The Chinese smartphone maker Gionee has launched a new smartphone in its home country, dubbed as ‘Gionee S9’ at a price of 2499 yuan (approx. Rs. 24,700). It is the successor of the Gionee S8 smartphone, which was launched in March this year.
The Gionee S9 sports a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 × 1080 pixels) LTPS 2.5D curved glass display. It is powered by a 2GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor, coupled with Mali T860 GPU. The processor is paired with 4GB of LPDDR3 RAM.
On the camera front, it packs 13MP + 5MP dual rear cameras with dual-tone LED flash and a 13MP front-facing camera for selfie lovers. It comes with 64GB of internal storage that is expandable up to 128GB via a micro SD card.
This hybrid dual-sim smartphone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Amigo OS 3.2 on top. It is backed by a 3000 mAh battery. It houses a fingerprint sensor integrated into the home button. Connectivity options include 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0 and GPS. It measures at 154.2×76.4×7.4mm and weighs 168.2g.
The Gionee S9 comes in Black, Gold and Rose Gold colors. The smartphone will go on sale in China starting from 25th November.
However, there is no word about its Indian availability yet. Stay tuned for more updates!