Gionee Marathon M5 launched for Rs 17,999, houses a massive 6020mAh battery

Gionee Smartphones announced the arrival of its latest Marathon series marvel, the Marathon M5. It is powered by 6020 mAh Li- Po battery and the M5 device can standby upto 684 hr and 62 hours talk time. The company also claims that it has a standby time of upto 32 hours even if there is only 5% of power left. Whats more, the M5 is also capable of reverse charging – it can be used as a power bank to charge spare cell phones at the same time. 

The device has an ultra-slim structure of dimensions 8.5mm thick and outer rim of 4.75mm, metallic unibody, narrow bezel. The Gionee Marathon M5 is powered by 1.3GHz Quad Core 64 bit processor coupled with 3GB RAM. It has a 5.5" HD AMOLED display screen. The 4G LTE enabled M5 supports Dual 4G SIMs, CDMA along with USB-OTG connectivity.  

The Marathon M5 runs on the advanced Amigo 3.1, based on Android 5.1 and a specially designed Music Player. The Gionee Marathon M5 has a 13MP rear camera with LED flash and front facing 5MP camera. Gionee Marathon M5 comes in with an in-built 32 GB memory and is expandable upto 128 GB va micro-sd card. 

Arvind.R.Vohra, Country CEO & MD, Gionee India said "After the runaway success with the Marathon Series i.e. M2 capacity Smartphone. We areexcited to partner with India’s largest online shopping website Flipkart.com for the exclusive availability of Marathon M5. We are certain that the Marathon M5 would be well-accepted by the consumers, just like its predecessors." 

The Marathon M5 is Priced at Rs 17,999 and will be available from today at Flipkart. It is available in three premium color options, namely White, Black and Golden.

Key specs of Marathon M5:

● 13.97cm (5.5) HD, AMOLED display
● Dual SIM LTE, CDMA
● MediaTek MT6735 SoC
● 32 GB ROM + 3 GB RAM
● 13.0MP + 5.0MP camera
● Amigo 3.1, based on Android 5.1
● 6020mAh Li- P0 Dual Setup Battery
● White, Black and Golden colors

Gionee Unveils Elife E8 And Marathon M5 Smartphones At Beijing

Chinese company Gionee unveiled two smartphones at Beijing including its flagship model Elife E8 for 3999 RMB (Rs 41,300). The other model being Marathon M5 smartphone for 2299 RMB (Rs 23,700). The Gionee smartphones are well know in terms of camera features.

The Gionee E8 has a mammoth 6-inch Super Amoled screen (2560 x 1440 pixels) and sports 24 Megapixel rear camera which allows lossless Zoom up to 3X. The secondary camera is an 8 Megapixel camera. It is powered by 2GHz Mediatek MT6785 octa-core processor and comes with 3GB of RAM. The smartphone comes with 64GB in-built memory which can be extended via micro-sd slot. The dual-sim phone packs in a powerful 3520mAh battery. Fingerprint scanner and Dual speakers adds to its features. It runs Android Lollipop 5.1 out of the box with company’s Amigo 3.1 software.

The second smartphone M5 sports a 5.5" HD Amoled display and 6020mAh battery. The smartphone actually has a pair of batteries, each 3,010mAh. It is powered by a MediaTek MT6735 processor with 2 GB of RAM and 16 GB of in-built memory. It has a 13 MP camera on the back and 5 MP in the front. The company claims the batteries will last up to 4 days and boost standby time  to 62 hours with 5 percent battery life.

Both the smartphones have currently been announced for China only. The Marathon M5 will be available from June 25 and the Elife E8 will be available from July 15 onwards.