Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia C vs Gionee Marathon M3 vs Gionee Marathon M5 Plus

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Gionee Gionee
Announced June 2013 November 2014 December 2015
Status Available - July 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - December 2015
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,999 ($397.04) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Purple Black, White White, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 141.5 x 74.15 x 8.88 mm
(5.57 x 2.92 x 0.35 in)
144.5 x 71.45 x 10.4 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
160.9 x 81.2 x 8.4 mm
(6.33 x 3.2 x 0.33 in)
Weight 153 g (5.4 oz) - 208 g (7.34 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
TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
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, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz, MTK MT6589 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, - Octa-core, Mediatek MT6753
GPU PowerVR SGX544 Mali-450MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB 8 GB ROM 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5 inches 6.0 inches
Resolution 540 x 960 pixels (220 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (368 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.86% 66.63% 75.61%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR, Sweep Panorama, Sony Exmor RS for mobile image sensor Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA 42 Mbps, HSUPA 11.5 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 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 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-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 2390 mAh 5000 mAh 5020 mAh
Stand by Up to 605 h (2G)
Up to 588 h (3G)
Up to 787 h Up to 829 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h 4 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 25 min (3G)
Up to 51 h (2G)
Up to 32 h 27 min (3G)
Up to 53 h