It has been over three months since the Gionee W919 was seen on TENAA. When it passed through the certification site, we presumed it was going to launch soon as a rival to Samsung’s W2018 clamshell flagship but it didn’t. There is still no announcement with respect to when it will launch but new live photos have been seen online.

The Gionee W919 is a flagship flip phone based on its design and specs. Gionee has settled for a mix of glass, metal and leather with gold accents on the inside and out.

The pictures show the phone flipped open and closed, giving us a look at the two displays. Like the flip phones of old, the Gionee W919 has an alphanumeric keypad.

The Gionee W919 packs dual 4.2” HD displays, 6GB of RAM and 128GB of expandable storage. It is powered by a 2.5GHz octa-core processor that draws power from a 3000mAh battery. It also has a 16MP rear camera with a fingerprint scanner below it and a 5MP front facing camera.

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Gionee has not announced any new phone this year and there are rumors that the manufacturer is facing financial troubles. Its last main event was last November, where it unveiled 8 new phones at once.

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After announcing eight smartphones last month with the so-called bezel-less display, Gionee is now gearing up to launch a new phone — Gionee W919, featuring a clamshell design.

Some details of Gionee‘s upcoming smartphone with model number W919 has been leaked online through the phone’s listing on China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology website. This is required for the network permission and since it has been almost two months, we are expecting to phone to get launched soon.

Given the model number W919, we expect this phone to be the successor of Gionee W909 which was launched in China in March 2016. However, the W919 will come with a new design. While the W909 had a rectangular slab-like design, the upcoming phone features a triangular design at the top and bottom.

Just like its predecessor, this one too features two displays — one on the outside and one on the inside, above the T9 keypad with physical buttons. The leaked images further suggest that the phone’s back panel will have a cowhide leather material, hinting that the phone will sit in the premium segment. There is a single camera sensor on the back, with dual-tone LED flash. Just below the camera module, there sits a fingerprint sensor for added security.

While the listing does not reveal the specifications of Gionee W919, it is known that it will have dual-SIM capabilities. Previous leak through TENAA listing reveals that the phone will come with two 4.2-inch HD displays and will be powered by a 2.5GHz octa-core processor of unknown make, along with 6GB of RAM. The storage capacity on board will be 128GB, which will be further expandable up to 256GB via a microSD card.

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There will a 16-megapixel primary snapper on the back and a 5-megapixel front-facing shooter. Software-wise, the phone is expected to boot Android 7.0 Nougat operating system and will be fuelled by a 3,000mAh battery. Currently, there’s no word regarding the phone’s pricing and availability.

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Gionee set a record on Sunday by launching 8 new smartphones (6 technically speaking) with FullView displays. While some manufacturers would have called it a year already, the Chinese manufacturer doesn’t appear to be done. A new Gionee W9191 phone has been seen on TENAA. However, this isn’t a FullView phone but one with a clamshell design.

Yesterday, Samsung launched the China-exclusive W2018 flip-phone. Just a day since its release and it already has a competitor in form of the Gionee W919. The Samsung W2018 is not only the most powerful clamshell phone but also the most expensive. Gionee’s W919 also packs impressive specs and may as well have a high price tag.

The Gionee W919 is the successor to the W909 released in March 2016, and just like its predecessor it comes with dual displays. The screens are 4.2” HD displays – one is on the outside and the other is inside when you flip it open.

There is a 2.5GHz octa-core processor under the hood paired with 6GB of RAM and a massive 128GB of storage. The W919 also has a MicroSD card slot for adding up to an extra 256GB of memory.

The phone doesn’t get the dual camera treatment. Rather it has a single 16MP rear camera and a 5MP front camera. The Gionee W919 also has a rear-mounted fingerprint scanner, a 3000mAh battery capacity, and runs Android 7.0 Nougat.

In terms of design, the W919 will be a luxury smartphone like the M7 Plus. It has gold plated rivets on the front, sides and the back. The rear is also covered with calfskin leather. The Gionee W919 is also pretty thick as it measures 128.0 × 62.7 × 16.2 (mm) and weighs 230g. This is most likely as a result of the bigger battery.

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There is no news as to when the Gionee W919 will hit market shelves but it will most likely be pretty soon so as not to give Samsung too much of a head start.

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