touchscreen smartphones, that have a large display on the entire front panel.

It seems that Chinese company Gionee believes in the success of clamshell smartphones. Gionee will present new clamshell smartphone Gionee W909 on March 29 .

It is worth noting that the clamshell smartphone Gionee W909 will not concede on productivity to its conventional competitors. Gionee W909 will have fingerprint reader, 4GB of RAM, 64GB of internal flash memory, 16-megapixel main camera.

Some time ago, the smart phone was seen in the materials sites Geekbench and TENAA. Thus, we have an idea about the technical characteristics of the smartphone, which include 8-core processor MediaTek Helio P10 and graphics accelerator ARM Mali-T860 MP2 with a clock frequency of 700 MHz, working together with 4GB of RAM, and 16-megapixel main camera mentioned above.

The new smartphone Gionee W909 will receive two 4.2-inch displays with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels each and 5-megapixel front camera.,

The physical size of the smartphone will be 124.6 x 62.5 x 16.4 mm and weigh is 210 gram. It is also important that smartphone runs on Google Android 5.1 Lollipop operating system.

Gionee tries to revive the former glory of the clamshell smartphones. Chinese company hopes that the new product will be a “chicken lays golden eggs” and will be popular among users.

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The Chinese company Gionee is not well-known brand in the Western world, although in recent years, the manufacturer is trying to produce quite interesting smartphones. At MWC 2016 the company introduced a new smartphone Gionee S8. Nice, neat and stylish – all about new device.

Design

If we look at design, the smartphone Gionee S8 has copied a little here, a little there, and as a result before us an unusual smartphone. The body is made of aluminum, the protective glass Gorilla Glass 4, 2.5D effect – many Chinese smartphones in 2015 offering these features.

In my opinion, the manufacturer was able to gather all the best parts.

The main disadvantage is dimensions, especially the height of the body. Вespite the fact that Gionee S8 has 5.5-inch screen,  smartphone looks much larger than LG G4.  On the other hand, smartphone is very thin (only 7 mm).

Screen

Gionee S8 uses AMOLED-matrix with a resolution of 1920×1080 pixels. Smartphone has a good viewing angle and good brightness reserve. Gionee S8 has an interesting innovation – support pressure sensitivity. However, the technology is only used for few basic applications, so we cannot talk about any revolution.

Below the display is a hardware key with fingerprint reader. You can see the circle on the back of smartphone, which is just a decorative ornament with company logo.

Specifications

The device is equipped with a port USB Type-C, as well as some other Chinese smartphones in the end of 2015 and beginning of 2016.

Smartphone Gionee S8 is based on Mediatek Helio P10 platform, equipped with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of built-in memory, as well as a slot for microSD memory card, combined with a compartment for SIM-card. In terms of “hardware” smartphone is almost identical to many important flagships of other manufacturers, although Gionee positioning its smartphone as “fashionable and stylish phone.”

Resolution main camera is 16 megapixel and aperture is f/1.8. Camera has a phase and laser auto-focus, dual LED flash. The front camera of 8-MP. In theory, Gionee S8 should produce a very high-quality photos, but in practice the Chinese manufacturers are not as good as Samsung, LG and Apple.

Interface Gionee S8

Gionee S8 works on Android 6.0 OS with preinstalled proprietary interface Amigo. The shell is typical for Chinese brands, but Gionee has rather simplistic interface. There is no application menu (just like everyone else), but, for example, there are no control buttons or settings in the curtain notifications. If you pull the curtain on the top you will see time and date of notification, without switches, wireless interfaces, brightness settings and other. Nothing at all.

Price Gionee S8

The most interesting thing is the price Gionee S8. When we ask how many Gionee S8 will cost in China, the company did not answer, saying only the price for Europe (without naming specific countries). In Europe, smartphone Gionee S8 will be priced at 450 euros.

Gionee positioning its new smartphone at the level of the middle segment models from main manufacturers such as Samsung. We cannot say that the price Gionee S8 is very high.

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Very often famous smartphone manufacturers do not give up on the successful product lines and continue to produce the device in more simple variations. Smartphones with prefix Mini have similar function of flagship line, but a slightly smaller size, weaker specifications and lower price. Not everyone has the opportunity or desire to pay a lot of money for flagship. The company Gionee released mini version of its flagship smartphone – Gionee Marathon M5 Mini. New device differs from the main smartphone with specifications and slightly reduced body, but it is not particularly impact on the functionality of the mobile phone and it is still very cool solution for your money. Today we decided to take a closer look at Gionee Marathon M5 Mini and see what it is inside.

Design Gionee Marathon M5 Mini

The manufacturer has decided not to change anything in terms of the body and its appearance. If users like the original model, it makes no sense to change anything. The front panel is placed display with a sly frame around. When smartphone is switched off, it seems that the frame is absolutely absent. Below the screen are three control buttons, decorative lattice dynamics, and camera tracking sensors. On the back side there is the main camera, flash and logo of the manufacturer.

