Gionee S8 with 4GB RAM and 3D touch announced

Gionee with new logo and S8 with 3D Touch!

Gionee S8Gionee announce its flagship smartphone S8 and according to company the first phone to deliver smiles. It packs with 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display with pressure sensitive 3D touch that can sense 3 levels of force including touch, tap and press. It is powered by an Octa core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755) SoC. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Amigo 3.2 and in June it will get Amigo OS 4.0.

Gionee LogoWilliam Lu, President of Gionee, said,

[notification type=”notification_info” ]“The smiling face on new logo shows our desire to create happiness by developing built-in user-friendly technology and easy-to-use communication tools. By adding emotional elements to our smartphones, we believe our ‘smilephones’ will allow us to maintain a place in the hearts of our consumers and gain a stronger position in the industry.”[/notification]

The new logo combines the letters “i” and “j” to form a “G” which represents Gionee and subtly conveys the message, “I am joyful”. The brightened orange color signifies an energetic, passionate and warm image.

The Gionee S8 sports 16MP rear camera with LED flash, Laser auto-focus, phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF) and 8MP front camera. It has full metal unibody with design already patented. It has fingerprint sensor embedded on home button which has response time 0.1 seconds and identification time 0.38 seconds. it has world’s first invisible antenna design in the full loop around the edge and comes with 70dB dual microphones and AKM3961 recording chip. It comes with dual WhatsApp support for each SIMs, floating window to watch video while on WhatsApp or browser

3D Touch

Gionee has brought 3D Touch to the Android smartphone.S8 can sense 3levels of force including “touch” “tap” and “press”.

  • Touch: To select an application
  • Tap: To preview the content of an application
  • Press: To run an applicationGionee S8_1

The Gionee S8 will be coming in Rose Gold, Grey and Gold colours for 449 Euros (approx. Rs. 33885). It will start shipping from the end of March, 2016.

Gionee S8 specifications are

  • Processor: 1.95 GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755)
  • GPU: Mali T860MP2
  • Display: 5.5-inch FHD AMOLED, with 3D touch, 2.5D arc glass and Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection, 1920×1080 pixels
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Memory: 64GB internal
  • Camera: Rear 16MP LED flash, f/1.8 aperture, RWB technology, 6P lenses, PDAF, Laser AF/ Front 8MP
  • OS: Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Amigo 3.2
  • SIM: Hybrid Dual (micro + nano / microSD)
  • Connectivity: 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
  • Battery: 3000mAh with fast charging
Vivin Mitra
Vivin Mitra
Gadget enthusiast, tech explorer, and happiness seeker with every new launch. X is my playground for venting, Instagram’s my window to the world, and Facebook is my modern-day Orkut. Movies and series? Absolutely addicted. Proudly Indian, forever curious.

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