Gionee Marathon M5 Plus

GIONEE Marathon M5 Plus Smartphone was launched in December 2015, comes with a 6-inch Full HD AMOLED capacitive touchscreen with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels at a pixel density of 368 pixels per inch. The screen is also protected by a Scratch Resistant display.

The phone is 8.4-mm thin, and tips the scale at 208 grams. The phone is powered by a 1.3 GHz Octa core MediaTek MT6753 processor and it comes with 3 GB of RAM. What this means is the processor has Octa cores in the CPU and 3 GB of RAM ensures the phone runs smoothly with multiple applications open simultaneously. The GIONEE Marathon M5 Plus also packs in a graphics processor, and 64 GB of internal storage which can be expanded to 128 GB via a microSD card.

The GIONEE Marathon M5 Plus runs Android 5.1 OS and is powered by a 5020 MAH battery. It’s a Dual SIM Smartphone, and connectivity options on the GIONEE Marathon M5 Plus include, GPS, HotSpot, Wifi, Bluetooth.

The main camera on the GIONEE Marathon M5 Plus is a 13 MP shooter with Auto Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Digital Zoom, Video Recording. The smartphone also has a Front Facing Camera capable of shooting 5 MP selfies.

GIONEE has launched a sleek and stylish metal build, Dual SIM (Micro SIM) Dual standby smartphone, GIONEE Marathon M5 Plus. GIONEE Marathon M5 plus runs on Amigo 3.1 OS which is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop and supports 4G connectivity on both the SIM’s. The Smartphone comes with a huge 6 inch HD Super AMOLED Multi touch display with 1080 x 1920 pixels’ resolution, 368 PPI pixel density and Corning Gorilla Glass 3 for protection from scratches. This device is powered by Octacore Mediatek MT6753 processor, Mali T720 Graphics engine and a big 3GB RAM, where many cores and big RAM facilitate that numerous tasks can run parallel to each other without slowing down the User Interface.

The main highlight of GIONEE Marathon phones is their battery. GIONEE Marathon M5 plus comes with a 5020 MAH Battery, that is expected to give a backup of 2 days and a standby time of 829 hours. It supports fast charging and can be fully charged in under two hours. It features double charging chips that allow users to charge it quickly without overheating. The company has also worked on saving power consumed by both chips and the screen respectively. The smartphone will alert users about apps that drain the smartphone's battery. To capture memorable moments of your life, this device is equipped with a high resolution 13 MP Rear camera that gives clear and crisp pictures and a 5MP Front Facing Camera for selfies and video calling. The main Camera comes with many features like Digital image stabilization, AF Phase Detection, Auto Flash, Continuous Shooting, Exposure compensation, Face detection, Geo tagging, High Dynamic Range mode (HDR), ISO control, Touch to focus and White balance presets.

GIONEE Marathon M5 plus comes with a host of connectivity options like 4G, 3G, GPRS/EDGE, WiFi, WiFi hotspot, GPS, Bluetooth and Micro USB (Type C). On the memory front, it comes with 64GB Internal memory which is expandable up to 128GB via SD card, which is more than enough to store a wide range of photographs, songs and videos. The device comes with a fingerprint scanner in the home button, which the company claims can unlock the phone in 0.38 seconds. Users can store up to five fingerprints on the phone via scanner. Other sensors inbuilt in the phone are Proximity Sensor, Light sensor and Accelerometer. It comes in 2 color options- Gold and Silver.