Gionee launches 'slimmest smartphone in the world', Elife S5.5 at Rs 22,999

Chinese phone maker, Gionee on Monday has launched world’s slimmest smartphone, Elife S5.5 in India at Rs 22,999. The phone will be available in the Indian market in April.

The smartphone went on sale on March 18 in China.

The Elife S5.5 flaunts a thin metal frame chassis and Gionee claims it to be the world's slimmest smartphone at 5.5mm, beating the previous record holder Vivo X3 at 5.75mm. 

The Gionee Elife S5.5 is a single-SIM smartphone that runs on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. It features a 5-inch Super AMOLED (1080x1920 pixels) display with a pixel density of 441ppi. The Elife S5.5 is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core CPU coupled with 2GB of RAM.

The camera options on the Elife S5.5 include a 13-megapixel rear shooter with LED flash and a 5-megapixel front camera for selfies and video calls. The smartphone comes with 16GB of internal storage with no further expandability option via microSD card.

Connectivity options on the Elife S5.5 include 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS and USB OTG.

It packs in a non-removable 2300mAh battery, will easily last more than a day.

The 'world's slimmest smartphone' measures 145.1x70.2x5.55mm, and weighs 130 grams with its metal chassis.