Information that had surfaced at the end of the previous month had revealed that the China-based Gionee may soon shut down its operation since it is on the verge of bankruptcy. In India, Gionee had launched the Gionee S11 Lite and Gionee 205 smartphones in April. Since April, the Twitter and Facebook accounts of Gionee India have been inactive. However, the Indian wing of the company has confirmed through Flipkart that it will be launching two new phones in the country.

As it can be seen in the below image, the three main features of the first smartphone are full-view display, great camera and budget deal. Some of the specs of the smartphone has also been revealed. It includes 8-megapixel autofocus enabled camera, face unlock, HD+ resolution, 5-megapixel selfie camera, 2 GB RAM and expandable storage.

The name “F205” is also mentioned at the top. Moreover, all the aforementioned specs match with the Gionee F205 smartphone that was announced in April with a price tag of Rs. 8,999. This suggests that the company could re-launching the smartphone. Hopefully, the handset will be arriving in the market with a reduced pricing.

Coming to the second phone, its salient features are beautiful design, great performance and long-lasting battery. The smartphone is equipped with features like horizontal dual camera, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, 4 GB of RAM, full view display and Snapdragon octa-core processor.

The “S11 Lite” moniker is also mentioned in the launch teaser which indicates it could be also relaunched in India alongside the F205 handset. The Gionee S11 Lite was unveiled in India in April with a price tag of Rs. 13,999 which was too expensive for the specs it offered.

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In July, some reports had claimed that Gionee may sell its Indian operations to Arvind Vohra who was the former Gionee India CEO and minority shareholder and is one of the promoters of Indian smartphone brand Karbonn Mobiles. As of this writing, there is no fresh information available on it.

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A few days ago, we reported that Gionee had a product launch scheduled for today in India. Surprisingly, the Chinese-based manufacturer actually announced two new phones for the Indian market. The two phones are the Gionee S11 Lite and the Gionee F205 which were already announced in China last November.

Gionee S11 Lite

The Gionee S11 Lite is similar to the Gionee F6 in China but with a few upgraded specs. It has the same curved and reflective rear design as the other S11 siblings but with less-powerful specs.

The S11 Lite packs a 5.7” 1440 x 720 FullView display with Gorilla Glass protection, a Snapdragon 430 processor, and 4GB of RAM. There is 32GB of built-in storage and a MicroSD card slot for up to an additional 128GB.

For optics, the Gionee  S11 Lite has a 13MP + 2MP combo on the rear. They are positioned at the top left corner in a horizontal position. The front camera is a single 16MP sensor, an upgrade from the 8MP on the Gionee F6. It can shoot portrait photos and also has a beauty mode.

Gionee is shipping the phone with Android Nougat out of the box with no news of an update yet. It has a 3030mAh battery, a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, and support for Face Unlock.

The Gionee S11 Lite is priced at Rs. 13,999 (~$210) and will be available at the end of May.

Gionee F205

The Gionee F205 is an entry-level smartphone that also has a FullView display. Its screen is 5.45” and has a 1440 x 720 resolution and under its metal body is 2GB of RAM, 16GB of built-in storage and a MT6739 processor.

The phone has an 8MP rear camera and a 5MP selfie camera. It doesn’t have a fingerprint scanner but it has Face Unlock. There is also a 2670mAh battery for juice and a dedicated microSD card slot.

READ MORE: Gionee S11& S11S Official: Packs Full View Displays, 3D Glass Design, & Four Cameras

It runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat and has features like Private Space 2.0, support for up to 3 Whatsapp accounts, app lock, and app clone.

It will sell for Rs. 8,999 (~$135) and will be available starting today.

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Chinese smartphone manufacturer, Gionee might not be the first manufacturer to release a phone with an 18:9 display but it sure is the only one that has released 8 phones this year with the trending display.

