Review: Gionee ELIFE S 5.1

If you are looking  for a chic smartphone with some  decent features  the Gionee ELIFE S 5.1 might be  a good choice. Weighing 97.7 grams and just 5.1 mm thick, this is one of the lightest handsets in its class.

Featuring  a 1280 x 720 AMOLED display   and running on  an  1.7 GHz Octa Core processor with 1 GB RAM, the ELIFE S 5.1 provides smooth navigation and decent video performance.There’s an option that lets you easily operate the phone with few hand 'Smart Gestures'. In addition to the standard Android keyboard, the ELIFE S 5.1 offers the option of a TouchPal X keyboard, which features word and sentences gestures, keyboard resizing, and a range of  'emojis'.

The ELIFE S 5.1 runs on Android 4.4 with Gionee’s Amigo 2.0 User Interface, which comes with its own set of customized icons. Featuring an  8 megapixels primary camera and a 5 megapixels 'selfie' camera, the phone has options such as face detection, self timer, geo tagging, etc. There is also a very useful 'CharmCam'  which allows you to snap a document and convert it into a  PDF.

 The only downside  is the storage. Even though it has 16GB internal memory, there’s no scope to expand it. Perhaps most usefully you get extras like a magnetic flip cover, a silicon back cover, SIM tray ejector pin and  four scratch guards.The Gionee ELIFE S 5.1 is available in India for around Rs 19,000.