Phone Comparison - Gionee Marathon M3 vs Xiaomi Mi Note 2015 vs Honor 4C

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Xiaomi Honor
Announced November 2014 January 2015 April 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - January 2015 Available - April 2015
Price Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] - Rs. 7,699 ($113.22) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Black, 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)
155.1 x 77.6 x 7 mm
(6.11 x 3.06 x 0.28 in)
143.3 x 71.9 x 8.8 mm
(5.64 x 2.83 x 0.35 in)
Weight - 161 g (5.68 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA HSDPA 900 / 2100 - CHM-U01
4G Network - LTE - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Back Panel -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, - Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Octa-core 1.2 GHz, HiSilicon Kirin 620
GPU Mali-450MP2 Adreno 330 Mali-450MP4
RAM 1 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 16/64 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB - microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.7 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (386 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.63% 74.60% 66.76%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio 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 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4208 x 3120 pixels
Flash LED flash dual-LED (dual tone) LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 4 MP, 1080p, 1/3 [Similar] 5 MP, 720p [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 42.2/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB - microSD, up to 32 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 3000 mAh 2550 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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