Gionee launches Elife S8, a phone that supports 2 WhatsApp accounts...

For phone companies it is getting tough to compete with each other with every phone looking same and working similarly. So, in a bid to shake it up, Gionee on Monday launched the Elife S8, a smartphone with unique software features, including support for dual WhatsApp on single phone. What this means is that consumers will be able to run two different WhatsApp accounts on one phone.

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While the unique WhatsApp support is the headlining feature of the S8, it also comes with a number of other software enhancements. The phone supports features like floating windows and has an inbuilt video editor. It uses the Amigo 3.2 user interface on top of Android Marshmallow. It also features a 3D Touch screen, which will help users access quick settings with long press on an app icon.
The Elife S8 has been globally priced at 449 Euros. It will be available in India "within a month," a Gionee spokesperson told IndiaToday Online.


The Elife S8 is what we can call mainstream phone. It uses Helio P10 processor made by MediaTek and has 4GB RAM. There is 64GB internal storage inside the phone along with support for a microSD card.
At the launch event, Gionee's president William Lu highlighted that the S8 has a unique design. It uses an all-metal body and has no rubber inserts for antennas and sensors. Lu said that the the phone doesn't need it because it uses some special Gionee created technology to hide sensors inside the aluminium without any interference from metal. The S8 is a large phone with a 5.5-inch AMOLED screen with resolution of 1080p.


It also has a 16-megapixel camera with laser auto focus. On the front, the phone sports an 8-megapixel phone.
For Gionee the focus with the S8 is on design and photography. "The S8 is equipped with an enhanced camera system for brighter and clearer photos and videos. It is the first smartphone to useRWB technology, as well as a F1.8 aperture and 6P lens that enables users to take optimum images in low-light scenarios," the company said in a statement.


In India, Gionee competes with firms like Xiaomi, Lenovo and Huawei. While in China, the company had done better against its rivals, in India it has struggled somewhat. The company believes that it has good products but it needs to bolster its message to consumers and marketing. That, according to the firm, is going to happen this year in India as the company has already prepared the plans for 2016 and is in the middle of rolling out new marketing initiatives.

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