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Chinese firm Gionee recently released its flagship Elife E6 in India for ₹22,999.

Elife E6 was globally unveiled few months ago. Despite donning a plastic body, tech critics showered positive comments on the smartphones' tough build and OGS (One Glass Solution) screen technology as well as on the camera with a 5-element lens, which one can see on Apple iPhones.

Gionee Elife E6, priced at ₹22,999, is one of most affordable smartphone in the market to boast of full HD display. The handset has intensified the price-war among the mid-range smartphones in the Indian market, with LG Nexus 4 likely to feel the heat.

Gionee Elife E6 vs LG-Google Nexus 4.

Here is a brief comparison between Gionee Elife E6 and LG-Google Nexus 4 specifications.

Display:

Gionee Elife E6 sports a stunning 5.0-inch full HD (1920x1080p) 'Reality' display thanks to White OGS (One Glass Solution) screen technology. It boasts a pixel density close to 441 ppi (pixels per inch).

Alternatively, Nexus 4 houses a 4.7-inch WXGA IPS HD (1280x768p) display and has a pixel density of 318 ppi. The screen is protected by the Corning Gorilla Glass 2 scratch-resistant shield.

Processor, RAM and Storage:

In this aspect, Google Nexus 4 and Elife E6 stand even as they both feature similar storage specifications.

Gionee handset comes with 1.5GHz ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core processor,2GB RAM and 32GB inbuilt memory, whereas LG smartphone ships with 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core chipset, 2GB RAM and 16GB memory.

Camera:

Google Nexus 4 flaunts an 8.0-megapixel camera backed by auto-focus, LED flash, 4X digital zoom features and houses1.3-megapixel VGA camera.

Gionee Elife E6 comes with an advanced 13.0-megapixel camera, which boasts 5-element lens technology, f2.2 aperture, BSI sensor, HDR recording and flash support. The phone also features a superior 5.0-megapixel VGA camera.  

Mobile Operating System:

Even though, LG and Gionee smartphone run on the same Android platform, Nexus 4 has an upper hand due to its exclusive affiliation with Google. Nexus 4 will have the privilege to be the first among all other Android smartphones to receive the newly unveiled v4.4 Kit Kat OS update (as well as any latest OS updates in the future).

Currently, Gionee Elife E6 runs on v4.2 Jelly Bean out-of-the-box.

Price:

Gionee Elife E6 is currently available online for ₹22,169, whereas the LG Google Nexus is priced at ₹25,500 in the market.

Key specifications of Gionee Elife E6 and LG's Google Nexus 4:

Model

Gionee Elife E6

LG-Google Nexus 4

Display

5.0-inch full HD(1080p) Reality Display having pixel density

of 441 ppi (pixels per inch), also boasts white OGS (One Glass Solution) screen technology

4.7-inch WXGA IPS screen with HD 1280x768p display resolutions, Corning Gorilla Glass 2 scratch-resistant screen guard, pixel density: 318 ppi(pixels per inch)

OS

Android v4.2 OS, will carry custom UI Amigo on

top of primary operating system

Pure Android stock v4.2.2 Jelly Bean OS, new Android v4.3 update awaited

Processor

ARM Cortex-A7 quad-core processor with 1.5GHz CPU speed

Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor with 1.5GHz CPU speed

RAM

2GB

2GB

Storage capacity

32GB

16GB

Camera

Main: 13.0-megapixel camera with f2.2 aperture, 5-element lenses, BSI sensor and flash support, record full HD (1920x1080p) videos, HDR shooting, Panorama mode, Night Mode shooting etc...

Front: 5.0-megapixel camera  with f2.2 aperture

Main: 8.0-megapixel cameras with LED flash support, auto-focus, 4X-digital zoom.

Front: 1.3-megapixel camera

Battery

2020 mAh (non-removable battery)

Li-Polymer battery with 2100 mAh

Network

3G

3G

Add-ons

Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, motion sensors, gesture control features

Single-SIM, Full-HD 1920x1080p video recording, Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n), A-GPS, Bluetooth v4.0

Colours

White and Black

White and Black

Price

₹22,165/-

Around ₹25,500/-