Category Breakdown
Cat S50
Gionee Marathon M3
Performance
43.138.8
Camera
19.115.4
Display
56.556.5
Battery
83.233.7
Build
0.216.9
Connectivity
53.833.1
Audio
8.98.9
Overall
32.725.7
Summary
- The Cat S50 features a rugged build with a weight of 185g and dimensions of 144.5 x 77 x 12.7 mm, while the Gionee Marathon M3 is slightly lighter at 180.3g and slimmer at 144.5 x 71.5 x 10.4 mm.
- Both devices have a 720 x 1280 pixel IPS LCD display, but the Marathon M3 has a larger 5.0-inch screen compared to the S50's 4.7 inches.
- In terms of performance, the S50 is powered by a Snapdragon 400 chipset with a quad-core CPU at 1.2 GHz, while the Marathon M3 has a slightly faster quad-core CPU at 1.3 GHz.
- Both cameras are 8 MP, but the Marathon M3 offers a better selfie camera at 2 MP and records video at 720p, whereas the S50 records at 1080p.
- The Marathon M3 excels in battery capacity with 5000 mAh compared to the S50's 2630 mAh, but lacks wireless charging.
- Both run on Android 4.4, with the Marathon M3 slightly updated to 4.4.2.
Side-by-side Specification Comparison
Cat S50
Gionee Marathon M3
General
Release Date
2014
2014
Announced
2014
2014
Description
N/A
N/A
Display
Size
4.7"
5"
Type
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
Resolution
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~312 ppi density)
720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~294 ppi density)
PPI
720
720
Refresh Rate
60Hz
60Hz
HDR Support
✗
✗
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
N/A
Performance
Chipset
Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400 (28 nm)
N/A
CPU
Quadcore 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7
Quad-core 1.3 GHz
GPU
Adreno 305
Mali-450
Memory
8GB 2GB RAM
8GB 1GB RAM
Expandable Storage
✗
✗
Card Slot
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
microSDXC (dedicated slot)
Camera
Main Camera
8 MP, AF
8 MP, f/2.2, AF
Main Camera Features
LED flash
LED flash, panorama
Front Camera
VGA
2 MP
Front Camera Features
N/A
N/A
Video Recording
1080p@30fps
720p@30fps
Selfie Video
N/A
N/A
Optical Stabilization
✗
✗
Night Mode
✗
✗
Raw Photo Support
✗
✗
Battery
Capacity
2630 mAh
5000 mAh
Battery Details
Li-Ion 2630 mAh, non-removable
Li-Ion 5000 mAh, non-removable
Charging Details
Wireless (Qi)
N/A
Fast Charging
✗
✗
Wireless Charging
✓
✗
Build & Safety
Dimensions
144.5 x 77 x 12.7 mm (5.69 x 3.03 x 0.5 in)
144.5 x 71.5 x 10.4 mm (5.69 x 2.81 x 0.41 in)
Weight
185 g
180.3 g
Materials
N/A
N/A
Colors
Forest, Slate
Black, White
Foldable
✗
✗
SAR
N/A
0.29 W/kg (head) 0.73 W/kg (body)
Connectivity
SIM
Micro-SIM
Dual SIM (dual stand-by)
Network
GSM / HSPA / LTE
GSM / HSPA
Network Speed
HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
HSPA
5G
✗
✗
4G
✓
✗
WiFi
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth
4.0, A2DP, LE
4.0, A2DP
NFC
✓
✗
USB
microUSB 2.0, OTG
microUSB 2.0, OTG
IR Blaster
✗
✗
Headphone Jack
✓
✓
Radio
✗
✗
Positioning
GPS, GLONASS
GPS
Audio
Stereo Speakers
✗
✗
Loudspeaker
Yes
Yes
Audio Jack
Yes
Yes
Software & Security
Operating System
Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Fingerprint
✗
✗
Face Unlock
✗
✗
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compass
Accelerometer, proximity, compass