Beginning with the Gionee M7 and M7 Power (Steel 2 Plus in some markets) in September, Gionee has added 6 more devices to the FullView lineup tonight at an event in China. Three of them are the Gionee S11 & S11s, and M7 Plus which are flagships and have been covered already. The rest are the F6, F205, and Steel 3 which are for the entry level and mid-range category and are covered below:

Gionee F6

The Gionee F6 has a similar rear design to the S11 and S11S. It keeps the reflective design as well as the 3D four-curved glass which should make it more appealing even though it is a mid-range device.

The F6 has a 5.7-inch 1440 x 720 display. It is powered by a Snapdragon 430 processor paired with 3GB of RAM. There is 32GB of storage which can be expanded via a microSD card slot (128GB max).

For optics, the F6 has 13MP+2MP dual rear cameras and a single 8MP front facing camera. The rear cameras pack a number of feature including support for 3D photos. There is a fingerprint scanner below the camera sensors while a 3.5mm jack and micro USB port sit at the bottom.

The Gionee F6 packs a 2970mAh battery and runs Android 7.1 Nougat out of the box. It has dual SIM support (nano only) and full Netcom support.

Gionee says the F6 will sell for ¥1299 (~$197). It is available in Star Blue, Black and Gold can be pre-ordered on the official website.

Gionee F205

The Gionee F205 comes with a much smaller 5.45-inch display but with the same resolution as the F6. It ditches the metal and glass design for a an all-metal body.

Just because it is metal doesn’t mean it lacks in beauty. Coated in red paint, the Gionee F205 has dual silver antenna lines that reminds one of Kylo Ren’s (Star Wars) mask.

The Gionee F205 has 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage. It is powered by the MediaTek MT6739 quad-core processor which brings support for dual VoLTE.

There is an 8MP camera on the rear and a 5MP front facing camera for selfies. Battery capacity is 2670mAh which should last a day on moderate use. It also comes with Android 7.1 Nougat.

The Gionee F205 will sell for ¥999 (~$151) and comes in red and gold.

Gionee Steel 3

The Gionee Steel 3 has an all-metal design too but one that is very different from that of the F205. The rear has a sort of two-texture design. The top and bottom parts that house the rear camera and loudspeaker have a smooth finish but the middle part has a different finish.

The Steel 3 has a 5.5” HD+ display. There is a Snapdragon 425 under the hood and it’s paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage (256GB max.).

There are 8MP sensors on both sides of the phone. Just like the Steel 2, the Steel 3 also has its speaker on the back. Gionee says its an AAC 1511 speaker which pumps out loud and clear sounds.

READ MORE: Gionee M7 Power With 5,000mAh Battery Launched In India At Rs. 16,999

The Steel 3 has a 4000mAh battery and runs Android 7.1 Nougat. It will sell for ¥1399 (~$212) and comes in gold.

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Gionee is holding a press event on November 26 in Shenzhen, China where the company is expected to launch eight smartphones featuring a bezel-less display.

The China-based smartphone manufacturer has now shared teaser images on Chinese microblogging platform Weibo confirming that the company will launch Gionee F205 and Gionee F6 smartphones along with Gionee M7 Plus, S11, S11S and Steel 3.

However, the teaser images posted online by the company does not reveal phone’s specifications. But it confirms that both devices — F6 and F205 will feature a full-screen display with minimal bezels and an aspect ratio of 18:9.

Earlier, both — F6 and F205 were spotted on TENNA and GFXBench, respectively. From the earlier leaks, it is known that the Gionee F6 is expected to come with a 5.7-inch full-screen display, while the F205 is expected to come with a 5-inch HD+ display. It will feature an 18:9 aspect ratio and is said to be powered by the MediaTek MT6739 chipset with quad-core CPU and 2GB of RAM.

The smartphone is expected to pack 16GB onboard storage. On the camera part, it will have an 8-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel front camera. It is said to be running on Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system with the company’s own custom Amigo UI on top.

Gionee F6, which has passed through TENAA certification, will feature a 5.7-inch HD+ display. It is spotted to have a MediaTek MT6739 chipset, paired with 1.4GHz CPU and up to 4GB of RAM. The smartphone packs 32GB onboard storage and run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS.

