Chinese smartphone
maker Gionee which went bankrupt last year due to unpaid debts and reportedly
poor financial management made a comeback a couple of months ago with the
launch of two smartphones — Gionee M11 and the Gionee M11s.
The smartphone was
made available in two color options — Dream Blue and Jade Green. Now, the
company has also introduced a third color variant for both the smartphone
models — Star Black. It will soon be available for purchase in China.
The Gionee M11
features a 6.217-inch HD+ display and is powered by a 2.0GHz octa-core
processor most likely supplied by MediaTek. The device is offered in three
variants – 3GB RAM + 64GB storage, 4GB RAM + 64GB storage, and 6GB RAM + 128GB
storage. It runs Android 8.1 Oreo and is powered by a 5,000mAh battery.
There are dual
cameras on the back and TENAA says the sensors are a 16MP primary camera paired
with a 2MP secondary sensor. Based on the listing, it appears the 2MP sensor is
interpolated to 5MP or maybe some variants have a 5MP secondary sensor. The
front camera is a 5MP sensor which seems to be 8MP on some variants or
interpolated to 8MP. The phone also has a fingerprint sensor on the back.
The Gionee M11s
comes with a slightly bigger 6.3-inch display with a Full HD+ screen resolution
of 2340 x 1080 pixels. Under the hood, it is also powered by a 2.0GHz octa-core
processor paired with 4GB, 6GB, or 8GB of RAM and 64GB, 128GB, or 256GB of
expandable storage.
There are dual
cameras on the rear side of the phone along with a rear-mounted fingerprint
scanner. The listing states two configurations 16MP + 5MP or 20MP + 8MP. The
front camera also has two configurations – 13MP or 16MP. This one runs Android
9 Pie operating system out-of-the-box and is powered by a 4,000mAh battery.
