Gionee Marathon M5 vs HTC Desire U

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Display technology

  OLED versus LCD

  Marathon M5:

  OLED

  Desire U:

  LCD

• Weight

  Desire U: 97 g lighter

  Marathon M5:

  211 g

  Desire U:

  114 g

• Width

  Desire U: 13.7 mm narrower

  Marathon M5:

  76 mm

  Desire U:

  62.3 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Desire U: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

  Marathon M5:

  5.5 in

  Desire U:

  4 in

• Depth

  Marathon M5: 0.7 mm thinner

  Marathon M5:

  8.6 mm

  Desire U:

  9.3 mm

• Height

  Desire U: 33.5 mm shorter

  Marathon M5:

  152 mm

  Desire U:

  118.5 mm

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. Marathon M5

   Height:

   152 mm +33.5 mm versus Desire U

   Width:

   76 mm +13.7 mm versus Desire U

   Depth:

   8.6 mm

2. 2. Desire U

   Height:

   118.5 mm

   Width:

   62.3 mm

   Depth:

   9.3 mm +0.7 mm versus Marathon M5

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. Marathon M5

   Screen diagonal:

   5.5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   83.4 cm²

2. 2. Desire U

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   5:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   45.5 cm²

Marathon M5 has approximately 83.1% more rectangular screen area than Desire U.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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