Gionee has announced M6 and M6 Plus smartphones in China. The Gionee M6 packs in a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED display and the M6 Plus packs a 6-inch 1080p AMOLED screen. Both the phones are powered by an Octa-Core MediaTek Helio P10 SoC and run Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Amigo OS 3.2 on top. The Gionee M6 has a 13-megapixel rear camera with phase-detection auto-focus (PDAF), LED flash and the M6 Plus has a 16-megapixel rear camera. Both the phones have a 8-megapixel front-facing camera.

Both the phones have an encrypted chip to secure a user’s personal data and also for secured calls and SMS, in the Chinese version and international version of the phones come with a fingerprint sensor on the front. These have metal alloy body treated with zircon sand surface coating that offers a smooth finish. Both have infrared sensor on the top but the M6 Plus doesn’t have a 3.5mm audio jack.

The Gionee M6 packs a 5000mAh battery and the M6 Plus comes with a 6020mAh battery. Both have 9V/2A fast charging support with dual charging chip.

Gionee M6 specifications

• 5.5-inch (1920× 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display, 100% NTSC color gamut, 30000:1 contrast ratio
• 1.8GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755M) processor with Mali T860MP2 GPU
• 4GB RAM, 64GB /128GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD
• Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Amigo OS 3.5
• Dual SIM
• 13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, Sony IMX258 sensor, 5P lens, 1.12um pixel size
• 8MP front-facing camera, Omnivision OV8856 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1.12um pixel size
• Dimensions: 152.3x 75.3x 8.2mm; Weight: 180g
• Fingerprint sensor, Infrared sensor, Encrypted chip (China only)
• 3.5mm audio jack
• 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
• 5000mAh battery with fast charging

Gionee M6 Plus specifications

• 6-inch (1920× 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED 2.5D curved glass display
• 2GHz Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755) processor with Mali T860MP2 GPU
• 4GB RAM, 64GB /128GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD
• Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Amigo OS 3.5
• Dual SIM
• 16MP rear camera with dual-tone LED flash, PDAF
• 8MP front-facing camera, Omnivision OV8856 sensor, f/2.2 aperture, 1.12um pixel size
• Dimensions: 160.5 x 80.6 x 8.2mm; Weight: 215g
• Fingerprint sensor, Encrypted chip (China only)
• 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS
• 6020mAh battery with fast charging (M6 Plus)

The Gionee M6 come in Champagne Gold and Latte Gold colors and the M6 Plus comes only in Champagne Gold color. The M6 is priced at 2699 yuan (US$ 404 / Rs. 27220 approx.) for the 64GB version and the 128GB version is priced at 2899 yuan (US$ 434 / Rs. 29225 approx.). It will go on sale in China from August 6th. The Gionee M6 Plus costs 2999 yuan (US$ 449 / Rs. 30230 approx.) for the 64GB version and the 128GB version is priced at 3199 yuan (US$ 479 / Rs. 32249 approx.). It will go on sale in China on August 13. No details about the global roll out yet.