Gionee was expected to launch its S6 smart phone soon and it did so on Monday by launching the same in China. The handset is expected to be launched around the world soon and is currently priced at CNY 1,699 which is roughly the equivalent of USD $ 266. The handset is now up for reservations through the company’s official website and is expected to start shipping from November 22. BY the time it starts shipping the handsets to customers in China, the company is also expected to launch the phone across the world.
The metal clad smart phone sports a 5.5 inch HD display with 720 X 1280 pixels through an Amoled screen. The phone runs on Andorid 5.1 Lollipop. The Gionee S6 comes with dual sim capability where the secondary sim slot also doubles up as the Micro SD card slot. SO, users who use two sims simultaneously will lack the benefit of a Micro SD slot which helps expand the usable memoryupto 128 GB. The phone packs in a 64 bit octacore Mediatek processor which clocks at 1.3 GHz. The processor is also coupled with 3 GB of RAM.
The phone comes with a 13 mega pixel auto focus primary camera and a 5 mega pixel secondary camera which is good for clear selfies. The camera includes various shooting modes including the night mode, panorama mode, burst mode, magic focus and more. Video recording in full HD is also possible through the Gionee S6.
The phone houses a 3150 mAh battery under its hood which according to the company can deliver 18.8 hours of talk time and 342 hours of standby time. The phone is available in Gold and Platinum color variants only and is quite slim with its dimensions being 151.9 X 74.6 X 6.9 mm. The Gionee S6 is also quite light weighing only 147 grams.