Phone Comparison - Gionee M2 vs Gionee Marathon M3 vs Microsoft Lumia 540 Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Gionee Microsoft
Announced January 2014 November 2014 April 2015
Status Available - January 2014 Available - November 2014 Available - May 2015
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 8,100 ($119.12) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White Orange, white, black, cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 72 x 10.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.83 x 0.41 in)
144.5 x 71.45 x 10.4 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
144 x 73.7 x 9.4 mm
(5.67 x 2.9 x 0.37 in)
Weight - - 152 g (5.36 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
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, 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) Microsoft Windows Phone 8.1 with Lumia Denim
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.3 GHz, - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 200
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-450MP2 Adreno 302
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 8 GB ROM 8 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, Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Colors 16.7M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.40% 66.63% 64.82%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Face beauty, Eraser, 99 snaps in one click, Gesture Shot, Smile Shot Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Sensor size: 1/4 inch, f/2.2 aperture
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p 480p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236 kbps
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
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, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go 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 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4200 mAh 5000 mAh 2200 mAh
Stand by Up to 555 h Up to 787 h Up to 576 h
Talk Time Up to 31 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
Up to 51 h (2G)
Up to 32 h 27 min (3G)
Up to 26.2 h (2G)
Up to 14.8 h (3G)