Phone Comparison - Sony Xperia M5 Dual vs Gionee Marathon M5 Plus vs Gionee S8

general General Info

Manufacturer Sony Gionee Gionee
Announced August 2015 December 2015 February 2016
Status Available - August 2015 Available - December 2015 Coming Soon - March 2016
Price Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 26,999 ($397.04) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 34,990 ($514.56) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Gold White, Gold Gray, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 145 x 72 x 7.6 mm
(5.71 x 2.83 x 0.3 in)
160.9 x 81.2 x 8.4 mm
(6.33 x 3.2 x 0.33 in)
154.3 x 74.9 x 7 mm
(6.07 x 2.95 x 0.28 in)
Weight 142.6 g (5.01.0.21 oz) 208 g (7.34 oz) 147.2 g (5.19.0.07 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
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - E5633, E5643, E5663 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - E5633
LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 28(700) - E5643
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 28(700), 40(2300) - E5663
LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Force Touch display

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)
Processor Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795 Octa-core, Mediatek MT6753 Octa-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10
GPU PowerVR G6200 - Mali-T860MP2
RAM 3 GB 3 GB 4 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 64 GB 64 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen AMOLED capacitive touchscreen AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 6.0 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (368 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.89% 75.61% 71.99%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 21.5 MP, 5248 x 3936 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 16 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash LED Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Autofocus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video 2160p@30fps, HDR 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera 13 MP, autofocus; 1080p@30fps video [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 8 MP, 1/4" sensor size [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Up to 85.6 kbps Yes Class 12
Edge Up to 236.8 kbps Yes Class 12
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps
Bluetooth v4.1, A2DP, LE, apt-X v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB microUSB v2.0 Type-C 1.0 reversible connector microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM 64 GB, 4 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 200 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 200 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 supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2600 mAh 5020 mAh 3000 mAh
Stand by Up to 495 h (2G)
Up to 504 h (3G)
Up to 829 h -
Talk Time Up to 11 h 49 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)
Up to 53 h -