Phone Comparison - Gionee Pioneer P4 vs Gionee Marathon M3 vs Sony Xperia C4 Dual

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Gionee Sony
Announced April 2014 November 2014 May 2015
Status Available - April 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - June 2015
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 19,900 ($292.65) [Similarly Priced]
Colors White, Black Black, White Black, White, Mint
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 135 x 65.5 x 9.05 mm
(5.31 x 2.58 x 0.36 in)
144.5 x 71.45 x 10.4 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
150.3 x 77.4 x 7.9 mm
(5.92 x 3.05 x 0.31 in)
Weight 128.7 g (4.52.0.25 oz) - 147 g (5.19 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5333, E5363, E5343
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5333
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Mediatek MT6582V/X Quad-core 1.3 GHz, - Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6752
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-450MP2 Mali-T760MP2
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 8 GB ROM 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.5 inches 5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 62.93% 66.63% 71.52%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto Focus, Face beauty, Panorama(Horizontal & Vertical), Eraser, Face detection, Geo-tagging, Touch focus, 99 snaps in one click, Gesture Shot, Smile Shot Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p 1080p, HDR
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP, 720p, LED flash [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Class 12 Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G Yes HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 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 hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 5000 mAh 2600 mAh
Stand by Up to 386 h Up to 787 h Up to 634 h (2G)
Up to 682 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 16 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h (3G)
Up to 51 h (2G)
Up to 32 h 27 min (3G)
Up to 13 h (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)