Selfie-centric Gionee S6s launched in India for Rs. 17,999

As expected Gionee has launched the selfie S6s in India for Rs. 17,999. In addition the company also announced that it has signed Alia Bhatt as its brand ambassador.

Gionee is marketing the S6s as a phone for for selfie lovers. Recently Oppo (F1 Plus) and Coolpad (Mega 2.5D) also launched selfie-sentric phones.

The Gionee S6s has an 8-megapixel front snapper with an LED flash, which will offer better selfies in low-light confdition. It  features f/2.2 aperture and 5P lens, and offers Face Beauty and Image+ to let you tweak your selfies with filters and more. At the back there's 13-megapixel Sony IMX258 camera with PDAF (phase detection auto-focus), f/2.0 aperture and an LED flash.

As for the other specs, the Gionee S6s flaunts a metal unibody design and features 5.5-inch Full HD 2.5D curved glass display w/ Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection, octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor, 3GB RAM, 32GB expandable storage, fingerprint scanner, 4G LTE, Hybrid dual-SIM slots, and a 3150mAh battery.

It runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow with Amigo 3.2 UI on top. It also offers software features like gesture support, Mood Wallpapers, and an app called Abroad Service, which lets you keep track of your travel, memos and checklist.

The Gionee S6s comes in Gold, Rose Gold and Silver and will be exclusively available through Amazon India online and also through retail stores offline as well.