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Gionee Marathon M4

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Gionee Marathon M4 is a phone that won't die on you at the end of the busy dayRead more
Text: Anupam Saxena,TOI Tech Gionee's Marathon M4 is part of the Chinese company's lineup of phones that come with large capacity batteries. While the phone packs in decent hardware specifications at a price slightly higher than some popular budget smartphones, the USP is its 5000mAh battery. Gionee claims the phone offers up to 440 hours of standby time and up to 50 hours of talktime. Is it a good buy at Rs 15,499? Here's our review... Gionee Marathon M4 ReviewRead more
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Pros

  • The camera app loads really quick and touch to focus works fine
  • The daylight photos are really crisp and offer natural colours
  • Touch response was good and sunlight legibility was decent

Cons

  • the display struggles and you have no option but
  • colours appeared a little washed out
  • Colours do look slightly oversaturated

Key specs

  • 8 Mpx
  • 5 in
  • 1280, 720 px
  • Super AMOLED
  • 294 ppi
  • 5000 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 5 Mpx

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Gionee Marathon M4 - Pros & Cons

Gionee Marathon M4

Pros

  • The camera app loads really quick and touch to focus works fine
  • The daylight photos are really crisp and offer natural colours
  • Touch response was good and sunlight legibility was decent
  • look good and offer smooth performance
  • Photos actually looked really good when reviewed at full size
  • contrast and colors are good
  • impressive build quality and overall experience of using
  • Both the keys offer good tactile feedback
  • the device sits nicely in the hand and gives a very pleasant feeling
  • M4 was quite smooth as well
  • colors and the viewing angles on the display are great and the overall image quality is quite good

Cons

  • the display struggles and you have no option but
  • colours appeared a little washed out
  • Colours do look slightly oversaturated
  • unintuitive as there are no visual cues to highlight the feature
  • rescues both the highlights and shadows with being too extreme
  • buggy software
  • Amigo UI too doesn t have an app drawer
  • occasional lag
  • the dynamic range is low and the details are not that impressive
  • Phones today cannot be one-trick ponies
  • loads of awkward English everywhere

Gionee Marathon M4 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
5000 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
294 ppi
Best:
Sony Xperia Z6
Pixel density: 891 ppi
IconCPU clock speed
1.3 GHz
Best:
Motorola Moto G100
CPU clock speed: 3.2 GHz

Gionee Marathon M4 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.0
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
CPU modelMediaTek MT6582
GPU modelARM Mali-400
RAM memory2 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
Autofocusyes
Digital zoomyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage16 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage128GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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Dimensions
Height5.7 in
Width2.8 in
Depth0.4 in
Weight6.21 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Battery
Battery typeLithium ion
Battery capacity5000.0 mAh
Standby time440.0 h
Talk time18.0 h
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Display
Screen size5.0 in
Panel typeOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px
TechnologySuper AMOLED
Pixel density294.0 ppi
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx
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Design
Colour of productWhite
MaterialPlastic
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Sensors
Accelerometeryes
Proximityyes
Digital compassyes
Ambient light sensoryes
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Cellular
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
Data transmissionHSPA+
Navigation systemGPS
2G GSMyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes

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