Gionee M5 Marathon Plus vs Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus

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Comparing the Gionee M5 Marathon Plus vs Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Gionee M5 Marathon Plus and Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus run at the same processing speed of 1.3 GHz.


Display: Both Gionee M5 Marathon Plus and Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus offer the same screen size of 6 inches, but Gionee M5 Marathon Plus features a AMOLED display compared to Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus's IPS LCD, making Gionee M5 Marathon Plus the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus offers 8 MP, making Gionee M5 Marathon Plus better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Gionee M5 Marathon Plus and Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers a higher battery capacity with 5020 mAh, while Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus offers 3000 mAh, making Gionee M5 Marathon Plus better for longer battery life.


Storage: Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus offers 16 GB, making Gionee M5 Marathon Plus the better option for storage.


User Rating: Gionee M5 Marathon Plus receives a higher user rating of 4, while Micromax Canvas Mega 2 Plus has a rating of 3.2.

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Gionee M5 Marathon Plus
₹26,999
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₹6,490
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Summary

Release Date

04 May, 2016
14 Mar, 2017
14 May, 2026

Performance

N/A
MediaTek MT6753
N/A
Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
16 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
540x960 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A
N/A
144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
200 MP
Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
50 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
5 MP
50 MP

Battery

N/A
5020 mAh
3000 mAh
6600 mAh
Fast Charging
N/A
100W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB
16 GB
512 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

6.0/10
N/A
8.7/10

Pros

  • Premium metal build
  • Great battery life
  • Decent cameras
  • Responsive fingerprint sensor
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
  • Excellent performance
  • Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

  • 6-inch screen is a tad too big
  • A few lags in performance
  • Expensive
  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Battery life could have been better
  • Very expensive with camera kit
  • No shortcut key

User Ratings

4/5
(246 ratings)
3.2/5
(14 ratings)
4.6/5
(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,977,648
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
15h 10m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

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General

Launch Date

May 04, 2016
(Official)
N/A
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Best In Class

Chipset

MediaTek MT6753
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

Octa core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Quad core, 1.3 GHz
Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP3
N/A
Adreno 840

RAM

3 GB
2 GB
16 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
21.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)
6.82 inches  (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
540x960 px
1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
19.8:9

Pixel Density

367 ppi
184 ppi
510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.78 %
N/A
89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.49 %

Design

Height

160.9 mm
N/A
162.98 mm

Width

81.2 mm
N/A
76.81 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm
N/A
8.19 mm

Weight

210 grams
N/A
232 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A
Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor ISO-CELL
8 MP
Primary Camera
200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size
N/A
N/A
200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size
N/A
N/A
50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Touch to focus
105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
N/A
Best In Class

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
No
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
N/A
Excellent

Capacity

5020 mAh
3000 mAh
6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 21 Hours(3G) / Up to 47 Hours(2G)
Up to 25 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
N/A
Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
15h 10m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
16 GB
512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
N/A
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 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)
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Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No
Yes

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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