Gionee M5 Marathon Plus vs Xiaomi Mi Max 2

Comparing the Gionee M5 Marathon Plus vs Xiaomi Mi Max 2 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.0 GHz, while Gionee M5 Marathon Plus runs at 1.3 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi Max 2 the better performer.

Display: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers a screen size of 6.4 inches, while Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers 6 inches, making Xiaomi Mi Max 2 the larger display of the two. Gionee M5 Marathon Plus features a AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi Max 2'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 Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers 12 MP, making Gionee M5 Marathon Plus better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Both Gionee M5 Marathon Plus and Xiaomi Mi Max 2 feature a 5 MP primary front camera.

Battery: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offers a higher battery capacity with 5300 mAh, while Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers 5020 mAh, making Xiaomi Mi Max 2 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Gionee M5 Marathon Plus and Xiaomi Mi Max 2 offer the same internal storage of 64 GB.

Expert Review: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Gionee M5 Marathon Plus is rated 6.

User Rating: Xiaomi Mi Max 2 receives a higher user rating of 4.4, while Gionee M5 Marathon Plus has a rating of 4.

Gionee M5 Marathon Plus

₹26,999

(Out of Stock)

Xiaomi Mi Max 2

₹13,990

(Out of Stock)

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Summary

Spec Score

68%

73%

Release Date

04 May, 2016

27 Jul, 2017

Performance


MediaTek MT6753	Snapdragon 625
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.3 GHz)	Tru-Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
3 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.0 inches (15.24 cm)	6.4 inches (16.26 cm)
AMOLED	IPS LCD
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera


13 MP Primary Camera	12 MP Primary Camera

Front Camera


5 MP	5 MP

Battery


5020 mAh	5300 mAh
Fast Charging	Quick Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging

Storage

64 GB

Expert Review

6.0/10

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8.0/10

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Pros

Premium metal build
Great battery life
Decent cameras
Responsive fingerprint sensor

Excellent battery life
Capable cameras
Good performer

Cons

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

Ugly black bezel around the display
Low-light camera performance could be better

User Ratings

4/5

(246 ratings)

4.4/5

(49,325 ratings)

Video

1 More Video

4 More Videos

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

May 04, 2016

(Official)

Jul 27, 2017

(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

N/A

MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6753

Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 MSM8953

Processor

Octa core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53

Octa core, 2 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP3

Adreno 506

RAM

3 GB

4 GB

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

6.4 inches (16.26 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

367 ppi

344 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.78 %

72.95 %

Screen Protection

N/A	Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

160.9 mm

174.1 mm

Width

81.2 mm

88.7 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

7.6 mm

Weight

210 grams

211 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Resolution

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

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.21/2.9" sensor size IMX386 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.25µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

4000 x 3000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

N/A

Camera Features

N/A	Wide Angle Selfie

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Capacity

5020 mAh

5300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer

Li-ion

TalkTime

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

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB

32 GB / 64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes

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) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A	4G Bands: TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A	Head: 1.39 W/kg Body: 1.31 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0

Yes v4.2

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Front

Rear

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A	Explorer Mi Cloud Mi Remote