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Gionee S8 Mobile Phone
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4.3 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 6.0Android 5.1Android 5.0
CPU clock speed1.95 GHz2.1 GHz2.1 GHz
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelMediaTek Helio P MT6755Samsung Exynos Octa 7420Samsung Exynos Octa 7420
GPU modelARM Mali-T860 MP2ARM Mali-T760ARM Mali-T760
RAM memory4 GB4 GB3 GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.7 in5.1 in
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLEDOLED
Resolution1920 x 1080 px2560 x 1440 px2560 x 1440 px
TechnologyAMOLED
  • AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
  • Quad HD Super AMOLED
  • Super AMOLED
Pixel density401.0 ppi518.0 ppi576.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0Corning Gorilla Glass 4.0
Multi touchyes
N/A
yes
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx
Primary lens aperture1.8 f1.9 f1.9 f
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px4096 x 2160 px4096 x 2160 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilizationyes
N/A
N/A
Digital zoomyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
yes
Gesture Shotyes
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
yes
LED Flashyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
30.0 fps30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
120.0 fps60.0 fps
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.6"
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Optical image stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Slow-Mo
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution8.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx

Storage

Internal storage
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 64 GB
Memory card readeryesnono
Maximum card storage200GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supportedmicroSDNo memory slotNo memory slot

Design

Colour of product
  • Grey
  • Gold
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Black
  • White
  • Grey
  • Pink
  • Green
  • Blue
MaterialMetal
  • Aluminum
  • Glass
Aluminum
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height6.07 in6.03 in5.59 in
Width2.95 in3.0 in2.76 in
Depth0.28 in0.3 in0.28 in
Weight5.19 oz6.03 oz4.66 oz

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyesyesno
Sim card sizeMicro-SIMNano-SIMNano-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version4.04.14.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
N/A
Micro-USB
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
SBC
  • aptX
  • SBC
Charging connection
N/A
  • USB
  • Wireless
  • USB
  • Wireless
USB version
N/A
2.02.0
Video output
N/A
MHLMHL
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
yes
NFC
N/A
N/A
yes
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
N/A
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LTE
  • LTE Advanced
Navigation systemGPS
N/A
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
2G GSMyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
  • 802.11a
  • 802.11ac
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
Streaming standards
N/A
MiracastGoogle Cast
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Battery typeLithium ionLithium PolymerLithium ion
Battery capacity3000.0 mAh3000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time350.0 h336.0 h302.0 h
Talk time18.0 h21.0 h18.0 h
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • PMA
  • QI
  • PMA
  • QI
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
yes

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