Phone Comparison - Gionee Marathon M5 Plus vs Samsung Galaxy A9 vs HTC One X9

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Samsung HTC
Announced December 2015 December 2015 December 2015
Status Available - December 2015 Coming Soon - January 2016 Available - January 2016
Price Rs. 26,999 ($397.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,810 ($320.74) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Gold Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 160.9 x 81.2 x 8.4 mm
(6.33 x 3.2 x 0.33 in)
161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm
(6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)
153.9 x 75.9 x 8 mm
(6.06 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
Weight 208 g (7.34 oz) 200 g (7.05 oz) 170 g (6 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core, Mediatek MT6753 Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 Octa-core Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Helio X10
GPU - Adreno 510 PowerVR G6200
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 32 GB 32 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

display Display

Type AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 6.0 inches 6.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (368 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 75.61% 75.93% 71.22%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM radio with RDS; recording -
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, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps
Front Camera 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.8, 34mm, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE v4.1, A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 5020 mAh 4000 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 829 h - -
Talk Time Up to 53 h - Up to 15 h (3G)