Gionee Marathon M5 Plus launched: Here’s what’s different from Marathon M5

Gionee Marathon M5 Plus, the bigger screen version of the battery-heavy Marathon M5, has been launched in China by the company. Read more here

The Marathon M5 Plus features a 6-inch full HD screen and a fingerprint scanner in the home button. It has a 13 mp camera on the back and a five megapixel camera on the front. Read more here

Unlike the Marathon M5 which had a 6020 mAh battery, the Marathon M5 Plus has a smaller 5020 mAh battery. Read more here

The Marathon M5 Plus has been priced at Yuan 2499 in China (Rs 25,567 when converted). Gionee has not yet announced an India launch date for this smartphone. Read more here

The original Marathon M5 was launched in India in November for Rs 17,999. The smartphone is available exclusively on Flipkart. Read our review here

Marathon M5 sports a 5.5-inch 720p HD AMOLED display along with a 13MP rear camera with LED Flash and a 5MP front camera. Read our review here

The USP of Gionee’s Marathon series of smartphones is battery life. The device supports reverse charging. Packing two 3,100 mAh batteries, the Marathon M5 is heavy and weighs 214 grams. Read our review here