Barcelona: Gionee, a well-known brand in smartphone manufacturing, unveiled a new handset that is pretty similar to what Apple has on its iPhone 6—force touch. The pressure sensitive display and metallic design is the USP of the Gionee S8.
Featuring hassle-free video and photo-shooting systems, 3D Touch and a loop metal design, the Gionee S8 is an ideal smartphone for the middle class and business professionals.
Loop Metal Design:
The S8’s full metal design features the world’s first invisible loop antenna which strikes a balance between design and signal strength. The phone supports full bands including b17 and b20 for global roaming, and enhances Wi-Fi and GPS signals.
The Gionee S8 comes with 2.5D glass coated with colorful VM which displays a multi-color effect at different angles. With the latest 0.7mm 5.5-inch AMOLED display, the phone is able to stay compact without sacrificing quality and is still easy to hold.
Camera:
Gionee claims that the S8 is equipped with an enhanced camera system for brighter and clearer photos and videos. It is the first smartphone to use RWB technology, as well as a F1.8 aperture and 6P lens that enables users to take optimum images in low-light scenarios. Focus speed is another highlight of the S8. PDAF and laser focus allows faster and more accurate focusing with the ability to adapt to many scenarios.
Gionee has upgraded its own camera software to Image+ 2.0. Users will be able to take their best selfie using the Full Skin Beauty function to alter the skin color of their whole body, and the Flash Selfie feature to add more light for better images. The S8 also has text recognition – a powerful feature that users can use to share actual text from articles through photos.
Using the embedded AKM4941 HD recording chip and the two highly sensitive microphones, the S8 allows users to capture videos with clear and high quality sound. Video editing is also simple as the phone’s video editor feature offers six sets of professional templates for users to apply.
3D Touch:
Gionee has brought 3D Touch to the Android smartphone. S8 can sense 3 levels of force including “touch”, “tap” and “press”.
• Touch: To select an application
• Tap: To preview the content of an application
• Press: To run an application
Gionee has also added an innovative side bar to the phone. Users are able to bring out the side bar at any time by pressing the sides of the display and selecting the desired application with ease.
4G+ and Amigo OS
The S8 carries 4G+ that allows users to enjoy free and fast mobile internet everywhere as well as better voice quality. Supporting dual 4G, FDD and TDD, and 7 modes and 14 bands, it allows users to roam globally. Moreover, the S8 is the first product equipped with Amigo 3.2 an OS developed based on Android 6.0. Dual WhatsApps and dual WeChats can function seamlessly under Amigo 3.2.
Product Specifications
- Dimension: 154.3 x 74.9 x 7mm
- Weight: 147.2g
- SIM: Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
- Display: 5.5-inch FHD AMOLED, 1920x 1080 pixels, Capacitive multi-touch up to 5 fingers,
- RAM: 4GB RAM
- Storage: Internal 64GB ROM
- Camera: 16MP rear & 8MP front, f/1.8 PDAF & Laserfocus, 1080p@30fps
- Sound: Hi-fi & DTS Sound, 3.5mm audio jack
- Battery: 3000mAh
- OS: Android 6.0
