Lava Iris X5 vs Gionee Marathon M3

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Comparing the Lava Iris X5 vs Gionee Marathon M3 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 M3 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.3 GHz, while Lava Iris X5 runs at 1.2 GHz, making Gionee Marathon M3 the better performer.


Display: Both Lava Iris X5 and Gionee Marathon M3 offer the same screen size of 5 inches and feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: Both Lava Iris X5 and Gionee Marathon M3 feature a 8 MP primary rear camera.


Front Camera: Lava Iris X5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 5 MP, while Gionee Marathon M3 offers 2 MP, making Lava Iris X5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Gionee Marathon M3 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Lava Iris X5 offers 2100 mAh, making Gionee Marathon M3 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Lava Iris X5 and Gionee Marathon M3 offer the same internal storage of 8 GB.


User Rating: Lava Iris X5 receives a higher user rating of 3.8, while Gionee Marathon M3 has a rating of 3.6.

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Lava Iris X5
₹9,000
(Out of Stock)
Gionee Marathon M3
₹14,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Release Date

01 Sep, 2014
04 Nov, 2014

Performance

Broadcom BCM23550
MediaTek MT6582
Quad Core (upto 1.2 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 1.3 GHz)
1 GB RAM
1 GB RAM

Display

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

Rear Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

5 MP
2 MP

Battery

2100 mAh
5000 mAh
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

8 GB
8 GB

User Ratings

3.8/5
(1,379 ratings)
3.6/5
(187 ratings)

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Sep 01, 2014
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

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

Performance

Chipset

Broadcom BCM23550
MediaTek MT6582

Processor

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

24 bit
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Broadcom VideoCore IV
Mali-400 MP2

RAM

1 GB
1 GB

Display

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)

67.02 %
66.64 %

Design

Height

143.5 mm
144.5 mm

Width

71.5 mm
71.4 mm

Thickness

7.7 mm
10.4 mm

Weight

134 grams
180 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2Back-illuminated sensor BSI
8 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

3264 x 2448 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

N/A
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1280x720 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

5 MP
Primary CameraBSI Sensor
2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash
N/A

Battery

Capacity

2100 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 4 Hours(3G) / Up to 6 Hours(2G)
Up to 32 Hours(3G) / Up to 51 Hours(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB
8 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: Micro

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

N/A
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v3.0
Yes v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
N/A

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass