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Gionee Marathon M5

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4 stars
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3 stars
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Pros

  • Marathon M5 is quite smooth and allows for lag free regular usage
  • The details and colour reproduction in brightly lit conditions is really good
  • The level of detail is very good

Cons

  • Pictures taken indoors tend to get a bit noisy
  • it lacks auto-focus
  • low-light camera performance is a bit weak

Key specs

  • 13 Mpx
  • 5.5 in
  • 1280, 720 px
  • AMOLED
  • 267 ppi
  • 6020 mAh
  • Quad-core
  • 5 Mpx

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Gionee Marathon M5 - Pros & Cons

Gionee Marathon M5

Pros

  • Marathon M5 is quite smooth and allows for lag free regular usage
  • The details and colour reproduction in brightly lit conditions is really good
  • The level of detail is very good
  • General interface and app performance is quite good
  • The power and volume buttons are ergonomically placed and have good tactile feedback
  • upgraded 13-megapixel camera does a good job with landscapes and macros in daylight
  • a vivid display and a pretty decent camera for most
  • Performance is also equally impressive
  • smooth performance multi-tasking and gaming experience
  • cleaner and more uncluttered plain Android interface

Cons

  • Pictures taken indoors tend to get a bit noisy
  • it lacks auto-focus
  • low-light camera performance is a bit weak
  • Colours tend to get oversaturated and feel jarring at times
  • no option to calibrate the screen in the settings app
  • the menu buttons under the screen were backlit
  • Advertisement It weighs over 210 grams and is heavy
  • I never ran out of battery
  • it is slow
  • Low-light results are mostly blurry
  • is a bit slow to process

Gionee Marathon M5 - Technical Overview

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IconScreen size
5.5 in
Best:
Asus FonePad 8
Screen size: 8 in
IconBattery capacity
6020 mAh
Best:
Doogee BL12000
Battery capacity: 12000 mAh
IconPixel density
267 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

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Gionee Marathon M5 - Full Specifications

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Hardware
Operating systemAndroid 5.1
CPU clock speed1.3 GHz
CPU coresQuad-core
CPU modelMediatek MT6735
GPU modelARM Mali-T720 MP4
RAM memory2 GB
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Rear camera
Primary sensor resolution13.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
Face detectionyes
Geo-taggingyes
HDR Captureyes
LED Flashyes
Panoramayes
Smile detectionyes
Touch focusyes
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Storage
Internal storage16 GB
Memory card readeryes
Maximum card storage64GB
Types of memory card supportedmicroSD
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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
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
CDMA frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2000 MHz
4G LTEyes
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
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Display
Screen size5.5 in
Number of colors16.7M
Panel typeOLED
Resolution1280 x 720 px
TechnologyAMOLED
Pixel density267.0 ppi
Screen materialCorning Gorilla Glass 3.0
Multi touchyes
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Front camera
Primary resolution5.0 Mpx
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Dimensions
Height5.98 in
Width2.99 in
Depth0.33 in
Weight7.44 oz
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Connectivity
Dual sim supportyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyes
Bluetooth version4.0
Headphone connection3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
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Battery
Battery typeLithium Polymer
Battery capacity6020.0 mAh
Standby time557.0 h
Talk time28.0 h

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