Gionee launches Marathon M5 Plus with 6-inch AMOLED display, 5020mAh battery

At an event held in China, Gionee introduced the Marathon M5 Plus at a price of 2499 RMB (approximately Rs 25,500) and it will go on sale starting December 25. In addition, the company announced that the Marathon M5 will now be priced at 1999 RMB (approx Rs 20,500). This device will also be the first phone to feature a physical home button, which also comes equipped with a fingerprint scanner. Gionee had launched the Marathon M5 just last month in India for a price of Rs 17,999. We are not sure if it will get a price revision in India as well. In terms of specifications, the Gionee Marathon M5 Plus will come with a 6-inch AMOLED display with a 1080 x 1920 pixel resolution. It also comes with a 2.5D arc symmetrical design along with  Gorilla Glass for protection. https://twitter.com/tech2eets/status/678899372076236800 https://twitter.com/tech2eets/status/678900507843366912 https://twitter.com/tech2eets/status/678903556154486784 https://twitter.com/tech2eets/status/678907558648770560 It will be powered by a unspecified 1.3 GHz octa core CPU paired with 3GB RAM. In terms of storage, the smartphone will include an internal storage of 64GB which can be further expanded up to 128GB via microSD card. The device will run Android 5.1 Lollipop with Amigo 3.1 UI on top. The M5 Plus has a 13MP rear camera, along with a 5MP resolution on its selfie snapper. A 5020 mAh battery completes the package and the company promises that it can be fully charged in less than 2 hours. The company has also worked on saving power consumed by both chips and the screen respectively. India launch date has not yet been announced. We will update the copy accordingly. In the meantime you can read our first impressions of the 6020mAh battery sporting Gionee Marathon M5. Disclaimer: Our correspondent was flown to Shenzen, China for the launch event by Gionee India. Travel and accommodation expenses were borne by Gionee India.