The world’s slimmest smartphone, the Elife S5.5 from Gionee is launched in the Indian market, for the price of Rs. 22999. The smartphone, having a thickness of 5.5mm was announced and showcased at the MWC 2014 event in Barcelona.
Earlier:
Gionee Elife S5.5 is the world’s slimmest Smart phone that was unveiled last month with 5.5 mm thickness made of magnesium alloy frame. Now this device is coming to India on March 30th that has a 5 inch full HD Super AMOLED touch screen display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Protection running on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean Operating system with Amigo 2.0 UI (User Interface) on top.
The Gionee Elife S5.5 flaunts a 5 inch full HD Super AMOLED display with 1920 x 1080 pixel resolution and has the protection of Corning Gorilla Glass 3 not only on the front but also on the back of the device. The device is powered by an Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor clocking at 1.7 GHz coupled with Mali 450-MP4 GPU along with 2 GB of RAM. There is a 13 MP auto focus camera on the back of the device with LED flash and Stacked Sony sensor that is capable of recording 1080 videos, there is also a 5 MP front facing camera for video calling and selfies.
Coming to the connectivity of the device, it features 3G and also has Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi direct, Bluetooth v4.0, GPS and USB OTG with the usual 3.5mm audio jack and the internal memory on the device is at 16 GB that cannot be extended because it lacks micro SD card slot. The device has a 2300 mAh battery on the back to power it and this device weights just 130 grams with the dimensions of 145.1 x 70.2 x 5.55mm, making it the thinnest Smart phone.
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Specifications of Gionee Elife S5.5
- 5 inch Full HD Super AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
- 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution
- 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor
- Mali 450-MP4 GPU
- Android 4.2 Jelly Bean with Amigo 2.0 UI
- 13 MP auto focus camera with LED flash, Stacked Sony sensor, 1080p video recording
- 5 MP front-facing camera
- 2 GB LPDDR3 RAM,
- 16 GB internal memory no micro SD card slot for extending the memory
- Connectivity: 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
- 2300 mAh battery
- Dimensions: 145.1×70.2×5.55mm
- Weight: 130 grams
The pricing and availability of the device is not yet known but it will be coming in Black, White, Pink, Blue and Purple color variants. However we can expect the company to come up with the pricing of the device in the event that will be held on March 30th and 31st this year. So are you getting this slimmest Smart phone? Stay tuned for more information and updates.
