Phone Comparison - Gionee Marathon M5 vs Gionee Marathon M5 Plus vs Honor Note 8

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Gionee Honor
Announced June 2015 December 2015 August 2016
Status Available - November 2015 Available - December 2015 Coming Soon - August 2016
Price Rs. 17,999 ($264.69) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,999 ($397.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 23,100 ($346.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White White, Gold White, Gold, Gray
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 152 x 76 x 8.5 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
160.9 x 81.2 x 8.4 mm
(6.33 x 3.2 x 0.33 in)
178.8 x 90.9 x 7.2 mm
(7.04 x 3.58 x 0.28 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz) 219 g (7.73 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO / TD-SCDMA
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, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6735 Octa-core, Mediatek MT6753 Quad-core 2.5 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A53, HiSilicon Kirin 955
GPU Mali-T760 - Mali-T880 MP4
RAM 2 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 32/64/128 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 Slot)

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.5 inches 6.0 inches 6.6 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (368 ppi) 1440 x 2560 pixels (445 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 72.20% 75.61% 73.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP
Flash LED flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP, 84-degree Ultra-wide Angle Lens [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps or LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, 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 microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 2 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/64/128 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 Slot)
USB OTG - - 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-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 6020 mAh 5020 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - Up to 829 h -
Talk Time - Up to 53 h -