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Gionee S8 vs Samsung Galaxy S6

2.95 in
6.07 in
Gionee S8 Mobile Phone
Gionee S8
2.78 in
5.65 in
Samsung Galaxy S6 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S6
Available colors
Editiorial reviews
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2 editorial reviews
Gionee's newly unveiled S8 makes an appearance at Mobile World Congress touting a feature that previously belonged only to Apple's phones.Read more
Smartphone company Gionee says it knows the secret to making you want to buy its phones -- making you smile, and that's the aim behind the new S8, an all-metal Android phone with a 3D Touch screen.Read more
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4.5 out of 5
17 user ratings
5 stars
70 %
4 stars
23 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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User rating
39
4.3 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
43 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
17 %
2 stars
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4.0 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
28 %
4 stars
46 %
3 stars
25 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.95 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio P MT6755Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T860 MP2ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory4 GB3 GB

Display

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Screen size5.5 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLEDSuper AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.9 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyesyes
Burst Modeyesyes
Digital zoomyesyes
Face detectionyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Gesture Shotyesyes
HDR Captureyesyes
LED Flashyesyes
Panoramayesyes
Smile detectionyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Front camera

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesno
Maximum card storage200GB128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slot

Design

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Gold
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Gold
  • Green
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Silver
  • White
MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass

Dimensions

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Height6.07 in5.65 in
Width2.95 in2.78 in
Depth0.28 in0.27 in
Weight5.19 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Accelerometeryesyes
Proximityyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyes
Fingerprintyesyes
Gyroscopeyesyes

Connectivity

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Dual sim supportyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version4.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm

Cellular

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyesyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyesyes

Battery

Gionee S8Gionee S8
Samsung Galaxy S6Samsung Galaxy S6
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh2550.0 mAh
Talk time18.0 h17.0 h

Pros & Cons

Pros
      Cons

          Often compared with Samsung Galaxy S6