Gionee launched the much awaited Elife E8 smartphone in India today. The company also announced its “big entry into e-commerce” alongside the launch. From 12th October onward you would be able to buy Gionee Elife E8 online exclusively on Snapdeal for INR 34,999/-.
This is the company’s first and only smartphone till date to launch in partnership with an online e-commerce partner. It will be interesting to see if the company launches more models or makes previously launched model available online on e-commerce sites.
Also Read – Gionee Elife E8 OEM model launched by Romanian company AllView
After launching the World’s best android camera smartphone the Gionee Elife E7. The company was determined to make it big with its successor. Well literally, the Gionee Elife E8 has a huge 6″ display with a 24-megapixel rear camera that with software can stitch together and produce images up to 120 megapixels in resolution. The device also has a six-element lens with sapphire glass, optical image stabilisation, lossless zoom at up to 3x, 4K video recording, a dedicated camera button, dual-tone LED flash, and phase detection auto-focus for speeds up to 0.08 seconds. The smartphone also has a ‘biological’ fingerprint reader on the back panel. It has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera.
You can read the complete specs here –
GENERAL
Release date
June 2015
Form factor
Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)
164.00 x 82.28 x 9.60
Weight (g)
210.00
Battery capacity (mAh)
3500
Removable battery
No
SAR value
0.00
DISPLAY
Screen size (inches)
6.00
Touchscreen
Yes
Resolution
1440×2560 pixels
Pixels per inch (PPI)
490
HARDWARE
Processor
2GHz octa-core
Processor make
MediaTek Helio X10 MT6795
RAM
3GB
Internal storage
64GB
Expandable storage
Yes
Expandable storage type
microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)
128
CAMERA
Rear camera
24-megapixel
Flash
Yes
Front camera
8-megapixel
SOFTWARE
Operating System
Android 5.1
Skin
Amigo 3.1
CONNECTIVITY
Wi-Fi
Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported
802.11 b/ g/ n
GPS
Yes
Bluetooth
Yes
NFC
Yes
Infrared
No
Wi-Fi Direct
No
MHL Out
No
HDMI
No
Headphones
3.5mm
FM
No
Number of SIMs
2
SIM 1
SIM Type
Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA
GSM
3G
Yes
4G/ LTE
Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)
Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type
Micro-SIM
GSM/ CDMA
GSM
3G
Yes
4G/ LTE
No
SENSORS
Compass/ Magnetometer
Yes
Proximity sensor
Yes
Accelerometer
Yes
Ambient light sensor
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Barometer
No
Temperature sensor
No
We will be receiving the Gionee Elife E8 smartphone next week so stay tuned for the unbiased review of the device.