Gionee Marathon M4

Name: Gionee Marathon M4
Brand: Gionee
SKU: SKU2842
Rating: 3.8 (24 reviews)

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Last Updated: 27th December 2025

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Key Specs

Display 5.00-inch (720x1280)
Processor MediaTek MT6735
Front Camera 5MP
Rear Camera 8MP
RAM 2GB
Storage 16GB
Battery Capacity 5000mAh
OS Android 5.0

Market Status Released

Release Date August 2015

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Gionee Marathon M4 Review

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Record-breaking battery life
Feels well-built and solid
Decent photos in daylight
Smooth performance

Bad
Bulky and heavy
Low-resolution screen
Lots of UI quirks and mangled English

Every year, phones get slimmer and every year, we wonder why manufacturers don't just shrink the internals and use all the space they've saved for bigger batteries. We know there are millions of people who wouldn't mind trading a few mm extra and a few grams of weight for an hour or two more talktime. When you get to the end of a workday and your battery looks like it won't even last through the ride home, you know there's something wrong with the priorities of the industry.Gionee is one of the few companies that don't seem to want to make half their money selling extra chargers. The Marathon series of phones, so named for their long-lasting batteries, serves a segment of the market that really isn't so niche anymore. We reviewed last year's Gionee Marathon M3 (Review | Pictures) model and were fully satisfied that it delivered on its promise, although there seemed to be significant tradeoffs in other areas.

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Gionee Marathon M4 Summary

The Gionee Marathon M4 has one purpose and fulfils it really, really well. Its 5,000mAh battery smashed through all our previous records, lasting a phenomenal 21 hours, 23 minutes of continuous video playback in our standardised test. Despite its considerable bulk and weight, this phone looks good and feels great in the hand. The screen is a bit low-res by today’s standards and the camera doesn’t do too well in low light, but everything else works great. The only thing Gionee really has to take care of is the atrocious quality of the translated English labels and help popups throughout its Amigo 3.0 UI.

Gionee Marathon M4 Price in India

Product Name	Price in India
Gionee Marathon M4 (2GB RAM, 16GB) - White	₹ 4,400
Gionee Marathon M4 (2GB RAM, 16GB) - Grey	₹ 12,990

Gionee Marathon M4 price in India starts from ₹ 4,400. The lowest price of Gionee Marathon M4 is ₹ 4,400 at Amazon on 27th December 2025.

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Gionee Marathon M4 Full Specifications

General

Brand	Gionee
Model	Marathon M4
Price in India	₹4,400
Release date	August 2015
Form factor	Touchscreen
Dimensions (mm)	144.70 x 71.20 x 10.18
Weight (g)	176.00
Battery capacity (mAh)	5000
Removable battery	No
Colours	Black, White
SAR value	0.85

Display

Screen size (inches)	5.00
Touchscreen	Yes
Resolution	720x1280 pixels

Hardware

Processor	1.3GHz quad-core
Processor make	MediaTek MT6735
RAM	2GB
Internal storage	16GB
Expandable storage	Yes
Expandable storage type	microSD
Expandable storage up to (GB)	32

Camera

Rear camera	8-megapixel
Rear flash	LED
Front camera	5-megapixel

Software

Operating system	Android 5.0
Skin	Amigo 3.0 UI

Connectivity

Wi-Fi	Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported	802.11 b/g/n
GPS	Yes
Bluetooth	Yes, v 4.00
NFC	No
Infrared	No
USB OTG	Yes
Headphones	3.5mm
FM	Yes
Number of SIMs	2
Wi-Fi Direct	No
Mobile High-Definition Link (MHL)	No
SIM 1
SIM Type	Micro-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	Yes
4G/ LTE	Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)	Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type	Micro-SIM
GSM/CDMA	GSM
3G	No
4G/ LTE	Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40)	Yes

Sensors

Compass/ Magnetometer	Yes
Proximity sensor	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes
Ambient light sensor	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes
Barometer	No
Temperature sensor	No

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do not buy this

Nithin K (Nov 12, 2015) on Gadgets 360

bad phone, camera and display was just good, but it dosen't function properly, my brother bought bought vivo smartphone, it was excellent phone, good quality. buy vivo better than gionee. vivo v1

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gionee M4 is able for 0 star

Shahid Mustafa (Aug 20, 2015) on Gadgets 360

I've bought it almost 12 days before, it is worst phone. It's everything is very poor including ram,camera,charging of battery,charger. It's everything work only in shop.1st day it had full charged only in 3 hours but after 10 days it take almost 20 hours to be full charged.It can't do any function properly, it will disappear while using any function. It's my humble request don't buy this phone in any case. my elder brother say's to me if U don't know about mobile phone then buy a brand phone.

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Good phone with quirks

Name Less (Jan 29, 2016) on Gadgets 360

Phone is good. Battery Life is excellent. I can manage 3 days with average use on normal battery saver mode. and 2 days with good (read: watching youtube) usage. Though the phone has its quirk. Too much Bloatware. apart from xender. I uninstalled(games) or want to uninstall( gionee messenger, battery save) every other app which came with it. Phone sometimes hangs and reboots randomly, about once in two weeks. Ultimately, I am satisfied with it. Quirks which last trouble me for few minutes are less important to me than charging phone everyday like every other phone nowadays. PS: the phone is not heavy. It is only somewhat heavier compared to rest of the phones.

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Five Stars

Vinodkumar (Nov 14, 2015) on Amazon

Wonderful that's it

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Marathon Definetly

Feroze Mistry (Nov 1, 2015) on Amazon

This is amazing product with ggoooood battery life. And with amazon discount its party

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