Gionee S96 Mobile Price List in India

Gionee is a Chinese mobile phone manufacturer located in Shenzhen, Guangdong province. Established in 2002, it is one of China’s largest phone manufacturers. Since then it has expanded into other markets in Asia such as India, Thailand, Philippines and so on. After 2010, the Chinese manufacturer started focusing on slimmer smartphone designs and is known for producing some of the slimmest smartphones in the world.The Gionee S96 is also a product of the company in its slim endeavor.The candy bar handset is basically launched for people looking for a slim yet stylish basic phone without the complexities of smartphones.

Features and Specifications

Gionee S96 is a dual SIM handset available in three colors-White, Grey and Golden. These colors give the phone a nice exquisite feel. It has a Heavy Duty Stainless steel body made from mould injection molding process to better protect the chip. The tough exterior ensures protection of the phone from accidental falls. The phone comes with a MT6260 chipset and a 8 MB RAM, A 2 MP camera is provided along with an LED Flash to record the sweet moments in life. The S96 comes with a 32 GB expandable memory support which is a good addition from Gionee.

Design and Quality

The handset has a slim and stylish look to it.All three colors of the phone are highly attractive and give the phone a nice look. It has a large 6.6cm (2.6”) QVGA display of 240*320 pixels, which makes watching movies all the more fun. The device is just 7.4 mm thick and weighs no more than 81 grams. The slimness of the phone makes it easier to fit anywhere and carrying the device around is a breeze. The charger port is present at the upper left side of the phone whereas, the headphone jack is at the top.

Camera and Multimedia

Gionee S96 comes with a 2 MP camera in the rear with an LED Flash. The 2 MP shooter is pretty good and takes decent quality photos of 1600*1200 pixels considering the price of the phone. The phone has all the basic multimedia features like FM Radio, FM Recording, Music Player, Audio Recorder, Video Player, Loudspeaker and support for Java. Addition of Java by the company is a smart move which makes browsing and basic internet functions easily accessible to the phone. Apps such as facebook, opera mini, yahoo messenger come preloaded with the handset.

Battery and Memory

700 mAh of Li-on battery for a basic phone like S96 is good enough to last the whole day under normal usage. It has a decent talk time of 8.4 hrs and standby time of 206 hrs. Though battery intensive tasks like watching videos may easily discharge the battery, but due to the low battery, it gets recharged just as easily. The internal storage of the phone is very less i.e. 16 MB ROM but it has an expandable memory of 32 GB which is large enough to store images, songs and videos.

Pros and Cons:

For Pros:

·         Heavy Duty stainless steel body

·         Tough yet Slim exterior

·         Good Camera

·         Low Price

·         Dual Sim

For Cons:

·         Nonexistent internal memory

·         Average Battery

Verdict

The most noticeable part of the S96 is its design and stunningly slim build. The Candy-bar design along with the exquisite colors-white, gold and grey all give a premium feel to the phone. The average battery life of the phone might be a drawback where Nokia 225, its main rival emerges victor with a 1200 mAh battery. Besides that, for a basic phone-the Gionee S96 scores at all the right places necessary.