Everyone loves to take selfies, right? A few years ago, who would have thought that the front cameras on your smartphones would be used more extensively than the rear camera? In fact, recently, we've even seen some phones being launched with selfie cameras that have a higher megapixel count than the rear snapper. With the increase in popularity of such phones, we've seen offerings like the Gionee S6s, which are designed specifically for selfie lovers. But who wants to be normal, if you can stand out from the crowd?

Smartphone manufacturers have built a wide variety of tricks for the selfie enthusiasts, which can spice up a plain old selfie. Today, we look at five creative ways to make your selfie look more appealing. Make use of live filters. Filters are a simple-yet-effective way of changing your look in a selfie. Make it grayscale, or make the colours look punchier, it's all up to your taste. Thanks to the advancement in both software and hardware technologies, we now have something that's known as "live filters". They're just like regular filters, but where they have an edge is that you can actually apply the filter and preview the selfie real-time before even capturing it. For instance, the Gionee S6s offers you a total of eight filters to choose from, for that picture-perfect look. Now imagination becomes a reality when you experience 8 different looks of the same selfie.

Use beautify mode to enhance your facial features Don't we want to look perfect always? The beautify mode can help you get that by enhancing your facial features for that perfect look. The technology goes through an intelligent analysis to improve your selfie and ensures you look your best. Most smartphones with a beauty mode come with an option to control the effect of the beauty mode so that it can fit your personal preference. The mode works in real time, so you can see how you'll look with the effect turned on before you click the selfie. Overall, the beauty mode makes you look more attractive than you already are. And don't worry if your smartphone doesn't come with a built-in beauty mode, as there are ample amount of apps which give you the freedom to use this feature. But then again, it works best when it is built right into the system camera app, where the Gionee S6s shines thanks to its Face Beauty 2.0 mode.

Use a selfie stick to fit more people in the same frame This one is a given. How often have you asked your tallest friend to help take a group selfie, just so that you can make everyone fit in? Selfie sticks are tailor made for these group selfies. If you haven't owned a selfie stick before, now is the right time to go and buy one. They come in all kinds of shapes and sizes, and most of them are quite portable, thanks to a folding mechanism. So the next time you have a class reunion, make sure you use a selfie stick to capture all the smiling faces. Use front flash in low-light conditions One of the most dreaded scenarios
for a front camera is to take selfies in low light situations. And when we see that the rear cameras on most phones fail to excel in this regard, there's just so much you can expect from the front snapper. Manufacturers have taken this up as a challenge and have come up with interesting solutions, be it the Apple iPhone's screen flash, or an actual front flash in a few Android phones. We just have to mention the Gionee S6s here.

The smartphone not only has a front flash, but also comes with the screen flash feature, where the display illuminates at its maximum brightness for a better lit selfie. All said and done, this results in impressive low-light selfies even with the front camera. As you can see, clicking the perfect selfie is not that difficult if you know what feature you ought to use to get the best results. Of course, it depends upon the smartphone as well, since there are options like the Gionee S6s which is loaded with these aspects, in order to help you get the best selfies. So, it's time to capture that perfect moment on your own. You've read the tips, now just fill your social media accounts with some creative new selfies

The itel S31 is surely the best selfie phone no doubt

Akpevwe9:
The itel S31 is surely the best selfie phone no doubt

do I hear you say high-tech..

hmmmm....dont say that at all, you are wrong

nice camera to be sincere.its got a bamlocsy camera...

I use a Gionee S6s and the camera is wonderful front and back

How much does this s6s cost, might want to buy one for a selfie lover..

It should be around 75k

alicematt:
How much does this s6s cost, might want to buy one for a selfie lover..

Nice phone, let's see tecno's reply

Nice phone with a sweet camera. mehn...this is so sharp

how much is this phone? would like to have one though

Got mine 70k back then should be around 75k now

josheila:
how much is this phone? would like to have one though

Thanks

lekzdekoya:
Got mine 70k back then should be around 75k now

I think the 8mp front camera is better than its 13mp rear camera.

To be sincere Gionee had good camera am of their witness on my Gionee M3 Mini

A fantastic one to be sincere...

Iamtosignno:
To be sincere Gionee had good camera am of their witness on my Gionee M3 Mini

Just to know how far its true, does this phone come with a selfie flash light?

Very correct, Gionee S6s comes with a front flash....its why they call it the Selfie Phone

josheila:
Just to know how far its true, does this phone come with a selfie flash light?

NETWORK Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
LAUNCH Announced 2016, August
Status Available. Released 2016, August
BODY Dimensions 154.5 x 75.6 x 8.3 mm (6.08 x 2.98 x 0.33 in)
Weight 166 g (5.86 oz)
SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM/ Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
DISPLAY Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches (~71.4% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (~401 ppi pixel density)
Multitouch Yes
Protection Corning Gorilla Glass 3
- Amigo UI 3.2
PLATFORM OS Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset Mediatek MT6753
CPU Octa-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
GPU Mali-T720MP3
MEMORY Card slot microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Internal 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
CAMERA Primary 13 MP, f/2.0, phase detection autofocus, LED flash
Features 1/3" sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps
Secondary 8 MP, f/2.2, LED flash
SOUND Alert types Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
- Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
COMMS WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP
GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Radio FM radio
USB v2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
FEATURES Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Messaging SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM
Browser HTML5
Java No
- MP4/H.264 player
- MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
- Photo/video editor
- Document viewer
BATTERY Non-removable Li-Po 3150 mAh battery
Stand-by Up to 400 h (2G) / Up to 394 h (3G)
Talk time Up to 23 h (2G) / Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)
MISC Colors Mocha Gold, Latte Gold
SAR US 0.26 W/kg (head) 0.47 W/kg (body)

Is this M3 still in the market?

shapoh:
A fantastic one to be sincere...

Hello...anyone with the S6s should please share your camera photos

S6s sells for 72,000 presently

alicematt:
How much does this s6s cost, might want to buy one for a selfie lover..

i love this phone, i would get one very soon

I'm still glued to my Tecno jare

Then you are not moving with the trend.....There is surely no comparism between Tecno and Gionee!

GIONEE ROCKS!!!

saxby:
I'm still glued to my Tecno jare

Phreshy012:
Then you are not moving with the trend.....There is surely no comparism between Tecno and Gionee!

GIONEE ROCKS!!!

If you don't have a Samsung phone is when you are not moving wit the trend.

chingy012:


If you don't have a Samsung phone is when you are not moving wit the trend.

Gionee Phones are also good with quality cameras and battery.

LordtripleM:


Gionee Phones are also good with quality cameras and battery.

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