Gionee Brings Out Four Camera Phone

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Gionee Brings Out Four Camera Phone

A four camera phone. This is what the industry has come to – jam more photo capabilities into a phone.

In all seriousness though, Gionee announced the he S10, S10B, and S10C for Chinese markets. Here is what we know.

The S-Series ships with Gionee’s Jinli security suite, which protects against fraudulent phone calls, text messages, and phishing websites, and offers quick access to Alipay and WeChat, China’s most popular payment platforms — double-clicking the home button launches the payment service you’ve specified in the Settings menu.

Gionee’s health app records activities like running and walking, and applies machine intelligence to “show more comprehensive health data” and track sleep. And Grabber uses “semantic intelligence” to highlight locations, times, and phone numbers in text messages and websites, supplying a corresponding “smart card” with related info and sharing shortcuts.

Gionee S10

The S10, the highest-end offering of the S-Series bunch, it delivers a 5.5-inch 1080p (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) In-Cell display powered by MediaTek Helio P25 processor and 6GB of RAM. There’s 64GB of storage, a 3,450mAh battery that delivers 40 hour of call time and 12 hours of video playback.

But the S10’s four cameras are the highlight. Two on the front (one 20MP sensor and one 8MP sensor), and two on the rear (one 16MP sensor with a f/1.8 aperture and one 8MP sensor), bringing superior low light capabilities. Gionee’s “Hardware Engine image processor” powers the four shooters, and an ISP algorithm generates real-time depth of field blur effects.

Gionee S10B

The S10B, the midrange S-Series offering, has 5.5-inch Full HD display, a MediaTek Helio P10 processor, and 4GB of RAM. Similarly with 64GB of internal storage, and a 3,700mAh battery.

The S10B has lower-quality dual cameras on the rear — one 13MP and one 5MP — and 1 single 6MP selfie cam. No fancy four-cams here.

Gionee S10C

The S10C, the affordable rang in the S-Series lineup, has a smaller, 5.2-inch HD screen and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 427 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. There’s 32GB of storage, and a 3,100mAh battery.

More modestly, it’s got a single 13MP front sensor and 16MP rear sensor, unlike the flashier siblings.

The G10 starts at 2,599 RMB (approx RM 1620). The cheaper S10B retails for 2,199 RMB (approx RM 1370), and the S10C is CNY 1,599 (approx RM 1000).

Gionee’s S-Series phones will ship in gold, black, blue, and green when they go on sale in China. The S10C is available now, and the Gionee S10 and S10B launch on June 9.