Gionee Marathon M5 vs Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON

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Comparing the Gionee Marathon M5 vs Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Gionee Marathon M5 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.3 GHz, while Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON runs at 1.0 GHz, making Gionee Marathon M5 the better performer.


Display: Gionee Marathon M5 offers a screen size of 5.5 inches, while Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON offers 4.7 inches, making Gionee Marathon M5 the larger display of the two. Gionee Marathon M5 features a AMOLED display compared to Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON's TFT, making Gionee Marathon M5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Gionee Marathon M5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON offers 5 MP, making Gionee Marathon M5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Gionee Marathon M5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON offers 2 MP, making Gionee Marathon M5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Gionee Marathon M5 offers a higher battery capacity with 6000 mAh, while Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON offers 1850 mAh, making Gionee Marathon M5 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Gionee Marathon M5 offers 32 GB, making Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON the better option for storage.


User Rating: Gionee Marathon M5 receives a higher user rating of 4.1, while Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON has a rating of 1.9.

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Gionee Marathon M5
₹21,581
(Discontinued)
Monix Ginger G5001 DRAGAON
₹6,500
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

24 Nov, 2015
26 Nov, 2015
14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A
MediaTek MT6735
N/A
Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 1.3 GHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
1 GB RAM
8 GB RAM

Display

N/A
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
4.7 inches (11.94 cm)
6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
AMOLED
TFT
Super AMOLED
720x1280 px (HD)
480x854 px
1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A
13 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A
5 MP
2 MP
16 MP

Battery

N/A
6000 mAh
1850 mAh
6000 mAh
N/A
N/A
33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
N/A

Storage

32 GB
4 GB
128 GB
N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

User Ratings

4.1/5
(877 ratings)
1.9/5
(11 ratings)
N/A

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₹34,999
₹35,846

Video

Videos
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General

Launch Date

N/A
N/A
Jul 07, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
3 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
6 Year

Custom UI

N/A
N/A
Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
N/A
Very Good

Chipset

MediaTek MT6735
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53
Single core, 1 GHz
Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
N/A
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T720 MP2
N/A
Adreno 810

RAM

3 GB
1 GB
8 GB

RAM Type

DDR3
N/A
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
TFT
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
4.7 inches  (11.94 cm)
6.77 inches  (17.2 cm)

Resolution

720x1280 px (HD)
480x854 px
1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A
N/A
1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
N/A
20:9

Pixel Density

267 ppi
208 ppi
381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.02 %
N/A
87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
N/A
Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

152 mm
N/A
164.4 mm

Width

76 mm
N/A
78.2 mm

Thickness

8.5 mm
N/A
8.6 mm

Weight

211 grams
N/A
210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
N/A
N/A

Water Resistance

N/A
N/A
Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
N/A
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
5 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes
N/A
Yes

OIS

No
N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash
Yes

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
2592 x 1944 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A
N/A
Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Avg
N/A
Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera
2 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A
N/A

Flash

No
N/A
Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
N/A
Very Good

Capacity

6000 mAh
1850 mAh
6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion
N/A

TalkTime

Up to 28 Hours(3G) / Up to 50 Hours(2G)
N/A
N/A

Quick Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
4 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
N/A
UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
Yes Up to 32 GB
N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

N/A
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)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
51 Mbit/s ↑ 150.8 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 4)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SIM 2

N/A
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78
N/A
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)
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SAR Value

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

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)
Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

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

Bluetooth

Yes v4.0
Yes v2.0
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
N/A
Yes with Glonass

NFC

No
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
N/A
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A
N/A
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Optical

Other Sensors

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

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