Gionee S9 announced: 5.5 inches, P10 chip, dual camera, $360

As planned, the Gionee S9 was made official today in China. Hard to call flagship-grade, the phablet packs some interesting hardware nonetheless.

The specsheet starts with a 5.5-inch FullHD display and goes on to include a Mediatek P10 chipset - both carried over from the S8. Not entirely though - while the display numbers are the same, the S9 makes a switch from AMOLED to LCD. RAM and storage have been kept at 4GB and 64GB respectively.

Gionee S9

Another area where the S9 deviates from its predecessor is the imaging department - the S9 joins the dual camera bandwagon. On its back there is a 13MP/5MP pair with a focus on producing depth of field effects. Meanwhile, selfies are taken care of by another 13MP cam.

The Gionee S9 measures 154.2 x 76.4 x 7.4 mm and weighs 168g - so it is physically different from the S8. The 20g of added weight doesn't mean more battery though - capacity is still 3,000mAh.

The Gionee S9 is listed for pre-order in China at CNY 2,499 ($364). It'll be available for purchase 10 days from now, on November 25.

Source (in Chinese)