Gionee Elife S5.1 release date: Specs of what could be known as the “world’s slimmest phones” have been leaked and 5.5 mm isn’t thin enough for Gionee, as an impending handset that’s only 5.15 mm thick maybe launching very soon.

“Gionee seems all set to launch its new 'slimmest smartphone in the world', dethroning its own current Elife S5.5 handset, if multiple Chinese reports and image leaks surrounding a handset named Elife S5.1 are to be given credence,” writes NDTV.

Chinese publication CNMO has leaked the unannounced Gionee Elife S5.1, showcasing the full handset. Another site, Zol.com, claims that it had a hands-on experience with the upcoming device.

NDTV notes that based on this leaks, specs of the Gionee Elife S5.1 include dimensions that spans 139.8x67.4x5.15mm. It also has a 4.8-inch HD AMOLED display and is powered with a 1.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 (MSM8926) processor running on 1GB of RAM.

Other revealed specs of the S5.1 are: 8MP rear camera, 5MP front facing camera, 16GB inbuilt storage that is not expandable, and a 2100 mAh battery. It could also run on Android 4.3 with Gionee’s Amigo 2.0 interface on top.

The features of the Gionee Elife S5.1 noted is similar with a Gionee handset that was spotted with model number GN9005. The said model has a 4.8-inch HD display with a resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels, a 1.2GHz quad-core processor, 1GB of RAM, and 8MP rear-rear camera with flash, and 16GB of storage.

Though no dates have yet been speculated, end of the year is always a possibility as it is the holiday season.

The upcoming release of a yet slimmer handset came from the manufacturer a few weeks ago when it teased an ad disclosing the world’s skinniest handsets, with the Gionee Elife S5.5 shown for March 2014. The S5.5 is currently the world’s slimmest handset.