Specifications Gionee Marathon M5 Mini

The basis of performance of Gionee Marathon M5 Mini is processor Mediatek MT6580, which we have met many times in the budget devices of different manufacturers. The processor is built on four processing cores and operates at a clock frequency of 1.3 gigahertz. We cannot say that processor is very powerful, but for the casual user this is enough. Also smartphone has 2GB of RAM. And yes, it’s time to get used to the fact that nowadays even the low-end smartphones come with 2GB of RAM. Built-in memory for storing content is 16GB, of which you will be available about 16GB.

Bonuses Gionee Marathon M5 Mini

The difference between the original device Marathon M5 and a smaller version Gionee Marathon M5 Mini is only in the resolution of display. Diagonal remained the same – 5.5 inches, however, the resolution has been reduced to 1280×720 pixels, while the original model has Full HD. The main 8 megapixel camera on smartphone makes good pictures in good light, and 4000 mAh battery is enough for 18 hours of active use.

Result Gionee Marathon M5 Mini

At the moment, the company does not mention the price Gionee Marathon M5 Mini, but even the original model had a very attractive price. A smaller version has received simpler processor, less RAM and HD screen instead Full HD. Is this enough for the casual user? I think so. If you are not going to play any powerful games, then Gionee Marathon M5 Mini is enough for you.

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Some time ago we heard about the Elife S6, the newest intermediate smartphone Chinese Company Gionee. Now, the company decided to finally put an end to the mystery, presenting your device to your local media. The device has a visual and interesting, being built in metal and having your very straight edges, which reminds of the models line Galaxy Samsung’s. Moreover, their front edges virtually create an even more refined, passing something we usually see only in high-end devices.

 In terms of technical specifications, we have enough to provide a satisfactory performance for the vast majority of users, particularly in terms of multitasking and internal storage, since the Elife S6 has components usually seen only on more expensive models. Still, with its stipulated amount of approximately US $ 266, the smartphone promises to be a great option for those seeking value for money combined with a beautiful design. Key features Elife S6 include:

•  AMOLED screen of 5.5 inches with Full HD resolution (1080 x 1920 pixels)
• Mediatek MT6753 chipset Octa-Core with maximum clock rate of 1,3GHz
• Mali T-720 GPU
• 3GB RAM
• 32GB of space for internal storage expandable via microSD card up to 128GB
• Main camera of 13MP
• Front camera 5MP
• Slot for second chip hybrid SIM (or use a microSD card or the second SIM)
• 4G LTE
• 3.150mAh battery
• Dimensions of 151.9 x 74.6 x 6.9 mm
• USB Type-C
• Android 5.1 Lollipop interface FRIEND OS 3.1

 According to informed, Chinese users can purchase the Elife S6 in the colors gold or platinum from next November 22 and there is no kind of forecast for their arrival in other markets around the world.

Source: fonearena

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Gionee visibly several Elife in preparation for the end of the year. New documents show a fugitive Elife S Plus with C-USB port.

 Gionee has obviously decided to stake everything on its Elife range to finish 2015 in style. The Elife S5.1 was available in Pro version at the start of September while an Elife S6 should be presented on November 16. And now an Elife S Plus could also be announced shortly to believe PhoneRadar. As the name suggests, it would be larger than the other models mentioned, but it would not be the only noticeable difference.

 This is obviously with that one we’ll start. The Elife S Plus is equipped with a 5.5-inch AMOLED screen, against 5 inches for others. The definition would remain the same, however: 1280 x 720 pixels. Too bad, but there would also positive as the integration of a USB-C port that would allow users to not have to worry about the sense of connection to charge the battery, with an expected capacity of 3150 mAh.

 The rest is fairly standard for Gionee: chipset octa-core MediaTek MT6753 supports 4G, 3 GB of RAM and 13 cameras and 5 megapixels. From the few visuals that accompany this information, all would be confined in a metal frame chassis with a thickness of 7.5 mm and animated by a modified version of Android called Amigo and offering some exclusive features including Face Unlock and Immersive Touch.

 A price is also referred to India, where the smartphone will apparently its beginning. It is 16,999 rupees, or about € 235. The rest of the program is not disclosed but it seems rather logical that this Elife S Plus is at least as launched in China, the domestic market Gionee.

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As he presented the S7 at Mobile World Congress, the Chinese manufacturer Gionee could return soon with a successor to the E7 presented his inordinately multimedia smartphone during winter 2013. Attention, it will hurt the eyes.

 After the record for most smartphone officially maintained throughout 2014 before losing the crown against his compatriot Vivo, Gionee now attack to another record, that of the highest resolution screen. This is a reminder, held by Samsung Galaxy S5 LTE-A and Galaxy S6 / S6 Edge. Korean giant indeed offers slabs of 5.1 inches with a resolution Quad HD or a resolution of 577 pixels per inch.

