Phone Comparison - Gionee Marathon M3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Sony Xperia E4 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Xiaomi Sony
Announced November 2014 August 2015 February 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - March 2015
Price Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 11,490 ($168.97) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.5 x 71.45 x 10.4 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
137 x 74.6 x 10.5 mm
(5.39 x 2.94 x 0.41 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) 144 g (5.08 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 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - E2114, E2124
HSDPA 900 / 2100 - E2115
4G Network - 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, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v4.4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582
GPU Mali-450MP2 PowerVR G6200 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 16 GB 8 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB Yes microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.63% 72.02% 67.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM radio FM radio with RDS
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 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps TD-SCDMA HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
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
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB Yes microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 3060 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 787 h - Up to 552 h (2G)
Up to 548 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 51 h (2G)
Up to 32 h 27 min (3G)
- Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 12 h 40 min (3G)