Just bought this device couple of days ago. Overall its a worth buying device. I ordered from Gionee's website (1K extra) because the seller from flipkart was not so good (bad rating). Gionee sent some demo devices to these sellers to get initial feedback, and they sold it on places like ebay. Probably the bad reviewers (on flipkart) might have got the same. Pros: * Nice design, slim and metallic feel. * Custom OS is good (sometimes I can feel the jerk - its android not iOS). * Accessories are more than expected (two set of screen guards (both front & back), OTG cable, case etc) Cons: * Many people complained about the heating issue. From my personal experience thats not a deal breaker. It gets noticeable heat if you're running lot of process at same time (probably if all the 8 cores are running some tasks). * I made call for 30 minutes, but I didn't observe any major heating issue (in other words, its same as my Nexus 5). Speed: The latest version of Android is Android Kitkat (Android 4.4 - Nexus 5 has it). But this mobile has custom version of android (modified from Android 4.2 - Jellybean). I used both Nexus 5 and Gionee Slim S 5.5, I felt Nexus5 has smooth interface. Its just my opinion. Looks like Android Kitkat has smooth interface compared to Android Jellybean. Overall this is a good device.

lots of heating problem due to its metal body...it will become hot within 2 mins while talking and network issues... not as much good camera... as per luks and features its good...i request Gionee team to improve this model ..if they improve this issue part of this phone then it would be a best buying...

Gionee, a new comer has come up with the Worlds Thinnest Beauty. I mean, look at it. It is a premium stylish mobile I've ever seen. I love white + gold Don't compare with Gionee E7 in terms of specs. In its price range you cannot ask for more. Don't compare with canvas Knight. I'm not against Micromax but its devices are not upto mark. You just can't feel the money you've spent on the devices. BTW, this beats micromax knight in many aspects. Just check iGyaan comparison video once. PROs- Soooooper Slim (they call it E Slim) 1.7 ghz Octacore chipset, 2 Gb ram 13 MP primary & 5 MP front camera with wide angle. Complete Glass finish in font and back Amigo 2.0 (dont know why, i love this OS) 2300 mAh is quite good for such a slim device (with battery manager, you can extend its battery life) Cons- 16 GB disappoints me. :( Could've been 32. But that's (16) a lot in the price range Android 4.2 out of box. Gionee claims a 4.4 kitkat pretty soon :) Fingerprints are visible on back glass for Black model NOT much for White one :) The mobile gets warm.. But guys, which android mobile doesn't get warm when u play high end games for a long time. But I'm just mentioning it. Verdict: If your budget is around 20,000 then add up 1500 bucks more and pocket this slim beauty. You can't ask for more in your budget. You will not regret. This is a WINNER in the price range and beats other brands like micromax, Samsung, sony, Htc. GO FOR IT if you are ok with 16gb because that's the only drawback.

Review after 3 months of use. Pros :- > Very Very Very Slim as you know. > Good Battery life > Very good display > Very good touch response. > Durable > Good processing speed. Cons :- > Single Sim > No Expandable memory. > Non removable battery. > If touch doesn't work then nothing can be done, I mean no reset button.

Superb... Thats what i can say... i am not into the review kind of thing but reading some bad reviews in GSM arena and here.. i just saying my opinion. its work fine for me in every aspects in which real smartphone can perform. now updates available with 4.4.2 kitkat.. After updates heating issue reduced. Not only good looking phone Good with cam, games videos, Wifi, 3G, browsing, All Apps working fine for me, no lags. no bugs nothing.. if ur concern about heating issue, common guys every metal body heats when u play games.. My recomend:::::::: Go For it... its an eye catcher and good smartphone out there..

Thanks Flipkart for nice packaging and timely delivery. A super cool, super slim and eye catching phone. Premium look. A Nice 5 inch super AMOLED screen with accurate colors. Front and back gorilla glass. Gionee has done a great job. Amigo OS is not that bad as people say in their reviews. Rest depends upon personal preferences. Yes, it lags a little, but if you uninstall some pre-installed, un-necessary apps, the OS becomes super smooth. Moreover, you will get a lots of goodies with this phone. A leather flip cover, 4 screen guards and OTG cable makes it a complete package.

Well i am huge fan of Gionee Elife S5.5 particularly , and yesterday i did buy my second after 4 years, its been 4 years and still i decided to buy the same product again . There are few highlighted points : Looks , Slimness , Gionee's own operating system work on the phone and then comes camera . and seriously i don't care weather about 3g or 4 g . This phone do charge fast and it doesn't lags. Demerits : Its heated up too quickly more then any other phone and its cools then at same speed. storage is 16 gb out of which 9.59gb is the space you get to use.

The design is very very nice Performance is also very nice Camera is great Battery is also good but not great Overall performance is very good.......no lag while day to day use ( multitasking is also very nice ) Heats up a lot Gaming performance is good but heats up very quickly.......not for a gamer The biggest con is UI, its easy to use but you cannot remove or add widgets, which is very annoying but you can always use different launchers like NOVA prime.

I bought this phone(Gionee s5.5, Black) few days ago from flipkart. looking wise its Sooooo beautiful, But in this phone the heating problem brokem my heart. it heats too much when use Games like TEEN PATTI ETC, and on mobile-data(Internet turn on) use tooo. if gionee resolv this heating problem this phone could be best and beautiful in the WORLD..!!!