 A resolution greater than 600 pixels per inch

 However, a fact sheet recently landed in GFXBench database shows a Quad HD smartphone with a 4.6 inch screen only (the approximate size of the screen of the iPhone 6). Is a resolution of 638 pixels per inch. This is almost twice the resolution Retina Display from Apple. The smartphone that integrates such a screen is referred to as the Gionee GN9008.

 This serial number naturally reminds us of the GN9000 and GN9005, known as their respective trade name Elifa S5.5 and Elifa S5.1. These are the two smartphones that have broken records finesse in 2014. However, the technical specifications of these two mobile not suggested that it would be excellent multimedia platform. However, the Elifa E series, she, fits this definition. The E7 was equipped with a Full HD display and a Snapdragon 800, a good configuration to its launch in late 2013.

 An ambitious technical sheet

 And this future Gionee seems to do just pride to technical power. Besides the qHD screen of 4.6 inches, GFXBench note the presence of a MediaTek MT6795 chipset clocked at 1.9GHz and supported by a GPU PowerVR Rogue G6200. The set is backed by 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage and two image sensors especially compatible 4K video, both front and rear. The main camera has a resolution 20 megapixels, while the camera offers 8 megapixels. WiFi, NFC, Bluetooth, GPS, a single SIM card port and Android Lollipop (certainly as a basis for the ROM Amigo OS) complete the form.

 It seems to us clear that this data sheet responds well to portable media such as a successor to the E7, not a successor to S7, which was released early last month at Mobile World Congress. However, it will wait to get to the bottom.

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As promised, Gionee has introduced its new Elifa in Barcelona and if he fails to resume no finesse record held by Vivo X5 Max, it avoids the pitfalls that he fell. The manufacturer promises a comfortable grip and a more than adequate autonomy.

 Gionee had been clear before MWC. There had to have a super-slim smartphone without compromising performance or ease of use, denouncing the way the excesses of its competitors competing for the record for the thinnest smartphone in the world that he kept on good part of 2014 with Elifa S5.5 and S5.1. So successor he unveiled earlier this week on the show, but this time, the number after the S increases.

 Up to two days of battery life with the Elifa S7

 No more names “window” that recall the thickness of the smartphone. The new representative of the range is stamped Elifa S7 and are no less impressive with its 5.5 mm thick for promises of Gionee. The first is a visually attractive chassis and comfortable in the hand thanks to a design called U-shaped and based on an aeronautical grade metal alloy. The second is that a range of up to two days, the results of several optimizations both hardware and software.

 Reduced consumption for the display and chipset

 The battery has a capacity of 2750 mAh honorable but it is not solely responsible. In addition to energy saving modes, including an Extreme mode to take 33 hours of standby 10% of a load by reducing the functionality of the smartphone, Gionee has also served at the display and chipset.

 The first is based on a Full HD AMOLED 5.2 “associated with a technology called ACL supposed to reduce consumption by about 25%. And, since this type of tile to display consumes little dark colors, proper theme was created. For the second, the manufacturer has opted for a MediaTek MT6752 CPU with octa-core Cortex-A53 and Mali-T760 GPU he decided to offload the management of various onboard sensors by associating a dedicated co-processor called Sensor Hub.

 Launched on March 18 in China

 Otherwise the data sheet includes 2GB of RAM, 16GB of internal memory and two cameras 13 and 8 megapixel camera that obviously does not protrude from the chassis. The Elifa S7 is also dual SIM compatible DTS for audio processing. It will be available from 18 March in China and 3 April in India. The advertised price is 400 €. Three colors are available: Los Angeles Black, North Pole White and Maldives Blue.

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The race for subtlety is definitely not ready to stop. In any case, not among Chinese manufacturers. Awaited for at MWC 2015, Gionee is about to introduce a new smartphone still visibly thinner than its predecessors, the Gionee Elife S7. And what at first was only a rumor was confirmed recently by an invitation sent to the press for a presentation to be held on 2 March.

After managing to enter the Guinness Book of Records with the Gionee Elife S5.1, the Chinese manufacturer had then rapidly overtaken by the Oppo R5 (4,85mm), the Vivo X5 Max (4.75mm) and the Coolpad IVVI K1 Mini (4.7 mm). When the press invitation has surfaced, there a few hours, while some have associated the name of the device to its presumed thickness, and relying on something like 7 mm.

This was to ignore the first pictures of the stolen device with a statement indicating a thickness of 4.6 mm. If the information is impossible to verify from a photo, it is in any case the claims of the Chinese site Anzuho, originally of publication. Moreover, given that currently offer Oppo and Vivo that sounds plausible.

Strangely enough, Gionee had announced some time ago, no longer in the running of the thinnest smartphone in the world, preferring to focus the user experience and performance. The Coolpad IVVI K1 Mini and 1800 mAh battery only leave also think that the limit seems to have been reached.

Statements that appear to be inconsistent with Gionee Elife S7 4.6 millimeters. However, if this rumor were to clarify, needless to say that this would, again, the thinnest smartphone in the market to the next, or until the technological barriers do not prevent the builders drop below a certain thickness.

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