The device is only 5.5mm thick and costs $370 (€270) outright

Feb 19, 2014 11:16 GMT  ·  By

We reported yesterday on the upcoming release of Gionee Elife S5.5, which could become the world's thinnest smartphone available on the market.

Today, the Chinese company has made the smartphone official and has confirmed that the device is only 5.5mm thick. The Gionee Elife S5.5 is now available for pre-order in China for only $370 (€270) off contract, which is more than decent considering the phone's specs sheet.

According to Engadget, the LTE version of Gionee Elife S5.5 will be available for purchase beginning June. Unfortunately, there's no telling where exactly the LTE variant will be released, as Gionee has only stated that the Elife S5.5 will be launched in around 40 countries.

Aside from China, Gionee is present on the Indian smartphone market, where the Chinese company has launched several high-end Android smartphones in the last couple of weeks.

We suspect that the next country to get the sleek Elife S5.5 will be India, though we don't have any confirmation on when exactly the smartphone will go on sale.

Back to Gionee Elife S5.5, the device will ship with Android “Amigo” operating system out of the box, which is based on Google's Jelly Bean platform.

On the inside, the smartphone comes equipped with a 1.7GHz quad-core processor, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal memory. That's a bit of a downside, as Gionee Elife S5.5 was rumored to pack MediaTek's octa-core chipset.

Furthermore, the Elife S5.5 has been confirmed to boast a 5-inch capacitive touchscreen display that supports HD (720p) resolution. It also sports a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with autofocus, LED flash and full HD (1080p) video recording, along with a secondary 5-megapixel front-facing camera.

Other highlights of the Gionee Elife S5.5 include 2300 mAh battery, 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity, as well as Bluetooth 4.0, GPS with A-GPS and microSD card slot for memory expansion (up to 32GB).