Xiaomi Mi4 vs Gionee Marathon M4

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Comparing the Xiaomi Mi4 vs Gionee Marathon M4 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Xiaomi Mi4 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while Gionee Marathon M4 runs at 1.3 GHz, making Xiaomi Mi4 the better performer.


Display: Both Xiaomi Mi4 and Gionee Marathon M4 offer the same screen size of 5 inches, but Gionee Marathon M4 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Xiaomi Mi4's IPS LCD, making Gionee Marathon M4 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Xiaomi Mi4 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 13 MP, while Gionee Marathon M4 offers 8 MP, making Xiaomi Mi4 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Xiaomi Mi4 offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Gionee Marathon M4 offers 5 MP, making Xiaomi Mi4 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Gionee Marathon M4 offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while Xiaomi Mi4 offers 3080 mAh, making Gionee Marathon M4 better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Xiaomi Mi4 and Gionee Marathon M4 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.


User Rating: Gionee Marathon M4 receives a higher user rating of 4.3, while Xiaomi Mi4 has a rating of 4.1.

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Xiaomi Mi4
₹14,999
(Out of Stock)
Gionee Marathon M4
₹11,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

72%
64%

Release Date

10 Feb, 2015
28 Jul, 2015

Performance

Snapdragon 801
MediaTek MT6735
Quad Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
(upto 1.3 GHz)
3 GB RAM
2 GB RAM

Display

5 inches (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches (12.7 cm)
IPS LCD
Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
720x1280 px (HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP

Battery

3080 mAh
5000 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

User Ratings

4.1/5
(27,948 ratings)
4.3/5
(70 ratings)

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General

Launch Date

Feb 10, 2015
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v4.4.3 (Kitkat)
Android v5.0 (Lollipop)

Custom UI

N/A
Amigo UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg
Avg

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC
MediaTek MT6735

Processor

Quad core, 2.5 GHz, Krait 400
Quad core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A7

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A
64 bit

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 330
Mali-T720 MP2

RAM

3 GB
2 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR3
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5 inches  (12.7 cm)
5.0 inches  (12.7 cm)

Resolution

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

Pixel Density

441 ppi
294 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.11 %
66.74 %

Screen Protection

No
No

Design

Height

139.2 mm
144.7 mm

Width

68.5 mm
71.2 mm

Thickness

8.9 mm
10.1 mm

Weight

149 grams
176 grams

Build Material

Frame: Stainless steel
Back: Stainless steel
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Avg

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8IMX214 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
8 MP
Primary CameraCMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels
3264 x 2448 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation

Shooting Modes

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

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
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Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @120 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Avg

Resolution

8 MP
f/1.8 Primary CameraExmor RS
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

No
N/A

Flash

No
No

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3080 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

TalkTime

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

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v2.0
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB / 64 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro
N/A

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported 4G

SIM 1

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

SAR Value

Head: 0.92 W/kg Body: 1.36 W/kg
Head: 0.85 W/kg Body: 0.733 W/kg

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
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 v4.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS

NFC

No
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

No
No

Other Sensors

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