It is reportedly featuring a dual-camera setup on the back with one 13-megapixel lens and another 2-megapixel lens. It also has an 8-megapixel front-facing camera sensor. The smartphone will be fueled by a 2,970mAh battery.

Recently, the Gionee M7 Plus also got certified by TENAA, revealing the metallic build and the leather back of the smartphone. While the phone’s specifications were not revealed through the listing, some report suggests that the Gionee M7 Plus and M2018 will be the top-end models from the company among the entire lineup.

The Gionee M7 Plus is expected to feature a 6.43-inch FullView display with screen resolution of 2160 x 1080 pixels, 18:9 aspect ratio and a 2.5D curved glass on top. Under the hood, the device will be powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 processor, coupled with 6GB RAM and 64GB internal storage. As of the camera, the device will come with two 16-megapixel lenses at the back and an 8-megapixel shooter on the front. The phone will be running Android 7.1 Nougat based company’s own Amigo OS 5.0.

Coming to Gionee S11, the device’s information was revealed through an advertisement in Thailand. The phone comes with a 5.99-inch full HD display, with 2.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6763 processor, coupled with 6GB RAM and 64GB of storage. It features 16MP+8MP rear camera and 16MP + 5MP front-facing camera and runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS. It will be powered by a 3,500mAh battery.

On the other hand, the Gionee Steel 3 is expected to feature a 5.5-inch display with HD+ resolution, an octa-core processor with 2GB/3GB RAM and 16GB/32GB storage. It is speculated to have 8MP cameras on the front and rear and a 4,000 mAh battery. While the specs of Gionee S11S are not known, the camera samples of the smartphone have surfaced online.

Read More: Gionee M7 Power With 5,000mAh Battery Launched In India At Rs. 16,999

We’ll have to wait for the official launch of the devices to get to know the pricing as well as availability information. Gionee’s launch event on November 26 will be live streamed in China on Shenzhen Satellite TV.

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Gionee has an event on November 26 and it plans to set a record by announcing 8 different smartphones. All the phones are expected to come with Full View displays but belong to different categories. The official Weibo account posted a teaser confirming that the Gionee F6 and Gionee F205 are two of the 8 smartphones.

Gionee F6

The Gionee F6 was seen on TENAA a fortnight ago. It will have a 5.7” display with a 720 x 1280 resolution. There will be two RAM variants – 3GB and 4GB but both will have 32GB of built-in storage.

The F6 will be powered by a 1.4GHz octa-core processor and will run Android 7.1.1 with Gionee’s Amigo OS on top. Gionee has also included dual rear cameras (13MP +2MP) on the phone and a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner. For selfies, there is an 8MP camera. Battery capacity is 2,970mAh.

Gionee F205

The F205 on the hand was seen on GFXBench. It has a smaller 5” display but with the same resolution as the F6, so it will have a much higher PPI and smaller form factor.

There is 2GB of RAM paired with MediaTek’s specially made for 18:9 displays MT6739 SoC clocked at 1.5GHz. Storage is 16GB but will definitely be expandable. GFXBench reveals the rear camera is an 8MP sensor and a 5MP sensor for the front facing camera.

READ MORE: Gionee S11S Sample Photos Show The Phone’s Dual Cameras At Work

The phone will also come with Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box. Battery capacity is not known but will likely be smaller than that of the F6.

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Gionee GN5006L is an upcoming smartphone from the Chinese manufacturer that has appeared on TENAA earlier in this week. Speculations are rife that the GN5006L smartphone may debut as Gionee Steel 3 smartphone.

According to TENAA listing, the Gionee GN5006L features a 5.5-inch display that carries support for HD+ resolution of 720 x 1,440 pixels. The front view of the smartphone suggests that it features an elongated display that carries support for an aspect ratio of 18:9. The handset measures 144.7 x 69.8 x 8.5mm and its weight is 170 grams.

An octa-core processor that clocks at 1.4 GHz powers the GN5006L smartphone. It is likely that the Snapdragon 435 chipset will be powering the phone. The TENAA listing suggests that the 16 GB storage model may feature 2 GB of RAM whereas the 32 GB variant will include 3 GB of RAM. It also features a microSD card slot. It is fueled by a 4,000mAh battery.

