Gionee Marathon M4 Review
Score: 58.2 / 100Gionee Marathon M4 is a mid level device released many years ago, which counts with a high performance Quad-Core CPU speeding at 1.3 GHz, a quite big 5" screen, and 2 cameras, an 8 MP back side camera and a 5 megapixels front facing camera.
Gionee made the Gionee Marathon M4available just in 16 777 216 color. Talking about its construction materials, this phone is created with Metal . This cellphone doesn't feel very lightweight comparing with today standards, weighting 6.21 oz. This phone just has 5.7 inches long, but it manages to hold a 5 inches screen. This device's thickness , 0.4", is a little bit far from today's standards, but it still feels in the hand.
Gionee packed the Gionee Marathon M4 with a good looking 5-inches screen, and a resolution of 720 x 1280 (HD), which makes everything look great.
Gionee decided to design this phone using an extremely powerful Quad-Core processing unit speeding at 1.3 gigahertz and a big 2 GB of RAM. This cellphone counts with an interesting 16 GB internal memory and an external memory card slot, which allows you to install a couple hundred applications and games without worrying about space.
This cellphone counts with wi-fi connection (which can be shared with other devices around, as a mobile hotspot), LTE (4G) fast connectivity and fast 3G connection type, over HSPA technologies. The Gionee Marathon M4 doesn't use a sim card, because it doesn't support GSM connections.
This cellphone features two cameras, an 8 megapixels back-facing camera and a 5 mega-pixels front side camera. It can also film videos in Full HD 1920x1080 at 30 fps.
This phone also comes with a few useful features as Bluetooth (2.0 ), GPS Geolocation and FM Radio, and plenty of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.
This cellphone has a great 5000 mAh Li - Ion battery that can keep it running for several hours without having to charge it.
Gionee is offering this cellphone for 251 dollars, which is not cheap for a phone this level. This device is very appropiate it doesn't matter whether you are looking for a phone to play games, will use it as a social cellphone or need a phone for work.
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Specifications
| Device Type: | Phone |
| Brand: | Gionee |
| Operating System (OS): | Android 5.0 Lollipop |
| Dimensions: | 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.40 inchesMetric14.48 x 7.11 x 1.02 cmImperial |
| Weight: | 6.21 ouncesMetric176.05 gImperial |
| Colors: | 16 777 216 |
| Materials: | Metal |
| Release date: | 2015-08-04 |
| Price: | $ 251.00 |
Display | |
| Screen Type: | Super AMOLED |
| Size: | 5 inchesMetric12.7 cmImperial |
| Resolution: | 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) |
| Pixel density: | 294 pixels per inchMetric115.75 pixels per cmImperial |
| Touch screen: | No |
Hardware | |
| Processor: | ARM Cortex-A7, 64-bit (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) |
| RAM Memory: | 2 GB |
| Graphics Processor: | ARM Mali-400 |
| Internal Memory: | 16 GB |
| SD Card Slot: | microSDHC (up to 32 GB) |
Battery | |
| Battery type: | Li - Ion |
| Removable: | Yes |
| Capacity: | 5000 mAh |
Camera | |
| Back camera: | 8 megapixels |
| Front camera: | 5 megapixels |
| Max video resolution: | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) |
Networks | |
| Wi-Fi: | Yes |
| Mobile Hotspot: | Yes |
| Dual SIM: | Yes |
| LTE (4G) Bands: | 3(1800), 40(2300) |
| UMTS Bands: | Bands 8(900), 2(1900), 1(2100) |
| Technologies: | LTE (4G) and HSPA |
Other Features | |
| Bluetooth: | Version 2.0 |
| GPS: | Yes |
| Radio: | FM Radio |
| Sensors: | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |