Phone Comparison - Gionee Marathon M3 vs Sony Xperia E3 Dual vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 2

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Sony Xiaomi
Announced November 2014 September 2014 August 2015
Status Available - November 2014 Available - September 2014 Available - August 2015
Price Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,614 ($141.38) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 9,700 ($141.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Yellow, Copper Black, White, Yellow, Mint Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 144.5 x 71.45 x 10.4 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
137.1 x 69.4 x 8.5 mm
(5.4 x 2.73 x 0.33 in)
152 x 76 x 8.3 mm
(5.98 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
Weight - 143.8 g (5.04.0.28 oz) 160 g (5.64 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100, TD-SCDMA
4G Network - - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) based MIUI 7
Processor Quad-core 1.3 GHz, - Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8226-2 Snapdragon 400 Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Mediatek MT6795
GPU Mali-450MP2 Adreno 305 PowerVR G6200
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB ROM 4 GB 16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB Yes

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS IPS Capacitive Touchscreen, Shatter Proof Glass IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16.7M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5 inches 4.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (218 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 66.63% 58.49% 72.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 5 MP, 2592 х 1944 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR, Panorama Phase Detection Auto focus (PDAF), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] VGA [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 85.6 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps TD-SCDMA
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP v4.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host microUSB v2.0, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 4 GB, 1 GB RAM 16 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB Yes
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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Po Battery
Capacity 5000 mAh 2330 mAh 3060 mAh
Stand by Up to 787 h Up to 508 h (2G)
Up to 505 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 51 h (2G)
Up to 32 h 27 min (3G)
Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 8 h 41 min (3G)
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