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Release Date: May 04, 2016 (Official) Market status: Available in India Users Viewed: 179,452 About Gionee

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Gionee M5 Marathon Plus details

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Large battery capacity
Solid configuration
Premium metallic design
A lot of RAM

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Average camera specs
Extra large display

Verdict

The Gionee M5 Plus is an excellent smartphone for power-hungry users with a massive 5,020mAh battery. in addition to offering a massive battery, the phone comes with the latest standard USB Type-C port for faster charging and data transfer capabilities, a phablet-grade display, a powerful processor, and impressive amount of internal storage. The M5 Plus is suitable for those looking for a premium design and solid configuration for a mid-range budget.

Premium design, powerful battery

Display and configuration

The Gionee M5 Plus is a battery-centric smartphone featuring a 6-inch, 2.5D AMOLED display with a layer of Corning Gorilla Glass on top, offering a resolution of 1080p. The device has a waistline of 8.4mm, and tips the scale at 210 grams, even featuring a large battery. It also comes with a fingerprint sensor for enhanced security. The phablet is powered by a 64-bit, 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek processor, aided by 3GB of RAM.

Camera and storage

For imaging, the Gionee M5 Plus is equipped with a 13-megapixel primary snapper, aided by autofocus, a CMOS sensor, an LED flash, and white balance presets along with full HD video recording. For self portraits, the device gets a decent 5-megapixel secondary shooter. For storage, the device gets an excellent 64GB of internal memory, which can be further increased up to 128GB via a microSD card.

Connectivity and battery

In terms of connectivity, the Gionee M5 PlusÂ main highlight is a USB Type-C port, which delivers faster data transfer speed. Its other connectivity options include dual-SIM slots, 4G LTE support, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, micro-USB, USB OTG and A-GPS. Since the handset is a battery-centric device, it is backed by a powerful 5,020mAh battery, which also supports fast charging.

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Android v5.1 (Lollipop)

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Octa Core, 1.3 GHz MediaTek MT6753 3 GB RAM

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92%
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77%
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97%
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6.0 inches (15.24 cm) Full HD, 367 PPI AMOLED

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75%
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80%
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96%
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13 MP Primary Camera LED Flash 5 MP Front Camera

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76%
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44%
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97%
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5020 mAh Fast Charging USB Type-C port

Supports Indian bands
VoLTE
64 GB + 128 GB Expandable
Dual SIM: Micro + Micro
Fingerprint sensor
FM Radio

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Biggest mistake of my life!

11 Sep 2016 By Vikash Choudhary On flipkart.com

Very bad product, very big issue of hang. Really disappointed.

Good Product

08 Jun 2016 By Parag Bhattacharya On flipkart.com

The product is good. Delivery was timely. Good buy. The screen size is very big so you'll take time to get accustomed to it. Processor is fast. The fingerprint sensor works fine.

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Gionee M5 Marathon Plus Specifications

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General

Launch Date		May 4, 2016 (Official)
Brand		Gionee
Model		M5 Plus
Operating System		Android v5.1 (Lollipop)
SIM Slot(s)		Dual SIM, GSM+GSM
SIM Size		SIM1: Micro SIM2: Micro
Network		4G: Available (supports Indian bands) 3G: Available, 2G: Available
Fingerprint Sensor
Quick Charging

Design

Height

160.9 mm Compare Size

Width

81.2 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

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This Device	8.4 mm
Average in group	8.1 mm
Best in this group	5.9 mm

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Weight

210 grams

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This Device	210 grams
Average in group	157 grams
Best in this group	107 grams

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Build Material

Case: Metal
Back: Metal

Colours

Champagne Gold, Polar Gold

Display

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This Device	92%
Average in group	77%
Best in this group	97%

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Screen Size

6.0 inches (15.24 cm)

Screen Resolution

Full HD (1080 x 1920 pixels)

Pixel Density

367 ppi

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This Device	367 ppi
Average in group	401 ppi
Best in this group	565 ppi

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Display Type

AMOLED

Touch Screen

Capacitive Touchscreen, Multi-touch

Screen to Body Ratio

75.78 %

Performance

Good ▾

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This Device	70%
Average in group	74%
Best in this group	99%

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Chipset

MediaTek MT6753

Processor

Octa core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53

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This Device	Octa core, 1.3 GHz, Cortex A53, Chipset: Mediatek MT6753
Average in group	Octa core, 1.5 GHz, Cortex A53, Chipset: MediaTek MT6750
Best in this group	Quad core, 2.45 GHz, Kyro 280 + Quad core, 1.9 GHz Kyro 280, Chipset: Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835

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Architecture

64 bit

Graphics

Mali-T720 MP3

RAM

3 GB

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This Device	3 GB
Average in group	3 GB
Best in this group	6 GB

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Storage

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This Device	99%
Average in group	98%
Best in this group	99%

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Internal Memory

64 GB

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This Device	64 GB
Average in group	32 GB
Best in this group	128 GB

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Expandable Memory

Up to 128 GB

User Available Storage

Up to 52 GB

Camera

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This Device	75%
Average in group	80%
Best in this group	96%

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Main Camera

Resolution

13 MP Primary Camera

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This Device	13 MP
Average in group	13 MP
Best in this group	23.7 MP

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Sensor

CMOS image sensor

Autofocus

Phase Detection autofocus

Optical Image Stabilisation

Flash

LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation, ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuos Shooting

Camera Features

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

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Front Camera

Resolution

5 MP Front Camera

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This Device	5 MP
Average in group	5 MP
Best in this group	20 MP

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Autofocus

Flash

Battery

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Average in group	44%
Best in this group	97%

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Capacity		5020 mAh
Type		Li-Polymer
User Replaceable		No
TalkTime		Up to 21 Hours(3G) / Up to 47 Hours(2G)
Quick Charging		Fast

Network & Connectivity

SIM Size		SIM1: Micro, SIM2: Micro
Network Support		4G (supports Indian bands), 3G, 2G
VoLTE
SIM 1		4G Bands: TD-LTE 2300(band 40) FD-LTE 1800(band 3) / 850(band 5) 3G Bands: UMTS 1900 / 2100 / 900 MHz 2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz GPRS: Available EDGE: Available
SIM 2		2G Bands: GSM 1800 / 1900 / 850 / 900 MHz
Wi-Fi		Wi-Fi 802.11, b/g/n
Wi-Fi Features		Mobile Hotspot
Bluetooth		v4.0
GPS		with A-GPS
NFC		No
USB Type-C		(Doesn't support micro-USB)

Multimedia

FM Radio
Loudspeaker
Audio Jack		3.5 mm

Special Features

Fingerprint Sensor
Fingerprint Sensor Position		Front
Other Sensors		Light sensor, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope

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