Gionee M6 and M6 Plus now official: 5 Tough Rivals in battle ground

By Harshita

| Published: Tuesday, July 26, 2016, 18:15 [IST]

Gionee took the wraps off its flagship smartphones, namely the M6 and M6 Plus at an event held in China. The Gionee M6 and M6 Plus are essentially the successor to the last year's M5 and M5 Plus smartphone that boast powerful battery.

Gionee M6 and M6 Plus now official: 5 Tough Rivals

Speaking of the specs and features of these smartphones, both the M6 and the M6 Plus come with similar features, but vary mainly in terms of size and battery capacity. The M5 sports a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) resolution, whereas the M6 Plus features a bigger display at 6-inch with same resolution.

With a 6-inch display, the bigger variant of the Gionee M6 will be competing against the likes of LeEco Le Max 2 which also dons a big display and packs in powerful specifications. Whereas, it's smaller variant, the M6 will be competing against the OnePlus 3 which also boasts powerful specs, though a smaller display.

Let's first take a quick look at the specs of the Gionee M6 and M6 Plus smartphones. Both the devices are powered by Helio P10 octa-core processor, with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage that can be further expanded using microSD card. It has a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and an 8MP front-facing selfie camera.

The USP of these phones is battery. The M6 has 5,000mAh non-removable battery, while the 6-inch M6 Plus has a 6,020mAh battery. Both phone house fingerprint sensor, USB Type C pin and offer dual SIM with 4G VoLTE support. The Gionee M6 will be available from August 6th and the M6 Plus from August 13th in China.

Here we list 5 smartphone that will be competing against the newly launched Gionee M6 and M6 Plus smartphones:

1.

LeEco's flagship smartphone dubbed as Le Max 2 packs in high end specs and boasts a metal body design. The phone features a 5.7-inch QHD display, Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 chipset, 4GB/ 6GB RAM variant, microSD card support, 16MP snapper, 8MP front camera, USB Type C with CDLA technology, fingerprint scanner and more.

The 4GB variant is priced competitively at Rs 22,999 along with 1-year LeEco Membership that is worth Rs 4,900 that includes all the special contents. On the other hand, the 6 GB RAM variant is priced at Rs 29,999. The Le Eco Le 2 is priced at Rs 11,999 along with the 1-year LeEco Membership worth Rs 4,900.

2.

Xiaomi Mi5 is one powerful smartphone that comes with the Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 processor, flaunts a 5.15-inch full HD display, feature a 16MP rear camera with 4-axis OIS and a 4MP wide-angle lens, 3000mAh battery, fingerprint scanner, VoLTE compatibility, USB Type C connectivity port, and more.

3.

Oppo F1 Plus smartphone is a camera centric smartphone that comes with a 5.5-inch FHD display with 1080p resolution. It is powered by 2GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6755 processor with 4GB of RAM, 64GB internal storage, 16MP camera up front, and a fingerprint scanner. The phone was launched for Rs 26,990.

4.

Zopo recently launched the Speed 8 smartphone which is the first phone to boast deca-core Heios X20 chipset. The phone has 5.5-inch display, 4GB of RAM, expandable memory, 21MP primary camera and 8MP front camera, fingerprint scanner and more. The phone was launched for an MOP of Rs 29,999.

5.

OnePlus 3 is another powerful competitor that dons a metal design. It has a 1080p display, Snapdragon 820 chipset, 6GB RAM, 16MP rear camera, fingerprint scanner, USB Type C port and more. The company today also announced OnePlus 3 Soft Gold variant for those who like gold colour. It is priced for Rs 27,999.