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| Global Score | |
| 55 | 60.4 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Gionee |
| Android 4.0, 2.3.7 | Android 4.2 |
| 2012-02-26 | 0000-00-00 |
| 4.41 x 2.13 x 0.47 inches | 5.71 x 2.76 x 0.22 inches |
| 3.88 ounces | -- |
| Black and White | Black, Blue, Pink, Purple and White |
| -- | Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 270.00 | $ 249.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| TFT | Super AMOLED Plus |
| 280 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.9 | 9.1 |
| Performance | |
| ST Erricson NovaThor U8500 chipset | Mediatek MTK 6592 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Dual-Core 1000 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A7 (Octa-Core 1700 MHz) processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-400 MP1 (320 MHz) GPU | ARM Mali-450 MP4 (700 MHz) GPU |
| 7.83 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.3 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 0.30 MP | 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP |
| 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 7.92 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 4.2 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1320mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2300mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 260 hours standby time 6.6 hours talk time | 580 hours standby time 27 hours talk time |
| 3.04 | 4.24 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Gionee Elife S5.5 has an overall score of 60.4, which is a little bit better than Sony Xperia U's general score of 55. These phones come with Android operating system, but the Gionee Elife S5.5 has 4.2 version while Sony Xperia U has Android 4.0, providing you a lot of extra features. The Gionee Elife S5.5 body is much thinner and a lot lighter than Sony Xperia U.
The Gionee Elife S5.5 has a superior performance than Sony Xperia U, because it has a higher number of cores , a higher amount of RAM memory and a better GPU working at 700 MHz. Gionee Elife S5.5 features a better looking display than Xperia U, because it has much more pixels per inch in the screen, a really larger display and a way higher 1920 x 1080px resolution.
Gionee Elife S5.5 counts with a much better camera than Xperia U, because it has a back facing camera with a lot higher resolution and a lot better video definition. Gionee Elife S5.5 features a way bigger memory capacity for apps and games than Sony Xperia U, because it has 16 GB internal memory capacity.
The Gionee Elife S5.5 features a much longer battery life than Sony Xperia U, because it has a 2300mAh battery size against 1320mAh.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Gionee Elife S5.5 is also cheaper than the Sony Xperia U.
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