Gionee Marathon M5 vs Gionee M5 Marathon Plus

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Comparing the Gionee Marathon M5 vs Gionee M5 Marathon 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 Marathon M5 and Gionee M5 Marathon Plus run at the same processing speed of 1.3 GHz.


Display: Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers a screen size of 6 inches, while Gionee Marathon M5 offers 5.5 inches, making Gionee M5 Marathon Plus the larger display of the two. Both Gionee Marathon M5 and Gionee M5 Marathon Plus feature the same AMOLED display.


Rear Camera: Both Gionee Marathon M5 and Gionee M5 Marathon Plus feature a 13 MP primary rear camera.


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


Battery: Gionee Marathon M5 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers 5020 mAh, making Gionee Marathon M5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Gionee M5 Marathon Plus offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Gionee Marathon M5 offers 32 GB, making Gionee M5 Marathon Plus the better option for storage.


User Rating: Gionee Marathon M5 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Gionee M5 Marathon Plus has a rating of 4.

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Gionee Marathon M5
₹21,581
(Discontinued)
Gionee M5 Marathon Plus
₹26,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

67%
68%

Release Date

24 Nov, 2015
04 May, 2016

Performance

MediaTek MT6735
MediaTek MT6753
(upto 1.3 GHz)
Tru-Octa Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
3 GB RAM

Display

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.0 inches (15.24 cm)
AMOLED
AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
5 MP

Battery

6000 mAh
5020 mAh
N/A
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

N/A
6.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Premium metal build
  • Great battery life
  • Decent cameras
  • Responsive fingerprint sensor

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • 6-inch screen is a tad too big
  • A few lags in performance
  • Expensive

User Ratings

4.1/5
(877 ratings)
4/5
(246 ratings)

Video

Videos
1 Video
Videos
1 More Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

N/A
May 04, 2016
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

MediaTek MT6735
MediaTek MT6753

Processor

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
Mali-T720 MP3

RAM

3 GB
3 GB

RAM Type

DDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.0 inches  (15.24 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Pixel Density

267 ppi
367 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.02 %
75.78 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A

Design

Height

152 mm
160.9 mm

Width

76 mm
81.2 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
8.4 mm

Weight

211 grams
210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor ISO-CELL

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
Avg

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
No

Flash

No
No

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Capacity

6000 mAh
5020 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 28 Hours(3G) / Up to 50 Hours(2G)
Up to 21 Hours(3G) / Up to 47 Hours(2G)

Quick Charging

N/A
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
Yes

SIM 1

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) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5)
4G Speed:
51 Mbit/s ↑ 150.8 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
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SAR Value

Head: 0.32 W/kg Body: 0.479 W/kg
N/A

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
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
Front

Other Sensors

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