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)
Asus Zenfone 5 A500KL
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

N/A
62%

Release Date

04 Nov, 2014
30 Jun, 2014

Performance

N/A
MediaTek MT6582
Snapdragon 400
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
(upto 1.2 GHz)
1 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

N/A
8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

N/A
2 MP
2 MP

Battery

N/A
5000 mAh
2110 mAh

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

3.6/5
(187 ratings)
N/A

User Feedback

General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

N/A
Zen UI

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A
Below Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6582
Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Processor

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

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-400 MP2
Adreno 305

RAM

1 GB
2 GB

Display

Display Rating

N/A
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Pixel Density

294 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

66.64 %
63.73 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v3

Design

Height

144.5 mm
148.2 mm

Width

71.4 mm
72.8 mm

Thickness

10.4 mm
10.3 mm

Weight

180 grams
145 grams

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A
Below Avg

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
2110 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

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

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 64 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

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
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 150 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
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Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

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