Gionee Marathon M5 is one truly fascinating device. This chubby fella is heavy at 211g for a reason - the 5.5" smartphone is powered by a massive Li-Po 6,020 mAh. The mid-range chipset in charge of the Marathon M5 isn't popular as a power efficient silicone, but considering the battery size and the modest quad-core processor, it shouldn't matter that much.
The M5 utilizes a 5.5" AMOLED screen, which may affect the power performance, too, as the AMOLEDs turned out not that great performance on previous Gionee smartphones.
Enough with the introductions, let's get down to business, shall we?
Gionee has rated the M5 capable of making 68 hours of 2G calls and 28 hours when hooked on to a 3G network. In our testing the M5 lasted 38 hours worth of calltime on a 3G network.
Talk time
- Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
46:44h - Gionee Marathon M5
38:07h - Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
33:20h - Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
33:19h - Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)
32:54h - Xiaomi Redmi 3
32:53h - Oppo R7 Plus
30:46h - OnePlus 2
30:29h - Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
30:29h - Motorola DROID Turbo
30:09h - Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
29:46h - Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
29:46h - Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
29:46h - Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
29:46h - Huawei Honor 5X
29:40h - HTC One (M8) for Windows
28:34h - Samsung Galaxy Note5
28:34h - Nokia Lumia 1520
28:34h - Samsung Galaxy Note 4
28:31h - Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
28:25h - Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
28:23h - Huawei G8
27:44h - Samsung Galaxy S5
27:37h - Sony Xperia Z1
26:53h - Huawei Mate 8
26:45h - Samsung Galaxy S6 active
26:29h - Motorola Moto X Play
26:28h - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
26:01h - Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
25:45h - LG G3
25:38h - LG G Pro 2
25:37h - LG G Flex
25:19h - Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
25:16h - LG G2
25:15h - Samsung Galaxy A7 Duos
25:12h - Huawei Ascend Mate
25:12h - BlackBerry Passport
25:12h - Samsung Galaxy A7
25:12h - Motorola Nexus 6
25:03h - Alcatel Hero
25:02h - Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
25:02h - Samsung Galaxy A8
25:02h - Oppo N1
25:01h - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
24:52h - Sony Xperia Z Ultra
24:23h - Oppo R7s
24:03h - Apple iPhone 6 Plus
23:49h - LG AKA
23:20h - Sony Xperia Z3
23:13h - Meizu PRO 5
23:10h - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
23:09h - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
23:09h - Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
23:09h - Oppo R7
22:58h - Samsung P6200 Galaxy Tab 7.0 Plus
22:42h - Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
22:36h - Motorola Moto X Style
22:23h - ZTE Nubia Z9
22:20h - Huawei MediaPad 7 Vogue
22:16h - HTC One Max
22:13h - Sony Xperia Z2
22:13h - Nokia Lumia 1020
22:13h - Nokia Lumia 1320
22:13h - Samsung Galaxy Core LTE
22:13h - Lenovo ZUK Z1
22:13h - Sony Xperia C3 Dual
22:11h - Meizu MX4 Pro
22:09h - Yota YotaPhone 2
22:09h - Samsung ATIV SE
22:05h - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)
22:02h - Xiaomi Redmi Note
21:41h - Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
21:39h - Motorola RAZR MAXX
21:18h - Xiaomi Mi 4i
21:02h - Meizu m2 note
20:55h - Huawei Nexus 6P
20:50h - LG Optimus G Pro E985
20:45h - HTC One M9
20:44h - Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
20:42h - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
20:40h - Sony Xperia Z5 Premium
20:27h - Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
20:24h - Asus Zenfone Selfie ZD551KL
20:22h - Motorola RAZR i XT890
20:07h - Huawei Ascend Mate7
20:06h - Samsung Galaxy A3 Duos
20:04h - Samsung Galaxy E7
20:04h - Samsung Galaxy A3
20:04h - Oppo Find 7
20:03h - Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
20:01h - BlackBerry Q10
20:00h - OnePlus One
19:56h - Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
19:55h - Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3 I9200
19:54h - Sony Xperia SP
19:49h - Samsung Galaxy S6
19:48h - Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
19:48h - Sony Xperia T3
19:48h - HTC Butterfly 2
19:23h - HTC Butterfly S
19:14h
We ran our web browsing script on the Gionee Marathon M5, which mimics normal browsing with a few web pages saved on our servers. The M5 managed to run the script for few minutes short of 31 hours - a really impressive score. Then again - the M5 packs a massive battery and modest specs, so it isn't that surprising, and, in fact, it could have been better.
Web browsing
- Gionee Marathon M5
30:51h - Huawei Mate 8
17:05h - Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
16:41h - Sony Xperia E4
16:40h - Samsung Galaxy S6 active
16:25h - Xiaomi Redmi 3
15:11h - Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
15:05h - Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
14:52h - Sony Xperia Z5
14:35h - Meizu MX4
14:06h - Huawei Ascend Mate7
13:53h - Huawei P8
13:32h - Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)
13:26h - Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
13:14h - HTC Butterfly 2
13:11h - Meizu m1 note
13:05h - Huawei Honor 6
12:59h - Meizu PRO 5
12:51h - Sony Xperia C
12:45h - Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
12:42h - Nokia Lumia 1520
12:40h - Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
12:37h - HTC One (M8) for Windows
12:31h - HTC Desire 700 dual sim
12:30h - HTC One (M8)
12:29h - Apple iPhone 6s
12:27h - ZTE Nubia Z9
12:18h - Samsung Galaxy A8
12:18h - Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
12:18h - Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
12:17h - Sony Xperia Z3
12:03h - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
11:55h - Nokia XL
11:54h - Motorola Moto X Play
11:52h - Apple iPhone 6s Plus
11:51h - Sony Xperia Z3+
11:51h - HTC Desire 816
11:48h - Sony Xperia C3 Dual
11:47h - LG G2
11:42h - Samsung Galaxy A5 Duos
11:36h - Samsung Galaxy A5
11:36h - Meizu m1 metal
11:33h - Sony Xperia Z2
11:32h - Sony Xperia E4g
11:32h - Motorola DROID Turbo
11:31h - Sony Xperia E1
11:30h - Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
11:20h - HTC One Max
11:20h - Sony Xperia ZR
11:20h - HTC Butterfly S
11:07h - Asus PadFone X
11:07h - LG G2 mini
11:02h - Samsung Galaxy Note 4
11:01h - Nokia Lumia 1320
10:58h - Samsung Galaxy S6
10:56h - Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
10:56h - HTC Desire 510
10:53h - Microsoft Lumia 532 Dual SIM
10:52h - Motorola Moto G 4G
10:52h - Microsoft Lumia 532
10:52h - Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM
10:50h - Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
10:50h - Lenovo ZUK Z1
10:46h - Samsung Galaxy Note5
10:43h - Oppo R7 Plus
10:39h - Huawei Honor 7
10:38h - LG AKA
10:38h - Nokia Lumia 830
10:36h - Apple iPhone 6
10:29h - Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
10:25h - Meizu MX4 Pro
10:24h - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE Dual SIM
10:23h - Microsoft Lumia 640 Dual SIM
10:23h - Microsoft Lumia 640 LTE
10:23h - Nokia Lumia 630
10:18h - Microsoft Lumia 640 XL
10:14h - Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE
10:14h - Microsoft Lumia 640 XL Dual SIM
10:14h - Microsoft Lumia 640 XL LTE Dual SIM
10:14h - BlackBerry Passport
10:12h - Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (MediaTek)
10:12h - BlackBerry Q5
10:04h - HTC Desire Eye
10:02h - HTC One (E8)
10:02h - Huawei Honor 5X
10:00h - Nokia Lumia 635
10:00h - Huawei G8
10:00h - Apple iPhone 5s
9:58h - HTC One
9:58h - Apple iPhone 5
9:56h - Meizu m2 note
9:54h - Samsung Ativ Odyssey I930
9:54h - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
9:52h - Sony Xperia M2
9:48h - Sony Xperia E3
9:48h - Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
9:47h - OnePlus One
9:46h - Huawei Mate S
9:43h - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
9:43h - Alcatel Hero
9:40h
Finally, the video playback test should tell you how long the M5 will last you when watching your favorite TV show on it. The M5 has enough juice to go north of 26 hours at video playback before hitting our critical 10% battery threshold. Now that's impressive!
Video playback
- Gionee Marathon M5
26:24h - LG G Flex
19:57h - Samsung Galaxy A9 (2016)
18:36h - Oppo R7 Plus
18:04h - Samsung Galaxy S6 active
18:03h - Meizu PRO 5
18:02h - Huawei Ascend Mate2 4G
18:01h - Samsung Galaxy Note 4
17:52h - Xiaomi Redmi 3
17:50h - Motorola RAZR MAXX
16:35h - Samsung Galaxy J7
16:22h - Sony Xperia Z3 Compact
15:03h - Sony Xperia Z4 Tablet LTE
14:58h - Samsung Galaxy E7
14:57h - Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX
14:17h - Lenovo ZUK Z1
14:14h - Oppo R7s
14:05h - Huawei Ascend Mate7
14:04h - Apple iPhone 6s Plus
13:57h - Samsung Galaxy S6 edge+
13:53h - Samsung Galaxy Note5
13:51h - Motorola DROID Turbo
13:41h - Samsung Galaxy Note 3
13:32h - Nokia Lumia 1020
13:12h - Samsung I9190 Galaxy S4 mini
13:12h - Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
13:12h - HTC One Max
13:11h - Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
13:08h - Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
13:04h - Motorola Moto E (2nd gen)
13:04h - Sony Xperia C
12:53h - Samsung Galaxy Premier I9260
12:51h - Samsung Galaxy S5 Active
12:51h - Huawei Honor 6
12:51h - Samsung Galaxy A8 Duos
12:45h - Samsung Galaxy A8
12:45h - Meizu MX4 Pro
12:41h - Huawei Mate 8
12:34h - Nokia Lumia 1520
12:31h - Samsung I9505 Galaxy S4
12:30h - BlackBerry Q5
12:28h - Sony Xperia C3 Dual
12:22h - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
12:21h - Huawei Ascend Mate
12:18h - Sony Xperia Z2
12:16h - Samsung Galaxy S6 edge
12:12h - Samsung Galaxy S6
12:12h - Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 LTE
12:10h - Motorola Moto X Play
12:06h - LG AKA
11:54h - Sony Xperia Z3
11:47h - Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
11:38h - Samsung P6800 Galaxy Tab 7.7
11:37h - Asus Zenfone Selfie ZD551KL
11:32h - Samsung I9500 Galaxy S4
11:29h - Samsung Galaxy Note II N7100
11:27h - Huawei Mate S
11:26h - OnePlus One
11:23h - HTC One (E8)
11:16h - BlackBerry Q10
11:15h - HTC One (M8) for Windows
11:15h - Apple iPhone 6 Plus
11:15h - Samsung Galaxy S5
11:15h - Oppo N1
11:15h - Meizu m1 note
11:09h - Samsung Galaxy S5 mini
11:02h - Asus PadFone X
11:01h - Xiaomi Mi 4c
10:47h - BlackBerry Passport
10:46h - Apple iPhone 6s
10:46h - vivo X5Max
10:44h - Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
10:41h - vivo X5Pro
10:41h - Microsoft Lumia 950 XL Dual SIM
10:38h - Microsoft Lumia 950 XL
10:38h - HTC Desire Eye
10:35h - LG G Flex2
10:35h - Samsung Galaxy J2
10:35h - HTC Desire 816
10:34h - Apple iPhone 5s
10:31h - HTC Butterfly 2
10:26h - LG G2 mini
10:23h - Nokia Lumia 735
10:20h - Huawei G8
10:20h - Apple iPhone 5
10:12h - Xiaomi Mi 4i
10:11h - HTC One (M8)
10:11h - Samsung Galaxy K zoom
10:08h - Samsung ATIV SE
10:07h - Sony Xperia M2
10:04h - HTC First
10:03h - HTC One
10:02h - Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
10:01h - Motorola Nexus 6
10:01h - Motorola Moto X
10:01h - Samsung I9105 Galaxy S II Plus
10:00h - Nokia Lumia 635
10:00h - Nokia Lumia 630
10:00h - Samsung Galaxy Express I8730
10:00h - Huawei P8lite ALE-L04
10:00h
Our final endurance score factors in standby battery performance as well. When using only one SIM card on the M5, it can stay on standby for more than 15 days. Opting for a second SIM card will reduce the standby performance by a day - down to 14 days.
So, Gionee Marathon M5 scored a 148h overall endurance rating with one SIM and 144 h with two SIM cards, which means you can count on the battery to last 6 days on both occasions if you do an hour each of calling, web browsing and video playback a day.
Such usage pattern is of course entirely artificial, but we've established it, so our battery results are comparable across devices. You can input a usage pattern of your own over at our full battery test score table, where you can also compare it to all of the smartphones we've tested.
Our battery testing procedure procedure is described in detail in case you want to learn more about it.
In 2016, we're transitioning to using a fixed 200nit screen brightness for our battery tests instead of merely positioning the brightness slider at 50% which worked out to a relatively random brightness level.
The level of 200nits, which we've chosen for our tests, has become somewhat of an industry standard. But more importantly, it's both the median and average value of the (relatively random) brightness levels at which we've tested all reviewed devices so far. This means our older battery life results will remain equally relevant and comparable as before.
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