Gionee Marathon M5 vs Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Product
Gionee Marathon M5
390 USD
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G
390 USD

Price
390 USD
390 USD
Status
Discontinued
Available
Brand
Gionee Mobiles
Samsung Mobile
Model No
Marathon M5
Samsung Galaxy A42 5G

Launch Date
2015, November 09
2020, September 02

Technology
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G
2G bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
3G bands
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G bands
3, 40
LTE (unspecified)
Speed
HSPA, LTE
HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
5G bands
SA/NSA

Dimensions
144.7 x 71.2 x 10.2 mm (5.70 x 2.80 x 0.40 in)
164.4 x 75.9 x 8.6 mm (6.47 x 2.99 x 0.34 in)
Weight
176 g (6.21 oz)
190 g (6.70 oz)
SIM
Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)
Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Colors
White, Gold, Black
Prism Dot Black, Prism Dot White, Prism Dot Gray

Type
AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Super AMOLED
Size
5.0 inches, 68.9 cm2 (~66.9% screen-to-body ratio)
6.6 inches, 105.2 cm2 (~84.3% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~399 ppi density)

OS
Android 5.1 (Lollipop), Amigo 3.1
Android 10, One UI 2.5
Chipset
Mediatek MT6735 (28 nm)
Qualcomm SM7225 Snapdragon 750 5G (8 nm) - unconfirmed
CPU
Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A53
Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Kryo 570 & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 570)
GPU
Mali-400
Adreno 619

RAM
3GB
4GB/6GB/8GB
Storage
32GB
128GB UFS 2.1
Card Slot
microSDHC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC

Lens 1
13 MP, f/2.0, PDAF
48 MP, f/1.8, (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF
Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
LED flash, panorama, HDR, Digital Zoom up to 10x, Slow Motion
Video
1080p@30fps
4K@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Lens 2
8 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide)
Lens 3
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Lens 4
5 MP, f/2.4, (depth)

Lens 1
5 MP, f/2.2
20 MP, f/2.2, (wide)
Video
720p
1080p@30fps
Features
HDR, Panorma, etc

Capacity
Li-Po 6020 mAh, non-removable
Li-Po 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging
Reverse charging
Fast charging 15W
Talk Time
Reverse charging
Talk Time (4G LTE) (Hours) Up to 36, Internet Usage Time(Wi-Fi) (Hours) Up to 22, Video Playback Time (Hours) Up to 34

Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Accelerometer, Fingerprint Sensor, Gyro Sensor, Geomagnetic Sensor, Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor

Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
3.5mm jack
Yes
Yes

WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP
5.0, A2DP, LE
GPS
A-GPS
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Radio
FM radio, RDS, recording
Unspecified
USB
microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go
USB Type-C 2.0
NFC
Yes

Performance
AnTuTu: 324686 (v8) GeekBench: 1910 (v5.1) GFXBench: 33fps (ES 3.1 onscreen)
Loudspeaker
-30.1 LUFS (Below average)
Battery life
Endurance rating 144h