Gionee Marathon M5 Plus is a new addition to the series of battery-heavy smartphones maker and an upgrade of the impressive Marathon M5. The behemoth packs a longer battery life, improved AMOLED display, plenty of storage and a more powerful octa-core processor.
Design and Display
With an all-metal design, Gionee Marathon M5 Plus is a sophisticated handset will not hesitate to show off for your friends. The device is slightly thinner and lighter than the original Marathon M5 8.4 mm and 208 grams respectively.
The crammed into a larger, sharper six-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels, a significant improvement over the somewhat disappointing HD resolution of the screen on the previous device.
Cameras and Storage
Marathon M5 Plus packs a 13-megapixel primary camera with autofocus that locks so-called phase-detection focus on just one second. Buyers will also have a 5-megapixel front-facing camera for a decent selfies.
Gionee offers ample 64GB of onboard storage for keeping your photos, music and videos. Allocating storage is expandable by another 128 GB with a microSD card.
Performance and OS
Under the hood is Gionee Marathon M5 Plus features an enhanced MediaTek MT6753 octa-core processor, an improvement compared to the quad-core CPU on the Marathon M5.
The processor, which is coupled with a Mali-T720 GPU and spacious 3 GB of RAM, its speed has also clocked at 1.3 GHz, however. Gionee's Amigo 3.1 operating system based on Android 1.5 Lollipop, still runs the show on the phablet.
Superb Battery Power
A very large 5020mAh battery powers the M5 Gionee Marathon Plus. You can still feel it a little disappointing considering the Marathon M5 comes with a whopping 6020mAh battery.
But the battery provided here is in fact supposed to last longer. A unique thing about the battery of this phablet is the ability to maintain the power after a number of charges, in contrast to most smartphone juicers.
Gionee says that the battery is able to complete 90 percent of the capacity after an astonishing 600 charging cycles, which is to maintain translates to about two years. Dual Charging chips you get enough power to last for a full day after a 60-minute charge.
The Marathon Plus M5 has an embedded fingerprint scanner in the home button. It also features a reversible USB Type-C port.
Pricing and Availability
Gionee Marathon M5 Plus is not yet available in Nigeria. We currently have no information on pricing and availability. If available, Gionee Marathon M5 Plus Price in Nigeria is expected to range from 90 000 to 150 000 Naira, depending on your location in the country.
Gionee Marathon M5 Plus Specs
Here are a few specs of Gionee Marathon M5 Plus phablet:
General Features
Platform: Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Amigo 3.1
Processor: Octa Core Processor (Mediatek MT6753)
GPU: -
Memory: 3GB RAM
Colours: White, Gold
Dimension: 160.9 x 81.2 x 8.4 mm
Weight: 208 g
SIM Type: Micro SIM
SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
Display: 6.0-inch AMOLED Touch Display, 1080 x 1920 pixels (368 ppi)
Display Protection: -
Camera
Rear Camera: 13MP Camera, 1080p HD Video
Rear Camera Features: Phase Detection Autofocus, LED Flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, Panorama, HDR
Front Camera: 5MP Camera
Storage
Built-in Storage: 64GB
Memory Card Support: up to 128GB
Bundled Cloud Storage: -
Network Support
2G GSM: 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900MHz
2G CDMA 1X: Yes
3G WCDMA: Yes
3G CDMA EVDO: No
4G LTE: Yes
Internet & Connectivity
GPRS: Yes
EDGE: Yes
3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
HSPA+: Yes
CDMA EVDO: No
4G LTE: Yes
WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP
NFC: No
Infrared Blaster: No
USB Port: Yes Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Messaging
SMS/MMS: Yes
Instant Messaging: Yes
Push Emails: Yes
Email Protocol: -
Entertainment
Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player
Video Player: MP4/H.264 player
FM Radio: Yes
Loudspeaker: Yes
3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS
Maps: -
Sensors & Control
Digital Compass: Yes
Accelerometer: Yes
Proximity Sensor: Yes
Light Sensor: Yes
Barometer: No
SpO2: No
Pedometer: No
Heart Rate Monitor: No
Gyroscope: No
Fingerprint Scanner: Yes
Iris Scanner: No
Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: No
Voice Control: Yes
Other Features
Video Streaming: Yes
Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
Wireless Charging: No
Built-in Mobile Payment: No
Water Resistant: No
Dust Resistant: No
Image Editor: Yes
Video Editor: Yes
Document Viewer: Yes
Document Editor: No
Battery
Battery: 5020 mAh Li-Po Battery (Non-removable)
Talktime: up to 53 hours
Standby Time: up to 829 hours
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