Gionee Elife S5.1 Unboxing


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Gionee launched the Elife S5.1, the company’s thinnest smartphone in India yesterday at a price tag of Rs. 18,999. It is the successor of the Gionee Elife S5.5 that was launched earlier this year. This even holds a Guinness record for the world’s slimmest smartphone, but it is now dethroned by the Oppo R5 that is just 4.85mm thick. We unboxed the smartphone immediately after the launch, check out the unboxing below.

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Box Contents

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  • Gionee Elife S5.1 smartphone in White
  • Flip cover
  • Silicon case
  • Scratch guard
  • USB OTG cable
  • In-ear earphones with tangle-free cable
  • 2-pin USB charger
  • micro USB cable
  • SIM ejector tool
  • User manual, warranty card and service center list

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The smartphone has a 4.8-inch (1280 x 720 pixels) AMOLED display with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection. It has 1.8mm bezels on the sides and has a screen-to-body ratio of 74%. There is a 5-megapixel front-facing camera with 88-degree wide-angle lens. It is powered by a 1.7 GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6592 processor and runs on Android 4.4.2 with Amigo 2.0 UI on top.

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There is a Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection even at the back. It has a 8-megapixel rear camera with LED flash. It has DTS surround sound support, packs 1GB RAM, 16GB of internal storage and a 2100mAh battery.

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It has is just 5.1mm thin and has a magnesium alloy frame. It has gold finish on the sides.

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It is slightly thinner than the iPhone 6 that is 6.9 mm thick. We will be bringing you the photo gallery, benchmarks and more soon.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

Srivatsan Sridhar is a Mobile Technology Enthusiast who is passionate about Mobile phones and Mobile apps. He uses the phones he reviews as his main phone. You can follow him on Twitter and Instagram