There is an 8-megapixel camera along with a LED flash sitting on the backside of Gionee GN5006L. The camera will carry support for autofocus and full HD video shooting. The front side of the alleged Steel 3 features an 8-megapixel selfie snapper. The handset is preloaded with Android 7.1.1 Nougat. It is expected to arrive in color options such as black, gold and blue.

Gionee has confirmed that it will be holding a launch event on Nov. 26. The Chinese firm has also stated through a Weibo post that the company would be launching 8 bezel-less smartphones such as the Gionee M7 Plus, F6L, F205, S11, S11 Plus, Steel 3 and M2018 through the upcoming unveil event. More information on these phones are expected as the launch date nears.

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Several smartphone manufacturers have launched full screen design smartphones this year. Gionee too has launched the Gionee M7 and M7 Power (aka Steel 2 Plus in other markets) smartphones with full screen design in September. Recent reports have revealed that the company is working on a couple of smartphones like F6L and F205. Rumors are rife that these phones may arrive with full screen design as the company has confirmed to debut 8 bezel-less smartphones on Nov. 26.

The launch invitation for Gionee’s Nov. 26 has been shared on Weibo. It reveals that the unveil event is scheduled to take place in Shenzhen, China. The company has also confirmed that the event will be livestreamed on Shenzhen Satellite TV in the country. The Weibo post also confirms that the company would be unveiling 8 full screen design phones at the launch event.

Well-known leakster Evan Blass has recently revealed that the Gionee M7 Plus is the flagship phone from the company. Blass did not reveal any details on the specifications of the phone, but has shared the following images to reveal its design.

Read More: Gionee Launches The Steel 2 Plus As The M7 Power in Thailand

The Gionee F6L had appeared on TENAA in the previous week. It had revealed that the phone would be featuring a 5.7-inch HD+ display that will support an aspect ratio of 18:9. It may be driven by Snapdragon 430/435 chipset and may come in 3 GB and 4 GB RAM options.

The Gionee F205 was recently spotted on GFXBench with 5-inch HD+ display that produces an aspect ratio of 18:9. It will be fueled by MediaTek MT6739 chipset and 2 GB of RAM. The Gionee S11 and S11 Plus that have respectively appeared on GFXBench and TENAA are also coming with 18:9 display. These smartphones are going to be respectively powered by MediaTek MT6763 and Helio P25 chipsets.

The  Gionee M2018 is also speculated to deliver an aspect ratio of 18:9. By launching 8 smartphones with full screen design, Gionee will have the most number of 18:9 aspect ratio supporting phones. We expect that the rumor mill will reveal more information on the upcoming 18:9 phones from Gionee in the coming weeks.

What’s your view on the current trend of full screen design phones? Share us your thoughts by adding your comments below.

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Last month, Gionee announced two new smartphones – the M7 and the M7 Power (Steel 2 Plus). Packing FullView displays with an 18:9 aspect ratio, both phones are two of the FullView phones expected to launch. A new phone listed as the Gionee F205 has been seen on GFXBench and its display resolution translates to an 18:9 aspect ratio hinting at it being another FullView smartphone set to arrive soon.

The Gionee F205 is a 5” smartphone with a 1440 x 720 (HD+) resolution. It is powered by MediaTek’s new MT6739 SoC clocked at 1.5GHz. The quad-core chip which was announced last month has 18:9 display support in addition to dual LTE support (4G +4G) as some of its features. The GPU is the PowerVR Rogue GE1800 paired with 2GB of RAM and 16GB of storage.

The Gionee F205 has an 8MP rear camera that can record in 4K and a 5MP front facing camera. We can’t tell if it has dual rear cameras since GFXBench only recognizes one of the sensors. The device runs Android 7.1.1 Nougat out of the box.

READ MORE: Gionee S11S Appears On TENAA: Packs AMOLED FullView Display and Quad Cameras

The specs of the F205 point at an entry level mid-range phone. Price should also be under $200 based on the features. When the device makes it to TENAA, we should have the full spec details.

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