Gionee Marathon M4 vs Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime

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Comparing the Gionee Marathon M4 vs Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime runs at a higher processing speed of 1.4 GHz, while Gionee Marathon M4 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime the better performer.


Display: Both Gionee Marathon M4 and Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Gionee Marathon M4 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime's IPS LCD, making Gionee Marathon M4 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Gionee Marathon M4 offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Gionee Marathon M4 and Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime feature a 5 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Gionee Marathon M4 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime offers 4100 mAh, making Gionee Marathon M4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Gionee Marathon M4 offers 16 GB, making Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime the better option for storage.


User Rating: Gionee Marathon M4 and Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Gionee Marathon M4
₹11,999
(Discontinued)
Xiaomi Redmi 3S Prime
₹8,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

64%
70%

Release Date

28 Jul, 2015
09 Aug, 2016

Performance

MediaTek MT6735
Snapdragon 430
(upto 1.3 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.4 GHz)
2 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
720x1280 px (HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4100 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Compact design and solid build
  • MIUI and its useful features
  • Smooth performance
  • Excellent battery life

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Camera performance could be better
  • Takes a while to charge

User Ratings

4.3/5
(70 ratings)
4.3/5
(476,932 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Aug 09, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Amigo UI
MIUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6735
Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 MSM8937

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7
Octa core, 1.4 GHz, Cortex A53

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Adreno 505

RAM

2 GB
2 GB / 3 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR3

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
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)

66.74 %
70.92 %

Screen Protection

No
No

Design

Height

144.7 mm
139.3 mm

Width

71.2 mm
69.6 mm

Thickness

10.1 mm
8.5 mm

Weight

176 grams
144 grams

Build Material

N/A
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh
4100 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 18 Hours(3G) / Up to 50 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB / 32 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

Head: 0.85 W/kg Body: 0.733 W/kg
Head: 0.617 W/kg Body: 0.429 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Rear

Infrared Sensor

N/A
Yes

Other Sensors

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