Swipe Marathon vs Sonim XP7

Comparing the Swipe Marathon vs Sonim XP7 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Sonim XP7 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.2 GHz, while Swipe Marathon runs at 1.0 GHz, making Sonim XP7 the better performer.

Display: Swipe Marathon offers a screen size of 4.5 inches, while Sonim XP7 offers 4 inches, making Swipe Marathon the larger display of the two. Swipe Marathon features a LCD display compared to Sonim XP7's TFT, making Swipe Marathon the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Sonim XP7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 8 MP, while Swipe Marathon offers 5 MP, making Sonim XP7 better for rear camera photography.

Front Camera: Sonim XP7 offers a higher front camera resolution with 1 MP, while Swipe Marathon offers 0.3 MP, making Sonim XP7 better for front camera photography.

Battery: Sonim XP7 offers a higher battery capacity with 4800 mAh, while Swipe Marathon offers 4000 mAh, making Sonim XP7 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Swipe Marathon offers higher internal storage with 4 GB, while Sonim XP7 offers 16 GB, making Swipe Marathon the better option for storage.

Swipe Marathon

₹2,499

(Discontinued)

Sonim XP7

₹40,000

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

22 Dec, 2014

21 Jul, 2015

14 Jul, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	Snapdragon 400	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
(upto 1 GHz)	(upto 1.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
512 MB RAM	1 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
4.5 inches (11.43 cm)	4.0 inches (10.16 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
LCD	TFT	Super AMOLED
480x854 px	480x800 px	1080x2344 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

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

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
0.3 MP	1 MP	16 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
4000 mAh	4800 mAh	6000 mAh
N/A	N/A	33W Fast Charging

Storage

4 GB	16 GB	128 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 2.2

User Ratings

3.6/5

(198 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v4.4.2 (Kitkat)

Android v4.4 (Kitkat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Very Good

Chipset

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 MSM8926

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Dual core, 1 GHz

Quad core, 1.2 GHz, Cortex A7

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)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 305

Adreno 810

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Excellent

Display Type

LCD

TFT

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

4.5 inches (11.43 cm)

4.0 inches (10.16 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

480x854 px

480x800 px

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

20:9

Pixel Density

218 ppi

233 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

N/A

46.06 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v2

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

N/A

137 mm

164.4 mm

Width

N/A

72.1 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

N/A

20.8 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

N/A

290 grams

210 grams

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 2 meter)

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

Ruggedness

N/A

Shock proof

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

5 MP
Primary Camera

8 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

2592 x 1944 Pixels

3264 x 2448 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Very Good

Resolution

0.3 MP
Primary Camera

1 MP
Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh

4800 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

4 GB

16 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

4G Bands:

FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

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)

Wi-Fi

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

Mobile Hotspot

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes

Yes v4.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

N/A

Yes with Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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