Leaked photos of the Gigaset (ex-Siemens) smartphone reveal similarities to the Samsung Galaxy S6
posted by Mihai A.
/ Sep 01, 2015, 10:24 AM
A few hands-on photos of the Gigaset smartphone leaked online today revealing a design with rounded edges, a metal frame, and a glass back. Aside from the build materials of choice, the Gigaset handset also comes with a speaker grill that's quite similar to that of the Samsung Galaxy S6. These leaked hands-on photos also reveal that the Gigaset handset will come with a fingerprint scanner and a dual-LED camera on the back. Take a look for yourself:
Leaked photos of the Gigaset (ex-Siemens) smartphone
According to AnTuTu, the Gigaset smartphone will come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 chipset, 3GB of RAM, a display with a resolution of 1080 by 1920 pixels, a 16 MP primary camera on the back, and an 8MP selfie shooter on the front. On the software side, the phone is said to run Android 5.1 Lollipop. At the rate Gigaset's first smartphone has been leaking online lately, it wouldn't be entirely surprising if the official announcement of the phone is just around the corner.
What do you guys think of these leaked hands-on photos?
25 Comments
1. mistercarter
Posts: 360; Member since: Sep 01, 2011
i definitely would've liked to see the Siemens logo instead, just for the nostalgia
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 10:32 AM 10
16. hellbread
Posts: 309; Member since: Nov 21, 2014
Maybe best phones this year.
5" fhd, sd810, 3gb ram and 32 gb expandable storage with sony imx 230 16 mpix cam. Also 3000 mah battery.
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 11:01 AM 0
4. hafini_27
Posts: 945; Member since: Oct 31, 2013
Looks better IMO.
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 10:35 AM 6
17. maherk
Posts: 6702; Member since: Feb 10, 2012
+1.
While there are similarities(which isn't a bad thing), It looks cleaner on the back without that outrageous camera hump on the back.
I understand it is due to the big sensor accompanied with OIS, but Samsung should have went with a thicker profile to hide the hump, and give us a bigger battery while they are at it.
I still prefer the shiny texture on the S6 more than this, and it definitely won't match the beauty of the S6 Edge
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 11:01 AM 1
5. TheZenGuy
Posts: 1; Member since: Sep 01, 2015
Well, it seems that this isn't a 'leak' anymore. The phone specs are available on Gigaset UK website. Its called Gigaset ME. The pricing information is still not available though!
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 10:40 AM 1
8. amanjain1
Posts: 56; Member since: Apr 28, 2015
The entry-level 5-inch Me Pure will cost 349 euros (directly converted, around £250, $390, or AU$560). The 5-inch mid-range Me will be 469 euros (roughly £345, $530 or AU$750). And the 5.5-inch high-end Me Pro will set you back 549 euros (about £400, $620, or AU$880).
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 10:44 AM 0
12. Flaat
Posts: 7; Member since: Aug 13, 2015
Bah another phone with Sd810, can't they just buy old chips like 801, 805, or put a 808 in phones? I want good battery life, not a benchmark monster glass canon...
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 10:45 AM 0
15. fonelover
Posts: 255; Member since: Mar 19, 2015
Qualcomm's giving away sd810 for free, May be also subsidizing the new comers. This year, many phone giants are skipping sd810, where as several new phone makers using it, such as sharp aquos, Fujitsu, gigaset, zte, Letv , etc.
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 10:59 AM 0
14. HugoBarraCyanogenmod
Posts: 1412; Member since: Jul 06, 2014
Phone from the Western OEM's are always subpar when it comes to specs so no thanks
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 10:58 AM 0
18. Commentator
Posts: 3722; Member since: Aug 16, 2011
Interesting that PA compares the speaker grilles to the Galaxy S6. They look way more like the one on the iPhone and the ones on the OnePlus 2 IMO.
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 11:08 AM 0
23. TechieXP1969
Posts: 14967; Member since: Sep 25, 2013
You can tell when an article is written by an Apple fan.
If you make a case out of metal, the o my way to get speaker holes is to drill them. The bottom of a phone is actually the dumbest place for a speaker because people hold the phone their thus blocking sound. The Bal is just as bad because most people place their phone down with the display up. The best place for a loudspeaker is the front. Or in a location people don't old a phone.
posted on Sep 01, 2015, 9:08 PM 0
24. RoboticEngi
Posts: 1251; Member since: Dec 03, 2014
Not long ago I read an article here on iphonearena regarding "copying" etc and I liked it. It was great because it got to the real issues in the tech business, there is only a very few little things you can do to a rectangle. So it is very disappointing reading these articles about some phone looking like another one. WHO GIVES A s**t???? As long as it isn't a complete copy, I don't see all the fuss. And I thought maybe iphonearena also didn't, but I guess I was being naive. This phone looks great, I don't care if some part of it looks like another phone (that other phone that I have at the moment )
