Gionee is steadily growing its Marathon line of phones with big batteries. Just last month, the company announced the Marathon M5 Plus andM5 Enjoy which both have batteries over 5000mAh in capacity.

This week, the Chinese manufacturer introduced the Marathon M5’s smaller brother – the Marathon M5 Mini. The phone is built around a 5-inch 720p IPS display and runs on a MediaTek MT6580 chipset.

The handset sports 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage. There’s also an 8MP camera, a 5MP selfie snapper and of course the mandatory large battery which in this case is rated at 4000mAh.

The Gionee Marathon M5 mini is running on Android 5.1 Lollipop with the company’s Amigo UI 3.1 on top. It also has the usual plethora of connectivity features that are found in devices in this price range including 3G connectivity, GPS, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

There’s no word yet on pricing and availability, but given its specs sheet, its likely to be another budget-friendly phone with a retail price that will fall below $200.

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Chinese manufacturer Gionee’s big-battery Marathon lineup has just welcomed two new models this week – the Marathon M5 Plus and the Marathon M5 Enjoy. Both phones have massive battery packs but differ in a number of things.

The Marathon M5 Plus is the more powerful of the two, sporting a 6-inch Full HD AMOLED display, a MediaTek MT6753 chipset with an octa-core processor, 3GB of storage and 64GB of expandable on-board storage.

There’s a 13MP camera at the back with LED flash and phase detection autofocus, a 5MP snapper, a fingerprint sensor, Bluetooth v4.0, LTE connectivity, support for fast-charging and Android 5.1 Lollipop out of the box.

The Marathon M5 Enjoy on the other hand offers a slightly cheaper alternative to the M5 Plus. It has a 5.5-inch 720p TFT display, a fingerprint scanner, a MediaTek MT6735 chipset, a quad-core processor, 3GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in storage that can be expanded via a microSD card.

Although both phones have large battery capacities compared to other phones in the market, theirs is a bit watered down compared to the original M5. The Plus version only has a 5020mAh battery while the M5 Enjoy has a 5000mAh cell.

 Both phone is now available in China with the M5 Plus retailing for around $385 while the M5 Enjoy will sell for around $310.

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Gionee’s slim S-line is slowly but steadily growing throughout the past couple of years. This week, the Chinese manufacturer is adding a new S model in the lineup by the name of the Gionee S6.

The phone is built around a 5.5-inch HD display and runs on a MediaTek MT6753 chipset with a 1.3GHz octa-core processor that’s complemented by a Mali T-720 GPU, 3GB of RAM and 32GB of expandable storage.

A 13MP camera sits at the back of the device, while a 5MP snapper is positioned on the front. There’s support for LTE connectivity, dual-SIM functionality and a USB Type-C connection.

Gionee has installed a 3150mAh battery on the S6, which should provide enough power to the phone with moderate use. The S6 will come with Android 5.1 Lollipop with the company’s Amigo OS 3.1 on top.

The Gionee S6 will be offered initially in China for around $266 and will be available within the week.

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Gionee has recently unveiled a new Elife model that will complement its existing lineup of thin phones, but with a bigger display.

The new Gionee Elife S Plus will trump the S5.1 Pro that was launched back in September with a 5.5-inch 720p AMOLED panel with Gorilla Glass 3. The phone still have the MediaTek MT6753 chipset with a 1.3GHz octa-core processor, Mali-T720 GPU and 13MP rear camera from the S5.1 Pro.

The RAM has been upgraded from 2GB to 3GB but the front-facing camera has been downgraded from 8MP to 5MP. The phone will have 16GB of expandable storage, LTE connectivity, dual-SIM functionality, a 3150mAh battery and a USB Type-C connection.

Gionee has installed Android Lollipop on the device with the company’s Amigo launcher on top. The Elife S Plus will be launching initially in India this month for $260.

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Looking for an affordable smartphone with a decent screen size and internals? Gionee’s new Pioneer P3S could be the device that will fulfill this need.

The Chinese manufacturer’s new budget handset features a 4.5-inch FWVGA display and comes with a Mediatek MT6582 chipset with 1.3GHz quad-core processor, a Mali T400 GPU, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage.

At the back there’s a 5MP autofocus camera and a 2000mAh battery. The phone also come with a VGA selfie snapper, 3G connectivity and two SIM card slots. Surprisingly, the Pioneer P3S will run on Android 5.1 Lollipop with the company’s Amigo 3.1 launcher.

Gioneer plans to sell the Pioneer P3S initially in India this week for about $90. 

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Remember the uber thin Gionee S5.1 from last year? Well that smartphone is getting a refresh in the form of a pro version in hopes to augment its predecessor’s shortcomings.

The new model simply called the S5.1 Pro is said to offer a bigger display, a better graphics card, bigger RAM and high resolution camera in the same slim form factor that put the Elife S5.1 into the map.

For starters, Gionee has upgraded the 4.8-inch display from last year’s model to a 5-inch 720p AMOLED display with 2.5D Gorilla Glass 4 panel on top for protection. The device also runs on MediaTek MT6753 chipset with a 1.3GHz octa-core processor, a Mali-720MP3 GPU, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of expandable storage.

At the back, you’ll find a 13MP camera while an 8MP sensor is placed on the front for selfies. Gionee has also added 4G LTE connectivity, dual-SIM functionality as well as a 2400mAh battery to keep the S5.1 relevant in today’s ever competitive smartphone market.

 There is no word yet on international availability, but the Gionee S5.1 Pro should be available in China in the coming weeks for around $300.

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Gionee is one of those smartphone makers that knows how to build smartphones with a specific niche in mind. This week, the Chinese manufacturer unveiled two new models that does exactly – the Elife E8 for flagship fans who want their phones to do everything and the Marathon M5 for people who want phone that last for days.

The Elife as we said, is a smartphone for people who want flagship specs. The handset features a 6-inch QHD display (with a pixel density of 490ppi), a MediaTek Helio X10 chip with a 2GHz octa-core processor, a PowerVR 6200 GPU, 3GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage.

Gionee has equipped the Elife E8 with a 24MP camera at the back that can produce images up to 120MP in resolution with the help of some software tweaks. The main camera sites behind a six-element lens with a sapphire glass front. The camera also sports optical image stabilization, dual-tone LED flash, lossless zoom and support for 4K video recording.

The Gionee Elife E8 will be available starting July 15 for around $645.

On the other hand, the Gionee Marathon M5 will come with a 5.5-inch HD panel, 2GB of RAM and 16GB of built-in storage. It is also equipped with a 13MP camera at the back and a 5MP selfie snapper.

But of course the most important feature of the Marathon M5 would be its battery – in this case batteries. The handset has two 3010mAh batteries which bring the total power capacity of the phone to 6020mAh. The two batteries are charged at the same time using dual charging chips (much like Oppo’s VOOC charging technology) that equates to faster charging times and lower charing temperature.

Gionee has also incorporated some software management factor into the Elife E8 including background app management and smart power consumption management that should help in strengthening the phone’s battery life. This means the Elife E8 should be able to last for around four full days even when on heavy use.

The Gioneer Marathon M4 will be available starting June 25 with a suggested retail price tag of $370.

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