Gionee’s iconic Elife range will get a new addition later this year as the flagship Elife E8 goes on sale complete with gold chassis option.
Gionee’s flagship range has been around for a few years now with the most recent models being the Mediatek powered Elife E6 then the Snapdragon packed Elife E7.
Later this year Gionee will launch the Elife E8, seen in Tenaa leaks already, and with it a move back to Taiwanese chip maker Mediatek. Details of the E8 have emerged to induce 3GB RAM, 6-inch 2K display and a camera capable of taking up to 100 mega-pixel photos! A true flagship hardware package!
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Earlier Tenaa leaks also showed us a rough idea of the general design of the Gionee Elife E8 with a rear mounted fingerprint scanner, but new renders give us a better idea of the sleek metal chassis the phone will be built on.
A good look at the render also shows what appear to be 3 physical buttons on the right of the device. The upper button most likely being the volume rocker, followed by the power button and finally a physical shutter button.
Of all the phones that are set to launch, the Gionee Elife E8 is the one which sits at the top of my waiting list!
I wish they would hurry up and release this as my phone was involved in a freak accident yesterday and I no longer have a usable phone! Waiting on this and the very elusive Vivo xplay 5s before deciding what to go for. Is this still due to be released on 20th of June, or just announced and release later???
Why don’t you pick up an elephone? They have plenty of annual flagships to choose from.
Because it needs to be 6″ and all their phones are 5.5″ or less. Been using a 6.5″ all year so anything 5.5 or less feels like a toy! Hope this has good audio as Gionee always seem to neglect it.
They might release a 6″ device next week. Who knows?:)
Wow, I just realized I don’t know any 6″ phone other than the nexus 6.
The xplay 3s, lenovo k920, lenovo a960t and a few other generic phones. Nothing come out this year unfortunately.
oppo r7 plus is 6 inch too
The lenovo k920 is on special at gearbest for $343 and the xplay 3s is only about $330 now.
It’s only around $220 on Aliexpress at the moment and with the good exchange rate for sterling makes it a great buy. The problem is the reviews are bad and the camera is even worse, otherwise at the price its dropped to it would’ve made a compelling buy. I will have to try surviving without a phone for a while longer (really hard to do)!
6th of June, release date 😉
z9max had success in heating control..in one of chinese review site, the temperature was only up to 35’C…check it out yourself..all the reviews and the specific heating problem isuue being soved :
http://amirexpress.ir/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=531
I’m also waiting for some extremely appealing combo of metal+camera+batery+fhd device below 300$ as my redmi note is getting very old
why not try the latest model “letv 1” or if camera enthusiastic, the “lenovo vibe shot” & zte nubia z9 mini maybe & if battery lover”Lenovo k80m”….if around 320 is acceptable zenfone 2 4gb/32 is also a good choice too..we have already got plenty of good choices