Gionee has finally launched their new flagship devices in the Gionee M series today called the Gionee M6 and M6 Plus respectively, and the main highlights of both phones is their bigger battery sizes. The Gionee M6 comes with a 5000 mAh battery while the M6 Plus comes with an even bigger 6050 mAh battery. The 64GB Gionee M6 costs 2699 yuan (around $404) and the 128GB variant costs 2899 yuan (around $434). It will go on sale in China from August 6th. The 64GB variant of Gionee M6 Plus costs 2999 yuan (around $449) and the 128GB variant costs 3199 yuan (around $479). The Gionee M6 will be available for sale in China starting August 6 and the M6 Plus will go on sale on August 13. The company haven’t revealed any global roll out plans for the device.
The Gionee M6 comes with a 5.5-inch full-HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display, 100% NTSC color gamut, 30000:1 contrast ratio and 1920× 1080 pixels resolution and is powered by the 1.8GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755M) processor with Mali T860MP2 GPU. It has 4GB of RAM and 64GB /128GB internal storage option with the capability of expansion up to 128GB with microSD card. It supports Dual Sim and runs on Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Amigo OS 3.5 UI on top.
It features a 13-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, Sony IMX258 sensor, 5P lens, 1.12um pixel size and an 8-megapixel front-facing camera with Omnivision OV8856 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1.12um pixel size. It has a large 5000mAh battery with fast charging enabled and connectivity options includes 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG, Micro-USB port, 3.5mm audio jack and GPS/AGPS.
It also features a Fingerprint sensor on the home button and also comes with Infrared sensor and Encrypted chip option. It measures 152.3x 75.3x 8.2 mm and weights 180g. Color options includes Champagne Gold and Latte Gold.
The Gione M6 Plus comes with similar specs like the Gionee M6 with some of the upgraded features from M6. It has a large 6-inch full HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display with 1920× 1080 pixels resolution. There is a 2GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755) processor with Mali T860MP2 GPU under the hood. It has a a 16-megapixel rear camera with dual LED flash and an 8-megapixel front camera. Battery is upgraded to 6,020mAh from 5000 mAh. It measures 160.5×80.6×8.2mm and weights 215g. All other specifications are same as M6. It comes with Champagne Gold color option only.