Phone Comparison - Gionee M2 vs Lava Pixel V1 vs Gionee Marathon M4

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Lava Gionee
Announced January 2014 July 2015 August 2015
Status Available - January 2014 Available - July 2015 Available - August 2015
Price - Rs. 7,999 ($117.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 16,120 ($237.06) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White White Silver, Gold Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144 x 72 x 10.5 mm
(5.67 x 2.83 x 0.41 in)
76.31 x 152.08 x 8.5 mm
(3 x 5.99 x 0.33 in)
144.7 x 71.2 x 10.18 mm
(5.7 x 2.8 x 0.4 in)
Weight - 135 g (4.76 oz) 176 g (6.21 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop)
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582M Quad-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6582 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, -
GPU Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2 Mali-400MP2
RAM 1 GB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 4 GB ROM 32 GB (25.47 GB for Apps and Phone Storage) 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT Capacitive Touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Asahi Dragontrail Glass Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16.7M colors
Size 5 inches 5.5 inches 5 inches
Resolution 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (267 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.40% 71.87% 66.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels, 13 MP SW Interpolation 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama, Face beauty, Eraser, 99 snaps in one click, Gesture Shot, Smile Shot Auto focus, 1.4µm Pixel Size, F2.0 Aperture, 5P Largan Lens, Blue Glass Filter, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 5 MP - 8 MP via SW Interpolation [Similar] Yes, 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB OTG Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 4 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 32 GB (25.47 GB for Apps and Phone Storage), 2 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4200 mAh 2650 mAh 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 555 h - Up to 440 h
Talk Time Up to 31 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 24 h (3G)
Up to 19 h (3G)
Up to 8 h (3G)
Up to 50 h