Phone Comparison - Gionee Marathon M3 vs Meizu MX5 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 3

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general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Meizu Xiaomi
Announced November 2014 June 2015 January 2016
Status Available - November 2014 Available - July 2015 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,999 ($294.10) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,999 ($147.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Gray, Gold, Silver, Black/Silver Silver, Gray, 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)
149.9 x 74.7 x 7.6 mm
(5.9 x 2.94 x 0.3 in)
150 x 76 x 8.7 mm
(5.91 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight - 149 g (5.26 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type - - Dual SIM Hybrid (Micro SIM + Nano SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint sensor
- Infrared Sensor
- Metal Body
- Scratch Resistant Glass
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based FlyME OS 4.5 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) with MIUI7
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, - Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 & Dual-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72, Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650
GPU Mali-450MP2 PowerVR G6200 MP4 Adreno 510
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 2/3 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 16/32/64 GB 16/32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS AMOLED capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.63% 74.30% 72.98%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording No Stereo FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 20.7 MP, 5248 х 3936 pixels 16 MP
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Laser Autofocus, 1/2.3' Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Auto-focus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, 720p@100fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16/32/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB No microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
USB OTG Supported - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 3150 mAh 4050 mAh
Stand by Up to 787 h - -
Talk Time Up to 51 h (2G)
Up to 32 h 27 min (3G)
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