Gionee M5 Marathon Plus vs Gionee W909

Comparing the Gionee M5 Marathon Plus vs Gionee W909 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Gionee W909 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.8 GHz, while Gionee M5 Marathon Plus runs at 1.3 GHz, making Gionee W909 the better performer.

Display: Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Gionee W909 offers 4.2 inches, making Gionee M5 Marathon Plus the larger display of the two. Gionee M5 Marathon Plus features a AMOLED display compared to Gionee W909's IPS LCD, making Gionee M5 Marathon Plus the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Gionee W909 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers 13 MP, making Gionee W909 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Gionee M5 Marathon Plus and Gionee W909 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 5020 mAh, while Gionee W909 offers 2530 mAh, making Gionee M5 Marathon Plus better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Gionee M5 Marathon Plus and Gionee W909 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Gionee M5 Marathon Plus

₹26,999

(Out of Stock)

Gionee W909

₹43,990

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

04 May, 2016

N/A

Performance


MediaTek MT6753	MediaTek MT6755	MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.4 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM	12 GB RAM

Main Display


6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	4.2 inches (10.67 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD	Extreme AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	720x1280 px (HD)	1272x2772 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Cover Display

N/A	4.2 inches (10.67 cm)	N/A
N/A	720x1280 px (HD)	N/A

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3.5x Optical Zoom)

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP	50 MP

Battery


5020 mAh	2530 mAh	6500 mAh
Fast Charging	N/A	90W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB	64 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

6.0/10

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Pros

Premium metal build
Great battery life
Decent cameras
Responsive fingerprint sensor

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Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

6-inch screen is a tad too big
A few lags in performance
Expensive

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User Ratings

4/5

(246 ratings)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

May 04, 2016

(Official)

N/A

Jun 04, 2026

(Expected)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v5.1.1 (Lollipop)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Excellent

Chipset

MediaTek MT6753

MediaTek MT6755

MediaTek Dimensity 8500 Extreme

Processor

Octa core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53 1 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53

Octa core

3.4 GHz, Single core, Cortex A725 3.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A725 2.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A725

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP3

Mali-T860 MP2

Mali-G720 MP8

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

4.2 inches (10.67 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

720x1280 px (HD)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.6:9

Pixel Density

367 ppi

350 ppi

450 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.78 %

62.25 %

92.08 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.8 %

Design

Height

160.9 mm

124.1 mm

162.7 mm

Width

81.2 mm

62.8 mm

75.6 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

16.5 mm

7.19 mm

Weight

210 grams

207.7 grams

190 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Plastic

Form Factor

N/A

Clamshell

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Avg

Excellent

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor ISO-CELL

16 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.812 mm focal length LYT 710 2.0µm pixel size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Macro Camera12 mm focal length

N/A

50 MP
Telephoto Camera81 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

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

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom
Optical Zoom
Face detection
Filters

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120/240 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Video HDR
Macro Video
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg

Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30/60 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5020 mAh

2530 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

Silicon Carbon

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G) / Up to 47 Hours(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Turbo Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 15W Wireless Charging

Wireless Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wireless Reverse Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 5W Wired Reverse Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

SIM1: Micro

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

N/A

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

4G Bands:

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

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 3500(band 42) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 6GHz

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Back

On-screen

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope