Gionee Marathon M5 Lite smartphone was launched in December 2015. The phone comes with a 5.00-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 720 pixels by 1280 pixels at a PPI of 293 pixels per inch.

The Gionee Marathon M5 Lite is powered by 1.3GHz quad-core MediaTek MT6735 processor and it comes with 1GB of RAM. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Gionee Marathon M5 Lite packs a 8-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies.

The Gionee Marathon M5 Lite runs Android 5.1 and is powered by a 4000mAh non removable battery. It measures 143.00 x 69.90 x 8.50 (height x width x thickness) and weighs 182.00 grams.

The Gionee Marathon M5 Lite is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone that accepts two Regular SIMs. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, 3G, 4G (with support for Band 40 used by some LTE networks in India). Sensors on the phone include Proximity sensor, Ambient light sensor, Accelerometer.