Phone Comparison - Gionee Marathon M3 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2 Prime

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced November 2014 August 2015 August 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - August 2015 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 10,840 ($159.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue White, Blue, Yellow, Pink, Mint Green
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)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 160 g (5.64 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 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, TD-SCDMA HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7 Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, - Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU Mali-450MP2 PowerVR G6200 PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 16 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB Yes Yes

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS IPS LCD 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% 72.02% 72.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM radio 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, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash Yes
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR Phase Detection Auto-focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [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 TD-SCDMA HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE v4.0, A2DP, LE
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 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi 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, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 32 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB Yes Yes
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 Li-Po Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 3060 mAh 3060 mAh
Stand by Up to 787 h - Up to 144 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 51 h (2G)
Up to 32 h 27 min (3G)
- Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)