Gionee’s Marathon series in India has a new addition, with the Marathon M5 Lite getting launched with a 4000 mAh battery, for the price of Rs. 12999. There are quite a few differences from the M5 though, and thus, the pricing is also quite different.
Starting with the main aspect of the Marathon series, the battery in the Marathon M5 Lite is 4000mAh compared to the 6,000mAh battery in the M5, there are two other variants of Marathon M5 called M5 Enjoy having 5000 mAh battery and M5 Plus which comes with 5020mAh battery. The device sports a 5 inch HD IPS display with Asahi Dragontrail protection with capacitive multi touch 5 points. The device has ultra-slim structure with dimensions of 8.5mm thick outer rim of 4.75mm, metallic unibody, narrow bezel and premium finish.
- Display: 5 inch HD IPS display with resolution of 1280 x 720 pixels
- Processor: MediaTek MT6735 quad-core processor
- RAM and Storage: 3GB RAM and 32GB expandable internal memory
- Camera: 8MP rear camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera
- OS: Android 5.1 Lollipop with Amigo 3.0
- Battery: 4,000mAh Li-Po
- Connectivity: Dual SIM, 4G LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS
The Marathon M5 Lite is powered by a MediaTek MT6735 quad-core processor coupled with 3GB of RAM and 32GB internal memory expandable up to 128GB using microSD card, which is similar to Marathon M5. Commenting on the launch Timir Baran Acharya, General Manager, Gionee India said, “After the runaway success with the Marathon Series i.e. M2, M3, M4 and recently launched M5 capacity Smartphone, we are strengthening our focus to the battery phones and are excited to introduce to you the Marathon M5 Lite. We are certain that the Marathon M5 Lite would be well-accepted by the consumers, just like its predecessors.”
The Marathon M5 Lite comes with Amigo 3.1, based on Android 5.1 OS, it is equipped with 8MP rear camera with LED flash and 5MP front facing camera. The device comes with connectivity features like 4G LTE, Dual SIM, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth v4.0 and A-GPS. It comes with 4,000mAh Li-Po battery giving standby time of 450 hours and 32.7 hours of talk time. The Marathon M5 Lite is available in golden color and priced at Rs. 12,999.
The Marathon M5 Lite will be competing with the likes of Asus Zenfone Max and Lenovo Vibe P1m both of which are priced lower than the M5 Lite with similar specifications.
