Phone Comparison - GiONEE ELIFE E3 vs Gionee Marathon M3 vs HTC Desire 526G+ Dual SIM

general General Info

Manufacturer Gionee Gionee HTC
Announced May 2013 November 2014 January 2015
Status Available - May 2013 Available - November 2014 Available - January 2015
Price - Rs. 12,999 ($191.16) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 6,379 ($93.81) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Pink, Blue Black, White Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 137 x 68 x 7.9 mm
(5.39 x 2.68 x 0.31 in)
144.5 x 71.45 x 10.4 mm
(5.69 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
139.8 x 69.65 x 9.8 mm
(5.5 x 2.74 x 0.39 in)
Weight - - 154 g (5.43 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100 HSDPA 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.4 (KitKat)
Processor Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7 Quad-core 1.3 GHz, - Octa-core 1.7 GHz
GPU PowerVR Series 5XT Mali-450MP2 -
RAM 1 GB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 16 GB 8 GB ROM 8/16 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, OGS TFT Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16.7M colors 16M colors
Size 4.7 inches 5 inches 4.7 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (312 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (234 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 65.56% 66.63% 62.73%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio FM radio FM Radio with Recording FM Radio with Recording
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p Yes, 1080p
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar] Yes, 2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 12 Yes Yes
Edge Class 12 Yes Yes
3G Yes HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, apt-X
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML5 HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 16 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB ROM, 1 GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 128 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh 5000 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by - Up to 787 h Up to 622 h (3G)
Talk Time - Up to 51 h (2G)
Up to 32 h 27 min (3G)
Up to 15 h (3G)