Gionee S6 Pro review: Nothing compelling on offer, as compared to rivals
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10 By Kunal Khullar / 02 Nov 2016 , 10:33Chinese smartphone maker Gionee has not had a very good year. The company has been overshadowed by the number of brands populating the market. It has also seen a drop in sales which led to changes in its branding as well as marketing. The company still somehow hasn’t been able to make a big impact. It does sell its budget handset, the F103, quite well in tier 2 and tier 3 cities but the rest of its lineup is still underwhelming.
This year they announced two new smartphones the S6 and the S6s, both of which didn’t quite impress. Now comes the S6 Pro which sits right on the top. The smartphone is also the first offering from the company that supports VR. Better late than never I suppose. But is it worth buying the smartphone? Read on for more.
Build and Design: 8/10
A smartphone with a metal build is available in almost every price range today. Probably the only differentiating factor for me is how good the finish on the S6 Pro is and how practical it is to use. Gionee has done well here. If you compare the S6 Pro with another metal-clad smartphone priced at say around Rs 10,000, there might not be a huge visual difference. But you can feel the difference. The chamfered edges, the curved glass over the display and that golden colour make the smartphone attractive and worth the money.
The back has a brushed finish and it is slightly curved, both of which improve the grip. The edges are nicely polished, although it feels a little fragile. A few drops or bumps will definitely leave a dent. But that is true of almost all metal smartphones. The power button and volume buttons sitting on the right edge are quite solid. The bottom edge houses the USB type-C port with two speaker grills on either side. Only one of them is the actual speaker while the other is just there for aesthetic reasons.
The primary camera sits at the back and offers a slight bump. There is also a dimple under the camera lens which seems like the fingerprint scanner, however it only houses the Gionee logo. The fingerprint scanner is actually embedded in the home button sitting below the display.
Features: 7/10
The S6 Pro is Gionee’s most expensive offering this year for the Indian market, so I was expecting a feature packed device. However it doesn’t sound very convincing on paper when compared to other smartphones in the range.
It comes with a 5.5-inch display with Full HD (1920×1080) resolution and a 2.5D curved glass on top. The handset is powered by a MediaTek Helio P10 chipset having an octa-core processor clocked at 1.8GHz with 4GB of RAM and a Mali-T860MP2 GPU. In the storage department there is 64GB of internal memory which can be expanded using a microSD card.
At the back there is a 13MP camera with an LED flash, f/2.0 aperture and phase detection autofocus. At the front there is an 8MP camera. Other features include a fingerprint sensor embedded in the physical home button, a 3,130mAh battery and dual-SIM card support.
In terms of connectivity features, the handset offers 4G LTE, VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and USB Type-C port. It runs on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Amigo OS 3.2 UI. This is Gionee’s first VR enabled handset, and the company also announced a dedicated VR headset for the S6 Pro. However, we weren’t provided with a unit so we can’t say much about it.
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