Phone Comparison - Gionee Marathon M3 vs Gionee Pioneer P6 vs Xiaomi Redmi 3

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Gionee Xiaomi
Announced November 2014 January 2015 January 2016
Status Available - November 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,999 ($102.93) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Dark Grey, Silver, Classic Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.5 x 71.45 x 10.4 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
142.8 x 74.3 x 8.6 mm
(5.62 x 2.93 x 0.34 in)
139.3 x 69.6 x 8.5mm
(5.48 x 2.74 x 0.33in)
Weight - 142 g (5.01 oz) 144 g (5.08 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 700 / 1700 / 2600 /2300/2100/1800
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, - Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 616
GPU Mali-450MP2 Mali-400MP2 Adreno 405
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.63% 64.88% 70.95%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording FM Radio
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Phase Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 2 MP, LED Flash [Similar] Yes, 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 1950 mAh 4100 mAh
Stand by Up to 787 h Up to 162 h -
Talk Time Up to 51 h (2G)
Up to 32 h 27 min (3G)
Up to 13 h 30 min -