Gionee M6

Gionee M6
Brand: Gionee
Category: Mobiles
  • Processor: Helio P10 (1.8GHz octa-core)
  • RAM: 4GB
  • Storage: 64GB
  • Display: 5.50
  • Camera: 13 MP/8 MP
  • OS: Android 6.0/ Amigo 3.5

Our Rating

The overall rating is based on review by our experts

8.4 4.2 1
  • Performance 8 / 10
  • Display 8 / 10
  • Design 8 / 10
  • Software 1 / 10
  • Camera 9 / 10
  • Battery 9 / 10
  • Value For Money 1 / 10

Gionee’s company came with the M6 Android device smartphones in the low- and mid-end segments. Gionee M6 is flagship devices from the Gionee’s house. The biggest highlight is the data encryption chip embedded inside the device. It have metal alloy body treated with zircon sand surface coating that offers a smooth finish. Form Factor of Gionee M6 is Candybar.

Display and Design

Gionee M6 smartphone flaunts a 5.5-inch full HD AMOLED display with a resolution of 1920X1080 pixels at a PPI of 401. Its Super AMOLED capacitive Multi-touch is quite good. It measures 152.00 x 75.30 x 8.20 (height x width x thickness) and weighs 180.00 grams. It have 100 percent NTSC gamut, and 2.5D curved glass protection.

Hardware and Software

Gionee M6 runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Amigo 3.5 OS. It inbuilt 1.8GHz  octa-core Helio P10 Processor & Chipset with 4GB of RAM. Gionee M6 packs 64GB of internal storage which can be expand up to 128GB via a microSD card slot. Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer.

Camera

Gionee M6, on the photography end have a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear, and an 8-megapixel camera for front shooter. The Gionee M6 also comes with a fingerprint scanner within the physical home button. It dedicates security chip that offers 10 layers of protection for personal data. The fingerprint reader is only part of the security.

Battery and Connectivity

The Gionee M6 is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone which accepts the Micro-SIM. It boost 5000mAh battery capacity with non removable battery. It also supports fast charging tech, and the company claims that the M6 can fully charge in two hours. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi 802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac, infrared, GPS, Bluetooth v 4.00, 3G, 4G, WAP.

Priced and Colors

  • 128GB variant is priced (Rs 29,229 approx)
  • 64 GB variant is priced (Rs 27,212 approx)

The smartphone is available in gold and latte gold colour variant.

Gionee M6 - Specs

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Design

  • Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones.
    Bar
  • Dimensions
    152.00 x 75.30 x 8.20
  • Weight
    180.00
  • Waterproof
    -
  • Colors
    -

Display

  • Size
    5.50
  • Resolution
    1920x1080 pixels
  • Display Colors Display Colors is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others.
    TFT Color (65K)
  • Pixel Density Pixel Density (PPI) is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality.
    401
  • Touch Screen
    Yes
  • Display Protection Display Protection => Gorilla Glass is a special alkali-aluminosilicate glass shield with exceptional damage resistance that helps protect mobile displays from scratches, drops, and bumps of everyday use, It is always better to go for a smartphone with Gorilla Glass for that added protection and peace of mind.
    -
  • Features
    -

Software

  • Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device.
    Android 6.0
  • Skin UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface.
    Amigo 3.5

Hardware

  • Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming.
    Helio P10
  • CPU CPU (Central Processing Unit) mostly known as processors, CPU processes instructions in order to carry out certain functions that make your device operate properly. Processors are often described as the brain of computers, smartphones and tablets, Smartphones and tablets rely on processors to carry out their every task, Processors are an incredibly important factor in selecting any type of computing device, including your smartphone.
    1.8GHz octa-core
  • GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion.
    -
  • RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices.
    4GB
  • Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored.
    64 GB
  • Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras.
    128 GB
  • Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device.
    Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor

Camera

  • Primary Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality.
    13 MP
  • Video
    -
  • Camera Features
    -

Battery

  • Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium.
    Li-Ion (Lithium Ion)
  • Capacity Battery Capacity is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions.
    5000(mAh)
  • Standby Standby Time is the total amount of time that you can leave your is fully charged, turned on and ready to send and receive calls or data transmissions before completely discharging the battery.
    -

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices.
    Yes, v 4.00
  • Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world.
    802.11 a/ b/ g/ n/ ac
  • Infrared Infrared connectivity is an old wireless technology used to connect two electronic devices. It uses a beam of infrared light to transmit information and so requires direct line of sight and operates only at close range.
  • USB
    -
  • GPS GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky.
    Yes
  • NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches.
  • Headphone Jack