Meet the Elife S5.5, ‘world’s thinnest smartphone’

No, it’s not the iPhone 6 or a new Samsung Galaxy something. Chinese manufacturer Gionee claims that its Elife S5.5 is the world’s slimmest smartphone. The 5-incher is 5.5mm thin which means it beats its competition, namely the Vivo X3, which is just 5.75mm slim.

Exact hardware details are few but they look rather impressive for a phone that’s almost half a centimeter thick. To give you an idea, that’s as thin as three credit cards stacked together. Arguably two of the world’s most popular high-end smartphones, the Galaxy S4 (7.9mm) and the iPhone 5 (7.6mm) now seem chubby compared to the Elife S5.5.

The Elife S5.5 carries a 1.7GHz quad-core CPU, 2GB RAM with a 13MP rear camera and 5MP selfie-engine on the front. The thing that takes the most space is usually the battery which in this case is a 2300mAh. According to Engadget, Gionee says that the battery will be able to keep the phone powered “all day”.

The Elife S5.5 is said to launch June in China with other markets to follows soon after. This model will be 3G compatible while an LTE version will be available later this year.

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