Gionee has announced two new high end smartphones in China today, i.e. Gionee M6 and Gionee M6 Plus. The phone will be available in China starting from 6th August at the price of 2699 yuan that is $405 or Rs. 27,250 approximately for the 64GB variant, while the 128GB variant is priced at 2899 yuan, which is approximately $435 or Rs. 29,250. It will come in Champagne Gold and Latte Gold color options.
Gionee M6 is packed inside Metal alloy packaging with zircon sand surface coating offering better grip and premium look. The main highlight of the phone is its new encrypted chip that adds extra security to all personal data stored on the phone including calls and SMS.
Talking about specifications, Gionee M6 features a 5.5 inch Full HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display offering 100% NTSC color gamut, 30000:1 contrast ratio and 1920× 1080 pixels resolution. It is powered with 1.8GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755M) processor accompanied by 4GB of RAM and Mali T860MP2 GPU making it good enough for multitasking and performance. As per storage, as we know from the pricing, the phone comes in two variants, i.e. 64GB and 128GB Internal storage which can be further expanded up to 128GB with microSD card.
Gionee M6 is running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow based Amigo OS 3.5 and supports Dual SIM cards.The international variant of the phone also has a Fingerprint sensor for more security while the China variant has Encrypted chip replacing the fingerprint. It has a 13 Megapixel primary camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, Sony IMX258 sensor, 5P lens and 1.12um pixel size. On the front facing, we get an 8 Megapixel Selfie shooter with Omnivision OV8856 sensor, f/2.2 aperture and 1.12um pixel size.
As per connectivity, Gionee M6 supports 4G LTE with VoLTE along with other standard connectivity options including 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. Another highlight of the device is its 5000mAh battery with fast charging support that can keep your phone alive for couple of days in single charge.
Gionee M6 Specifications:
- Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Amigo OS 3.5
- Dual SIM Support
- Fingerprint sensor and Encrypted chip (China only)
- 5.5 inch Full HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display with 100% NTSC color gamut, 30000:1 contrast ratio
- 1920× 1080 pixels resolution
- 1.8GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755M) processor
- 4GB of RAM
- Mali T860MP2 GPU
- 64GB and 128GB internal storage memory, Expandable up to 128GB using microSD card
- 13 Megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, Sony IMX258 sensor, 5P lens and 1.12um pixel size
- 8 Megapixel front facing camera with Omnivision OV8856 sensor, f/2.2 aperture and 1.12um pixel size
- 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS
- 5000mAh battery with fast charging