Gionee's Marathon series of smartphones have just got two new members called the M5 Enjoy and M5 Plus. The smartphones have one notable advantage over other Marathon phones, and that is a fingerprint scanner. Both phones are available for purchase as we speak. The Marathon M5 Enjoy is priced at CNY 2,499 ($380), while the Marathon M5 Plus goes for CNY 1,999 ($310).

The Gionee Marathon M5 Plus features a 6-inch 1080p AMOLED display, MediaTek MT6753 chipset with an octa-core CPU, 3 GB of RAM, 64 GB of expandable storage, a 5,020 mAh battery and a 13 MP/5 MP camera combo.

As for the more affordable M5 Enjoy, it has a 5.5-inch 720p TFT display, a 5,000 mAh battery, 16 GB of storage and an 8 MP rear camera. The rest of the specs are the same, and both models have a fingerprint scanner.

Gionee M5 Plus specifications

6-inch (1920× 1080 pixels) Full HD AMOLED display with 2.5D arc glass

1.3GHz Octa-Core MediaTek MT6753 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU

3GB RAM, 64GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD

Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo OS 3.1

Dual SIM (Micro + Micro)

13MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash, PDAF, 1080p video recording

5MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor

Dimensions: 160.9 x 81.2 x 8.4mm; Weight: 208g

4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG, USB Type-C

5020mAh battery with fast charging

Gionee M5 Enjoy specifications

5.5-inch (1280 × 720 pixels) HD IPS display with 2.5D arc glass

1.3GHz Quad-Core MediaTek MT6735 64-bit processor with Mali-T720 GPU

3GB RAM, 16GB Internal memory, expandable memory up to 128GB with micro SD

Android 5.1 (Lollipop) with Amigo OS 3.1

Dual SIM

8MP Auto Focus Camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording

5MP front-facing camera

Fingerprint sensor

Dimensions: 155x76x9mm; Weight: 200g

4G LTE / 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, USB OTG

5000mAh battery