While Samsung is adding new members to its ever successful Galaxy Series of smartphones, Gionee is struggling to create its spot in the gadget industry.
Recently, Gionee has gained a remarkable visibility in the market by introducing some powerful smartphones. So, when the offerings, the Gionee Elife S5.5 and the Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, of the two companies are brought into competition, which one leaves the battleground as the winner? Let’s find out!
Appearance
Every company in the gadget industry regards the physical attractiveness of a device as an inevitable factor. As Samsung has been sticking with a standard design in its Galaxy series of smartphones, the Mega 5.8 comes with the typical Galaxy model. It has the typical Samsung logo on the front panel, accompanied by the speaker, proximity sensors and front camera. In the lower section, there is a hard Home button along with two soft buttons. In the back panel, you can find a powerful camera lens along with an LED flash and speaker. The side panel consists of a volume adjustment button only.
On the other hand, the Elife S5.5 has a sleeker and cleaner design. Its front panel comprises of a front camera, sensors and speaker. The presence of company logo is not found on its front side, as its lower-front panel has three soft-touch buttons. The back panel is tidily designed, with the camera and LED flash located at the top-left corner. There is a speaker in the lower portion of the back panel. Overall, the design of the Gionee smartphone is better than the Samsung model.
Winner: Gionee Elife S5.5
Display
The display configurations of both the phones are up to the par level of smartphones. While the Gionee device comes with a 5-inch screen, the Mega 5.8 has relatively bigger, 5.8-inch screen. Apart from this, the Gionee smartphone has Super AMOLED Capacitive touchscreen with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. On the contrary, the Samsung device has TFT Capacitive touchscreen with no additional protection. Hence, the display screen of the Elife S5.5 is more dependable, in comparison to the Samsung device.
Winner: Tie
Hardware
The hardware configuration of the Gionee smartphone is extremely powerful. With the presence of Mediatek chipset and 1.7 GHz Cortex A7, Octa Core processor, the Elife S5.5 renders an excellent platform for running high configuration applications or games. In contrast to the performance of Elife, the Mega 5.8 runs on 1.4 GHz Dual core processor. Hence, there is a remarkable difference in the performance of the two phones, as the Samsung device is suitable for running simple applications and low resolution games only.
Winner: Gionee Elife S5.5
Operating System
Although there are multiple Operating Systems in the market, the Gionee as well as the Samsung device features the Android OS. Being the most popular OS at present, this platform renders appreciable offerings for the users. In fact, the presence of the Android v4.2 (Jelly Bean) allows the users of both the phones to come across a wide range of games, applications, movies and books. Overall, the two phones run well on this version of Android OS.
Winner: Tie
Verdict
The price of both the phones can conveniently fit the budget of every prospective buyer. While the Elife S5.5 costs €270, the Mega 5.8 pinches an additional €10 out of your pockets. Overall, the Gionee device provides you with all the reasons to prefer it over the Samsung smartphone; as it performs considerably better and costs lesser than its competitor. Hence, it can be concluded that the underdog, Gionee Elife S5.5, beats the popular, Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8, in terms of performance and price.
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