Gionee Marathon M3 vs Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL

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Comparing the Gionee Marathon M3 vs Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Gionee Marathon M3 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.3 GHz, while Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL runs at 1.2 GHz, making Gionee Marathon M3 the better performer.


Display: Both Gionee Marathon M3 and Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Gionee Marathon M3 and Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Both Gionee Marathon M3 and Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL feature a 2 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Gionee Marathon M3 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL offers 2110 mAh, making Gionee Marathon M3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Gionee Marathon M3 and Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.

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Gionee Marathon M3
₹14,999
(Discontinued)
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(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

04 Nov, 2014
30 Jun, 2014
16 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
N/A
MediaTek MT6582
Snapdragon 400
Unisoc T7100
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 1.8 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

N/A
N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
N/A
N/A
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
N/A
2 MP
2 MP
5 MP

Battery

N/A
N/A
5000 mAh
2110 mAh
5000 mAh
N/A
N/A
10W

Storage

8 GB
8 GB
64 GB
N/A
N/A
eMMC 5.0

User Ratings

3.6/5
(187 ratings)
N/A
N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jul 16, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v15

Custom UI

N/A
Zen UI
Android Go

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Below Avg
N/A

Chipset

MediaTek MT6582
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926
Unisoc T7100

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core

1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A75 1.2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP2
Adreno 305
PowerVR GE8322

RAM

1 GB
2 GB
3 GB / 4 GB

RAM Type

N/A
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent
N/A

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)
N/A

Brightness

N/A
N/A
400 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
90 Hz

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.64 %
63.73 %
N/A

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Design

Height

144.5 mm
148.2 mm
N/A

Width

71.4 mm
72.8 mm
N/A

Thickness

10.4 mm
10.3 mm
8.49 mm

Weight

180 grams
145 grams
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good
N/A

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2GC08A8 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes
N/A

OIS

N/A
N/A
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps
N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Below Avg
N/A

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
N/A
No

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good
N/A

Capacity

5000 mAh
2110 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 32 Hours(3G) / Up to 51 Hours(2G)
Up to 20.6 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 10W

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB
64 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
eMMC 5.0

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Single SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
N/A
Yes

SIM 1

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 800(band 20) / 700(band 28)
N/A
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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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 4 (802.11 n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
N/A

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0
Yes

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass
N/A

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