Gionee has finally unveiled its fourth smartphone under the Elife series dubbed as Elife S6 in China. The Chinese company has been pushing out pretty nice devices these days. After recently launching the Elife E8 in India, Gionee had sent out invites for the launch event of Elife S6 and now it is finally official which comes under its line of slim mid-range smartphones. Gionee has a slim metal body with amazing features and specifications.

Specifications of Gionee Elife S6

The Gionee Elife S6 sports a sleek and slim metal unibody design with thin bezels and thickness of 6.9mm. It is just 4mm at its thinnest point. The company claims that the smartphone has a display to glass ratio of 77.8 percent which offers super-slim bezels. The handset sports a height of 151.9mm while the width is 74.6mm, which is quite similar to the Apple iPhone 6 Plus. The smartphone will be available in two variants such as platinum and gold colors.

Under the hood, the device sports a 5.5 inch HD AMOLED display with 1280 x 720 pixels of resolution. The device is powered by a 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor which is coupled with 3GB RAM. In terms of storage, the device includes an internal storage of 32GB which can be further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card slot. The smartphone runs Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with Amigo OS 3.1 on top and supports hybrid dual SIM card slots.

The Gionee Elife S6 smartphone comes equipped with a 13MP rear camera with very wide, f/2.0 lens and very quick phase detection auto-focus and LED flash. The handset also supports Full HD 1080p video recording. The device sports a 5MP front-facing camera. In terms of connectivity, the smartphone features 4G LTE, 3G, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, Wi-Fi. The device is backed by a 3150mAh battery. The handset is also packed with a reversible USB Type-C 2.0 port.

Price & Availability

The Gionee Elife S6 smartphone will go on sale from November 22 and the device is priced at 1699 Yuan ($266, approximately Rs 17,600). The company has not yet revealed the details on the launch date and availability in India. Gionee’s new smartphone is up for pre-orders in its homeland of China. However, it is a pretty good deal for those who are looking for a budget smartphone.