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BLU Studio Touch vs Gigabyte Essence

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • WeightEssence: 16 g lighterEssence: 125 g · Studio Touch: 141 g
  • WidthEssence: 4.2 mm narrowerEssence: 67 mm · Studio Touch: 71.2 mm
  • Screen diagonalEssence: 0.5 in smaller diagonalEssence: 4.5 in · Studio Touch: 5 in
  • ChipsetMediatek MT6735P (28 nm) / Spreadtrum SC7731Studio Touch: Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm) · Essence: Spreadtrum SC7731
  • HeightEssence: 9.2 mm shorterEssence: 134 mm · Studio Touch: 143.2 mm
  • Release year2016 / 2015Studio Touch: 2016 · Essence: 2015

Physical size

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.

Front
Studio Touch: 143.2 × 71.2 mm 1 Essence: 134 × 67 mm 2
Side
Studio Touch: 143.2 × 8.4 mm 1 Essence: 134 × 8.8 mm 2
  1. 1. Studio Touch
    Height
    143.2 mm
    Width
    71.2 mm
    Depth
    8.4 mm
    Weight
    141 g
  2. 2. Essence
    Height
    134 mm
    Width
    67 mm
    Depth
    8.8 mm
    Weight
    125 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationStudio TouchEssence
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 143.2 Х 71.2 Х 8.4 mm
  • 134 Х 67 Х 8.8 mm
Weight
  • 141 g
  • 125 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 5" inch
  • 4.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
  • Spreadtrum SC7731
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationStudio TouchEssence
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 68.9 cm2
  • 55.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 67.6%
  • 62.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 294 PPI
  • 218 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationStudio TouchEssence
Rear camera, main
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 1/4''
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 5 MP
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationStudio TouchEssence
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-T720MP2
  • Mali-400
GeekBench 4 Single CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 402
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-CoreLegacy recorded score. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.
  • 1164
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationStudio TouchEssence
Release date
  • 2016
  • June
  • 2015
  • October
Colors
  • Gold
  • Gray
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 725 h (2G) / Up to 625 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 26 h (2G) / Up to 16 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 12 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationStudio TouchEssence
SIM card
  • Dual SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 7(2600)
  • 12(700)
  • 17(700)
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationStudio TouchEssence
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationStudio TouchEssence
Dop
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity