Gionee Elife E8 vs Xiaomi Mi Max Prime

Comparing the Gionee Elife E8 vs Xiaomi Mi Max Prime across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Gionee Elife E8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Xiaomi Mi Max Prime runs at 1.8 GHz, making Gionee Elife E8 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Mi Max Prime offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Gionee Elife E8 offers 6 inches, making Xiaomi Mi Max Prime the larger display of the two. Gionee Elife E8 features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi Max Prime's IPS LCD, making Gionee Elife E8 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Gionee Elife E8 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23.7 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Max Prime offers 16 MP, making Gionee Elife E8 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Gionee Elife E8 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Xiaomi Mi Max Prime offers 5 MP, making Gionee Elife E8 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi Max Prime offers a higher battery capacity with 4850 mAh, while Gionee Elife E8 offers 3520 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi Max Prime better for longer battery life.

Storage: Gionee Elife E8 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Xiaomi Mi Max Prime offers 128 GB, making Gionee Elife E8 the better option for storage.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Mi Max Prime receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Gionee Elife E8 is rated 7.

User Rating: Xiaomi Mi Max Prime receives a higher user rating of 4.2, while Gionee Elife E8 has a rating of 3.7.

Gionee Elife E8

₹21,000

(Discontinued)

Xiaomi Mi Max Prime

₹10,990

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Spec Score

72%

Release Date

16 Oct, 2015

N/A

Performance


MediaTek MT6795	Snapdragon 652
Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


23.7 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	5 MP

Battery


3520 mAh	4850 mAh
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB

128 GB

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Good build
Lovely screen
Dedicated shutter key for the camera
Smooth performance

A roomy screen in a palatable size
Premium looks and solid build
Smooth performance
Exceptional battery life

Cons

Non-backlit navigation keys
Sub-par battery life
Overshadowed by worthier rivals

Camera performance could be better
Software features like multi window could be handy

User Ratings

3.7/5

(108 ratings)

4.2/5

(2,491 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

Amigo UI

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6795

Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 MSM8976

Processor

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR G6200

Adreno 510

RAM

3 GB	3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

490 ppi

344 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.36 %

73.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3 Scratch-resistant glass

Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

164 mm

173.1 mm

Width

82.3 mm

88.3 mm

Thickness

9.6 mm

7.5 mm

Weight

207 grams

203 grams

Build Material

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

23.7 MP
Primary CameraBack-illuminated sensor BSI PureCel Sensor

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

5656 x 4240 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

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Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

3520 mAh

4850 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)

N/A

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.909 W/kg

Head: 0.836 W/kg Body: 0.661 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Back

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope