The Gionee Marathon M3 has a 5000mAh battery Capacity

Gionee has officially announced the Gionee Marathon M3 (also known as the Gionee M3) the latest smartphone from its widely known M Series smartphone. The highlight of the smartphone has to be its large battery capacity which stands at 5000mAh compared to the 4200mAh that came with the Gionee M2 which happens to be its predecessor.

The Marathon M3 packs a 5-inch HD (720×1280 pixels) IPS One Glass Solution (OGS) display, powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core Cortex-A7 processor with an ARM Mali 450MP GPU, 1GB of RAM, 8GB of internal storage and a microSD card slot for expansion. Other features of the Gionee Marathon M3 includes – a rear facing 8MP camera with LED flash, front facing 2MP camera, 3G HSPA+, Wi-Fi, WLAN Direct, Micro-USB, GPS/ A-GPS, USB, OTG Bluetooth 4.0 with A2DP.

The Gionee Marathon M3 measures 144.5×71.45×10.4mm, weighs 180.29 grams (without battery) supports Dual SIM with Dual Standby and packs a massive 5000mAh which offers up to 32.8 days standby and up to 32.46h on 3G talktime and 51h on 2G talk time.

Gionee Marathon M3 (Gionee M3) Key Specs

• Dimensions – 144.5×71.45×10.4mm
• Weight – 180.29 grams (without battery)
• Display – 5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) HD
• Processor – 1.3 GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6582
• Graphics – Mali 400 GPU
• Memory – 1GB RAM
• Storage – 8GB Internal memory (up to 32GB via micro SD)
• OS – Android 4.4 (KitKat)
• Camera – 8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash; 2MP front-facing
• Connectivity – FM Radio, 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG
• Sensors – Proximity sensor, Accelerometer, Compass, Magnetometer
• Battery – 5000 mAh battery

The Gionee Marathon M3 would be available in Black and White Colour options; the device has also been listed on eBay.in (India) for a Rs 13,999 (around N38,000 – N42,000 in Naira including tax) price tag. The official launch of the device is expected soon and it is one of the heavily tipped smartphones to launch in Nigeria before the year runs out.