Gionee Marathon M5 Plus short review: The big B!

The Gionee Marathon M5 Plus has the biggest battery in town

The Gionee Marathon M5 plus is one of the few phones in India to have a bulky battery of 5020 mAh, to give a promised 21 hours of talk time and up to 619 hours of standby time. The phone also features dual-charging technology and Type C USB for faster charging.

A huge battery requires a huge body, but that doesn’t take away the good looks from this smart phone. The M5 Plus sports a 6-inch screen with a sleek and stylish full metal body. Weighing 208 grams, it feels light to hold but isn’t meant for one handed operation. The screen clarity is neat and bright on its 2.5D FHD Amoled display with 1920 1080 pixels resolution.

The M5 Plus runs on Android 5.1 Lollipop and is powered by a 1.3 GHz Octa Core processor with 3 GB RAM. The device comes with a good internal storage of 64 GB, which is expandable up to 128 GB.

The 13 megapixel rear camera comes with LED flash and front camera is of 5 megapixels. The M5 Plus features a finger print scanner embedded with the home button in the front. The dual-SIM device supports 4G VoLTE .

If you are someone who is continuously hooked to the phone, the M5 Plus could be the right choice, which can get you max uptime without any ‘low battery’ interruptions — costing you Rs 26,999.