A few smartphone companies are experimenting by providing higher capacity batteries in their
smartphones, thereby adding a little bulk. We prefer this approach since the race to build
anorexic smartphones is going a little too far in our opinion.
Gionee experimented with a massive 4200mAh battery in its Marathon M2 smartphone. The
Chinese company has already released its successor, the Gionee Marathon M3. We've seen a
feature phone, the Maxx Power House MX200, tout a 5200mAh battery but the Marathon M3
is the first Android smartphone we've come across that boasts of a 5,000mAh battery. Let's find
out if the Marathon M3 can cross the finish line with energy to spare.
The Marathon M3 is not distinctive with respect to its candybar design, and Gionee has decided
to keep things simple. The design is purely utilitarian, which is not bad at all. At the heart of it
all is the massive battery, which is unsurprisingly non-removable. The sheer size of this battery
contributes to the phone's 10.4mm thickness and 180.3g weight. We are not complaining about
this heft because it is actually reassuring, and the Marathon M3 does feel comfortable to hold
and use with one hand.
The phone is running the latest Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) with Gionee's proprietary skin Amigo UI
on top of it. However, the flavour of Amigo in this phone is slightly different. Unlike the Gionee
Elife S5.1 (Review | Pictures) we reviewed a little while ago, Amigo UI on this phone has a
dedicated app drawer and home screens. In that sense, except for the bright colour palette, the
software is not too different from stock Android 4.4.2. Just like what we saw on the Elife S5.1,
Gionee bundles a ton of bloatware most of which are not fun to use. You'd be better off
deleting a few right at the onset of using the phone.
smartphones, thereby adding a little bulk. We prefer this approach since the race to build
anorexic smartphones is going a little too far in our opinion.
Gionee experimented with a massive 4200mAh battery in its Marathon M2 smartphone. The
Chinese company has already released its successor, the Gionee Marathon M3. We've seen a
feature phone, the Maxx Power House MX200, tout a 5200mAh battery but the Marathon M3
is the first Android smartphone we've come across that boasts of a 5,000mAh battery. Let's find
out if the Marathon M3 can cross the finish line with energy to spare.
The Marathon M3 is not distinctive with respect to its candybar design, and Gionee has decided
to keep things simple. The design is purely utilitarian, which is not bad at all. At the heart of it
all is the massive battery, which is unsurprisingly non-removable. The sheer size of this battery
contributes to the phone's 10.4mm thickness and 180.3g weight. We are not complaining about
this heft because it is actually reassuring, and the Marathon M3 does feel comfortable to hold
and use with one hand.
The phone is running the latest Android 4.4.2 (KitKat) with Gionee's proprietary skin Amigo UI
on top of it. However, the flavour of Amigo in this phone is slightly different. Unlike the Gionee
Elife S5.1 (Review | Pictures) we reviewed a little while ago, Amigo UI on this phone has a
dedicated app drawer and home screens. In that sense, except for the bright colour palette, the
software is not too different from stock Android 4.4.2. Just like what we saw on the Elife S5.1,
Gionee bundles a ton of bloatware most of which are not fun to use. You'd be better off
deleting a few right at the onset of using the phone.
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