The Gionee Marathon M3 is a mid-range Android smartphone released by Chinese manufacturer Gionee back in November last year. The Gionee Marathon M3 rocks a 5″ HD display powered by a 1.3GHz quad-core chipset along with 1GB of RAM. Other key specs include a 8GB internal storage, microSD slot, 8MP rear camera, 2MP front-facing camera, 5,000mAh battery, as well as Android 4.4.2 KitKat running out of the box.

Like most other Android smartphones, we can root Gionee Marathon M3 rather easily using the vroot program. In the following tutorial, i will be guiding you guys on how to root Gionee Marathon M3 in less than an hour.

Disclaimer : During the process of rooting, there is always a risk for you to brick your Android device. So if you choose to root your device, you are doing it at your own risk! Your device warranty will also be voided after rooting.

Prerequisites before you begin rooting Gionee Marathon M3

1. Download the iroot program to your PC.
2. Make sure you have installed the necessary device driver before moving on. If you have do not so, you can download the device’s driver here.
3. Make sure you have enabled USB Debugging from your device’s settings.
4. Make sure there is more than 50% battery remaining on your Gionee Marathon M3 smartphone.
5. Back up your Gionee Marathon M3 smartphone.

Follow the steps below on how to root Gionee Marathon M3

1. Install iroot on your PC by double-clicking on its icon and follow the onscreen instructions. If it doesn’t open, then right-click on the icon and run it as administrator.
2. Connect the Gionee Marathon M3 to your Windows-based PC using an appropriate USB cable.
3. Next, ensure that your PC is able to detect your device before you move on with the rest of the steps. If it doesn’t detect your device, do ensure that you have installed the correct driver on your PC.
4. Open the iroot program on your PC and you should be able to see a screen like the one below.
5. On the iroot program, click on the ROOT button ( Green button ) to begin rooting Gionee Marathon M3.
6. The rooting process will take only a few minutes to complete.The rooting process will take only a few minutes to complete.
7. You’ll be prompted by the program once it has rooted your device.
8. The Gionee Marathon M3 will then automatically reboot itself.
9. Congratulation! You’ve just rooted Gionee Marathon M3!

Now, you’re free to install custom ROMs as well as recovery on the Gionee Marathon M3. In the meantime, stay tune for more how to root tutorials!