Gionee Elife S5.5, ‘world’s slimmest smartphone’ to launch in India on March 30
Gionee has sent out press invites for a two-day event on March 30 and 31 in Goa.
Gionee is set to officially announce the launch its Elife S5.5 smartphone in India on March 30. Touted as the world's slimmest smartphone, the Elife S5.5 is just 5.5mm thick. There's no word on the pricing yet, but it's available for CNY 2,299 in China, that's roughly Rs. 23,500. It's notable Gionee has already sent out press invites for a two-day event on March 30 and 31 in Goa.
The Gionee Elife S5.5 sports a 5-inch Super AMOLED cpacitive touchscreen with 1080 x 1920 pixels resolution. It features a 13MP rear camera with autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection. It has a 5MP front camera.
The smartphone runs Android v4.2 Jelly Bean (heavily customised with company's Amigo OS). The Elife S5.5 is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. The smartphone has 16GB of built-in storage. There's a 2,300 mAh battery.
For connectivity, the smartphone supports 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and microUSB.
Chinese handset maker Gionee has recently forayed into the Indian market. The company aims to become top smartphone player in the next five years. It recently launched Elife series smartphones including Elife E6, Elife E5, Elife 7 and Elife 7 mini. Read. Gionee ELife E7 Mini: first impressions