Gionee Elife E6 vs Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB

Comparing the Gionee Elife E6 vs Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB across performance, display, camera, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Gionee Elife E6 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.5 GHz, while Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB runs at 1.3 GHz, making Gionee Elife E6 the better performer.

Display: Gionee Elife E6 offers a screen size of 5 inches, while Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB offers 4 inches, making Gionee Elife E6 the larger display of the two. Both Gionee Elife E6 and Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB feature the same IPS LCD display.

Rear Camera: Gionee Elife E6 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB offers 8 MP, making Gionee Elife E6 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Gionee Elife E6 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB offers 1.2 MP, making Gionee Elife E6 better for front camera photography.

Storage: Gionee Elife E6 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB offers 16 GB, making Gionee Elife E6 the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB receives a higher user rating of 5, while Gionee Elife E6 has a rating of 4.1.

Gionee Elife E6

₹21,912

(Discontinued)

Apple iPhone 5c CDMA 16GB

₹34,999

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

10 Jul, 2013

13 Sep, 2013

06 May, 2026

Performance

	N/A
MediaTek MT6589T	Apple A6X	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 1.5 GHz)	(upto 1.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
2 GB RAM	1 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

	N/A
5 inches (12.7 cm)	4.0 inches (10.16 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
IPS LCD	IPS LCD	AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	640x1136 px	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

	N/A
13 MP Primary Camera	8 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

	N/A
5 MP	1.2 MP	50 MP

Battery

	N/A
2000 mAh	N/A	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.1/5

(333 ratings)

5/5

(2 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)

iOS v7

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

Amigo UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Below Avg

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6589T

Apple A6X

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A7

Dual core, 1.3 GHz

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 544

N/A

Adreno 829

RAM

2 GB

1 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

IPS LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches (12.7 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

640x1136 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

441 ppi

326 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

69.53 %

59.75 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

142.5 mm

124.4 mm

150.83 mm

Width

69.4 mm

59.2 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

7.9 mm

9 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

128 grams

132 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI

8 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Shooting Modes

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Smile detection
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

1.2 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

2000 mAh

N/A

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 10 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

16 GB / 32 GB / 8 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/b/g/n) Dual antennas

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

DTS Sound

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A

AirDrop file sharing Siri natural language commands and dictation iCloud cloud service iBooks PDF reader

N/A

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