Gionee Marathon M5 Summary and Introduction
Like the Marathon M4, the Gionee M5 (a.k.a. Gionee Marathon M5) is a mid-range with an impressively long battery life, but in phablet size. The device is armed with a pair of batteries that deliver combined juice sufficient to power a tablet comfortably. The Gionee M5 crams in a massive AMOLED display and is powered by a quad-core processor.
The Gionee Marathon M5 has a unique, sleek and elegant body design, The Gionee flagship was induced as a successor to the Gionee Marathon M4.
The android powered device showcases interesting features that will surely push you into giving it a shot, Just read along and see for your self.
Gionee M5 sports a 5.5 inch super AMOLED display. The screen is super-thin and produces bigger and clearer images than your imagination.
The capacitive multi-touch 5-points display comes with ACL technology that helps you save more than 20% of power. It gives high-quality images with a resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels.
| Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels |
| Display | 5.5 inches |
| OS | Android Lollipop |
| Rear Camera | 13-megapixel |
| Front Camera | 5-megapixel |
| RAM | 3GB RAM |
| microSD Storage | Up to 256GB |
| Battery | 6020mAH |
| Design | Metal |
Price: How much does Gionee Marathon M5 cost?
You can get the Gionee Marathon M5 in the US for $199 while the price on Canada starts at $271 depending on online retailer you choose from below. In Australia, the price starts at $282 but the price of Gionee Marathon M5 in UK is £158 while the EU countries can buy Gionee Marathon M5 for €173. In Africa, you can buy the Gionee Marathon M5 in Nigeria for ₦75,000 and Kenya for KSh 20,200 while in Asia, specifically India, the price of Gionee Marathon M5 is RS 12,999.
*Prices here don’t reflect latest prices. Go to your favorite ecommerce website to check latest prices or ongoing deals. You can never tell what you might find especially with our top picks below!
Design
The dual-SIM phone has been painstakingly crafted to feel perfect in your hand. Its slim metal body is just 8.5 mm thick so it fits easily into your pocket.
Gionee Marathon M5 shows off a relatively slim body at a thickness of 8.5 millimetres despite its large battery size.
It looks attractive to the eye as well, even though it is made of plastic.
The ergonomically designed phone is shielded by a protective coating and weighs 214g. It comes with a dimension of 152 x 76 x 8.55 mm and is available in black, white, and golden colors.
Display
The Gionee Marathon M5 crams in a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with thin bezels to allow great viewing. The AMOLED touchscreen has an HD (720p) resolution, which is not exactly awesome given its size, but should still deliver pleasant viewing experience.
The screen display size at 5.5 inches with screen resolution at 720 x 1280 pixels and screen density, PPI at 267 pixels per inch.
Performance
With an internal memory of 16GB, M5 allows you to increase your storage space to up to 128GB. Storing your data is no difficult task with this device.
Gionee M5 accommodates a 2GB RAM that works alongside the 1.3GHz Quad Core CPU to give you a seamless multi-tasking experience. Playing 3D games is fun on this device.
Gionee Marathon M5 runs on Amigo UI and Android Lollipop operating system with performance backed by a 3GB RAM and Quad-core processing unit clocking at speeds of 1.3 GHz.
Camera
Experience a high-speed camera with a fast focusing time of less than 0.3s. The 13MP rear camera comes with a Phase Detection Auto Focus (PDAF) technology that lets you get quality images instantly.
An LED flash sits next to the rear camera to give you bright images even in the dark.
Gionee M5 makes sure you’re not left behind in capturing high-quality selfies with the 5MP front camera.
Battery and Sensors
Enjoy long hours of use with a Li-Po battery capacity of 6020mAh. The phone is designed with dual charging chips which guarantee large capacity with less heat.
Have fun for as long as you desire with your long life and long cycle battery. The battery can still guarantee more than 93% of valid power after 400 times of charging and 80% valid power after 800 times of charging.
| Smartphone Design | |
| Device Name | Gionee M5 or Gionee Marathon M5 |
| Type | Touchscreen smartphone |
| Released Date | Released November 2015 |
| Dimensions and Size | 152 x 76 x 8.6 mm (5.98 x 2.99 x 0.34 inches) |
| Weight (in grams) | 211 g |
| Colors | Gold, White, Black |
| Number of SIM | Two |
| SIM | Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Material | Metal |
| Water Resistance | No |
| Dust Resistance | No |
| Battery | |
| Type | Non-removable Li-Polymer |
| Battery Capacity | 6020 mAh |
| Stand-by | 557 hours (3G) |
| Talk time | 28 hours (3G) |
| Fast Charge | No but has reverse charging capabilities |
| Wireless Charging | No |
| Display | |
| Screen Type | AMOLED capacitive touchscreen |
| Screen Size (inches) | 5.5 inches |
| Screen-to-body-ratio | Approximately 72.2% |
| Resolution | 720 x 1280 pixels |
| Pixels Per Inch (PPI) | 267 ppi pixel density |
| Colors | 16 million colors |
| Screen Protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 3 |
| Software | |
| Operating System | Amigo 3.1 UI / Android 5.1 Lollipop |
| Hardware | |
| Processor Type or Chipset | Mediatek MT6735 |
| Processor | Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53 |
| RAM | 3GB |
| Internal Storage | 32GB |
| Expandable Storage | Yes |
| Expandable Storage Type | microSD |
| Maximum Expandable Storage | Up to 256GB |
| Camera | |
| Front or Secondary | 5-megapixel, f/2.2 aperture |
| Rear or Primary | 13-megapixel, f/2.0 aperture |
| Features | Phase detection autofocus, LED flash, geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR |
| Connectivity | |
| Wifi or Wi-Fi | Yes |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| Bluetooth | Yes v4.0 |
| GPS | Yes. A-GPS |
| Infrared port | Yes |
| NFC | Yes |
| Radio | FM radio, RDS |
| USB | microUSB 2.0 |
| USB On-The-Go | Yes |
| Headphone | 3.5mm jack |
| Networks | |
| Network Technology | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE |
| 4G LTE | Yes |
| Sensors | |
| Iris scanner | No |
| Fingerprint | No |
| Gyroscope | No |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Proximity | Yes |
| Compass or Magnetometer | Yes |
| Barometer | No |
| Heart rate | No |
| SpO2 | No |
| Light Sensor | Yes |
“From Smartphone to Smilephone”. Gionee Communication Equipment Co. Ltd also known as Gionee was founded in 2002 with HQ in Shenzhen, Guangdong is a Chinese based smartphone manufacturer whose products (mostly Android smartphones in the low and mid-range segments) are currently available in over 50 countries including India, Nigeria, Vietnam, Taiwan, Myanmar, Thailand, Philippines and the Middle East amongst others.
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