Gionee Marathon M5 – Specifications, Price & Review [Complete]

Gionee’s Marathon series is famous for big battery phones and the latest addition to it, is the phone with a massive 6020 mAh battery – the Gionee Marathon M5. Company says the phone offers upto 62 hrs of talktime and 684 hrs of standby time! Moreover, you can use the Marathon M5 as a power bank and charge other phones also. If we talk about the design, the phone has got simple looks but good metallic build. With 8.5mm thickness, the phone is not very thick but due to the large battery, the phone weighs 211 grams which is really very heavy. It sports a 5.5 inches HD (720 x 1280 pixels) AMOLED display which turns out into 267 ppi pixel density which is a bit low but, the display is still decent with good viewing angles, though it can’t match other Full HD phones at this price. The Marathon M5 is powered by a Quad-core 1.3 GHz Processor coupled with 3 GB RAM and delivers acceptable performance. It runs Android 5.1 Lollipop based Gionee’s highly customized Amigo 3.1 OS. The phone features a 13 MP rear and 5 MP front cameras which deliver decent picture quality. It is a Dual Sim phone with 4G support and comes with good storage options and includes 32 GB internal and upto 128 GB expandable memory. The Marathon M5 also comes with a built-in IR blaster which lets you use your smartphone as a universal remote and control electronic appliances like TV, AC and others. Overall, the Gionee Marathon M5 brings in good performance & features an exceptional battery life but at the same time it is really heavy so, if you travel a lot and really need this big battery it can be a great choice otherwise, there are better options. At this price, the newly launched Gionee Elife S6 is another option from Gionee, it packs a good premium design and VoLTE support, but if you look at the complete package there are better options available under 20k.