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Gretel S55 smartphone with advanced dual-camera technology.


Gretel Latest Updates: S55 Smartphone Leaked!


Amazon Prime Day 2017 has arrived. While Amazon opens the floodgates to unleash a wave of deals all over the world, Gretel’s flagship device seems to pop up upon the world.


Since jumping into the public market from this March, Gretel has already launched the A-series smartphones: A9, A7, A6 and GT6000, which is varied in terms of specifications and prices targeting of different users. A fantastic deal on budget smartphone that can really compete with the big boys, that’s the reason why Gretel become one of the users’ favorite budget smartphones this year. Now it appears like the S55 will be added to the Gretel’s family.


The Gretel S55 smartphone is rumored to offer the popular 4 colors: blue, red, black and gold. It will pack a 5.5 inch display with 2.5D curved glass along with a back 360° touch fingerprint reader, running on an Android Nougat 7 system out of the box.


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From the leaked photo, the S55 will be encased by a slim body. And it’s clear that the rear of the S55 phablet has two camera lenses alongside the flash. Dual camera systems on smartphones are not new now, but Gretel says that the S55 will use the advanced dual-camera technology. The wide-angle lens is primed to capture everyday scenes, the other lens for a high-quality closeups, and the combination enables the photos look like they were shot with DSLR cameras!



Will it be the great flagship device from Gretel? Still no more specs. If you want to know more updates of the Gretel S55 or win a free GT6000, just head over to the Gretel Official Facebook page or just keep tuned here!
 
A week ago, leaks revealed some features of the brand new Gretel S55 smartphone. Now, Gretel just released some photos of what the S55 looks like and main specs for it.

And it’s clear that the design influence here is the iPhone 7. From the red color, to the curved sides and super smooth back, the results of our first look at the Gretel S55 is beauty and elegance. It’s encased by a slim body with 4 color options in Red, Blue, Black and Gold.

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The placement of the fingerprint sensor of Gretel S55 has been just below the dual camera sensors on the rear of the phone. The two cameras pair an 8MP GC8024 sensor + 0.3MP GC0310 sensor, one with wide angle to capture wide photos, the other for a high-quality closeups and Blur effect.



Gretel S55 packs a 5.5 inch HD IPS display with 2.5D curved glass and a 1280x720 resolution, running on an Android Nougat 7 system out of the box and powered by a 2600mAh removable battery. It comes with the MT6580A processor, 1GB or RAM and 16GB of storage, supports at least 32GB extended storage via a T-Flash card. In addition, the S55 is a dual SIM smartphone that accepts Micro-SIM and Micro-SIM. The 2G GSM frequency is 850/900/1800/1900MHz, the 3G WCDMA frequency is 900/2100MHz.

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No word yet on what the Gretel S55 will be priced at, but which is reportedly presale on the next Monday, this is the July 24! Want to keep getting updates for Gretel? go ahead to the Gretel Official Facebook page. Stay tuned for further information.
 
Gretel S55 Updates

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First 3G budget smartphone from the Gretel company to feature dual cameras and fingerprint TouchID on the back. The S55 is having a 5.5 inch display and double lens, maybe that’s where the “S55” comes into play here. So how is the final design and appearance? Let’s find out from the first video:



This video is officially from Gretel, displaying the S55 from just about every angle and showing off the trendy red and black colors, looks stylish and slim. On the front, we have a 2.0MP selfie camera and 5.5 inch screen with a 720x1280 pixel resolution, 2.5D curved. On the top of the screen, spots a 3.5mm stereo earphone jack, and a MicroUSB data port.


The battery that keeps all of going is a 2,600mAH battery. Gretel promises include 6 hours of video playback and 35 hours of “normal use”, and it’s removable.

