Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4S vs Xiaomi Mi 4 vs Gionee Marathon M3

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Gionee
Announced October 2011 July 2014 November 2014
Status Available - October 2011 Available - Q3 2014 Available - November 2014
Price - - Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
139.2 x 68.5 x 8.9 mm
(5.48 x 2.7 x 0.35 in)
144.5 x 71.45 x 10.4 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz) -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE -
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 5 Android OS, v4.4.3 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset Quad-core 2.5 GHz Krait 400, Qualcomm MSM8974AC Snapdragon 801 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, -
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 Adreno 330 Mali-450MP2
RAM 512 MB 3 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16/32/64 GB storage 16/64 GB 8 GB ROM
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS
Colors capacitive touchscreen 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 72.14% 66.63%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No FM radio FM Radio with Recording
Games Downloadable, incl. motion-bas Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash Dual-LED Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, 1/3' Sensor Size, 1.12µm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging 2160p, 1080p@30fps, HDR Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, VGA [Similar] 8 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Call Records 100 received, dialed and missed calls Practically unlimited Practically unlimited
Internal 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/64 GB, 3 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB
USB OTG - Supported 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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1432 mAh 3080 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
- Up to 787 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
- Up to 51 h (2G)
Up to 32 h 27 min (3G)