Gionee Elife S7 smartphone launched at Rs 24,999

Gionee launched its new flagship smartphone Elife S7 in India for Rs 24,999. The device, which was unveiled at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, is all set to compete against Huawei Honor 6 Plus, OnePlus One, Xiaomi Mi 4, and Samsung Galaxy A5.

The Elife S7 has an edge over its other competitors as it stands among the thinnest smartphones in the world at 5.5 mm.

The handset sports a 5.2-inch Full HD (1080p) Super AMOLED screen and runs on a 64-bit 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek processor with 2GB RAM. The smartphone comes with 16GB of internal storage, with no microSD card support.

Boosted by the Android 5.0-based Amigo 3.0 operating system, the new Gionee phone has a 16MP camera on the back that is flush with the back panel while the front camera's resolution is 8MP.

According to Gionee, the battery of the smartphone is 2,750mAh and can last over a day. The company also claimed that it can last up to 45 hours if the battery saver mode is used.