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Main Specs:

Manufacturer: Gretel

Model: S55

Display: 5.5” HD 720x1280 IPS LCD, 2.5D Curved, ultra-thin body

Touch Screen: 5 Points capacitive touch panel, super tough Asahi Glass Screen

Fingerprint: Back Fingerprint TouchID

Back camera: Dual cameras, 8.0MP +0.3MP GC8024, AF with flash light

Front Camera: 2.0MP Front Camera

OS: Android 7 Nougat

CPU: MT6580A 1.3MHz Quad Core, ARM Cortex-A7

Memory: 1GB RAM + 16GB ROM, at least 32G TF card extendable

Frequency:

3G WCDMA(B1/8): 2100/900MHz

2G GSM(B2/3/5/8): 1900/1800/850/900

Card Slot: Dual SIM Dual Standby, 2x Micro SIM card

Multilanguage: More than 190

Others: Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS

Color: Blue, Red, Black and Gold

Battery: 2600mAh battery –removable

Dimension: 153.3 x 77.2 x 8.7mm, 174g

More details for S55 phone can be found on Gretel’s official website:

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According to my experience price under $60 is a great deal.
Stay tuned for further news and reviews.
 
Updates:

With the Gretel S55 smartphone now available to be shipped out from July 31, here we get the Gretel’ rollout of the first hands-on video:




Until now everything about Gretel’s new model S55 smartphone has released out. The video shows the many selling points, as a budget 3G phone, really a big surprise. And we’ve just had our best look at it.


Gretel S55 equipped with MT6580A 1.3GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of ROM, fast enough and stable for multitasking experience and general everyday use. As the video shown, the 2D gaming is comfortable, web browsing and email checking is smooth. for general everyday use, the RAM capacity is enough.


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There are some smart control options and Wake-up features given in the S55 device. The gestures on the turned-off screen quite helpful. Here’s what all the gesture controls in the Gretel S55 smartphone.


Gesture Control:

Slide three fingers to get fast screenshot;

Long Press Return key to open the free mode screenshot;

Slide up three fingers to open the camera;

Slide up and down two fingers to adjust the volume;

Double click on the off-screen to unlock your phone;

Tap the power button twice to open camera without unlocking the screen.


Smart Wake Up:

Draw C to open Phone;

Draw E to open the Browser;

Draw V to open Music;

Draw M to control Music;

Move left to play Last Song;

Move right to play Next Song;

Draw O to call SOS or 911;

Draw W to open SMS;

Move up to unlock screen;

Move down to open Camera.


Great News, You can win it by participating in Facebook giveaway.
 
The Real Life Photo Samples from Gretel S55 Smartphone
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the guys in the video show us the photo samples taken by S55. Let's see how everything shook out:




These sample photos in the above video are captured under different conditions of outdoor and indoor. Thanks to S55’s clever dual rear camera setup, these shoots performs very good on its price level. You can take great photos from your bright and vivid life you love and share with the others.


The Common shooting modes on Gretel S55 included: HDR, Bokeh and Normal. If you want to get up close, Bokeh mode is hard to beat. The ƒ/2.0 len allows for a very shallow depth of field and more-blurred foregrounds and backgrounds. It features an 8MP+0.3MP main cameras capable of shooting 720p HD videos.


The good news is that you can win Gretel S55 by participating giveaway on the Gretel official Facebook page.


Good luck and have fun!

Stay tuned for more information.
 
Gretel S55 Smartphone Durability Tests Video

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When it comes to buying a new smartphone, many things should consider. But the first thing may be the durability. Take a look at the ultimate torture tests conducted on Gretel’s new S55 smartphone, you will be surprised!
It’s always fun to watch an onslaught of durability tests, feast your eyes on this engaging video that you’ll actually be inclined to watch the whole way through. In this video, Gretel S55 smartphone puts through a number of stringent tests, including the scratch test, fire test and more. Like subject your Gretel S55 to the key, stainless steel shears and a box cutter; use a hammer to smash S55; burning a hot fire on the LCD screen of S55, then lasts about 16 seconds…What happen then? The S55 shine in all these examinations! Impressive!!
Why? Because Gretel S55 phone uses the Dragon trail glass from Asahi Glass Company and adopts the anti-scratch 7H hardness screen technology, which can resist light scratching from daily use or a chance of enduring accidents.
The Gretel S55 may not be a premium smartphone, but it can withstand tough usage, proves this video. Notably, the removable battery adds to the durability of the smartphone. Get it now and use to watch “Game of Thrones” season 7!
Stay tuned for more information.
 

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Is this compatible with Verizon?

And are accessories like cases available for it?
 

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