Gigabyte Essence vs Gionee Elife E7 Mini

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.

  • Weight

    Essence: 17.9 g lighter

    Essence:
    125 g
    Elife E7 Mini:
    142.9 g
  • Screen diagonal

    Essence: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Essence:
    4.5 in
    Elife E7 Mini:
    4.7 in
  • Chipset

    Essence:
    Spreadtrum SC7731
    Elife E7 Mini:
    Mediatek MT6592 (28 nm)
  • Height

    Essence: 5.8 mm shorter

    Essence:
    134 mm
    Elife E7 Mini:
    139.8 mm
  • Release year

    Essence:
    2015
    Elife E7 Mini:
    2013

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.

  1. 1. Essence

    Height:
    134 mm
    Width:
    67 mm
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. Elife E7 Mini

    Height:
    139.8 mm +5.8 mm versus Essence
    Width:
    66.2 mm
    Depth:
    8.6 mm

Weight

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Essence

    125 g

  2. 2. Elife E7 Mini

    142.9 g

    +17.9 g versus Essence

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. Essence

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. Elife E7 Mini

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²

Elife E7 Mini has approximately 9.1% more rectangular screen area than Essence.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Essence: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB RAM

Elife E7 Mini: Original memory entry

16 GB

Practical features

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

1. Essence

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Elife E7 Mini

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Essence

    1600 mAh

  2. 2. Elife E7 Mini

    2200 mAh

    +600 mAh versus Essence

Specifications

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1. Essence2. Elife E7 Mini

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Essence, Elife E7 Mini.
SpecificationEssenceElife E7 Mini
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 134 Х 67 Х 8.8 mm
  • 139.8 Х 66.2 Х 8.6 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 142.9 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IGZO IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 16 GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2200 mAh
  • Non-removable
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean); Amigo 2
Chipset
  • Spreadtrum SC7731
  • Mediatek MT6592 (28 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Essence, Elife E7 Mini.
SpecificationEssenceElife E7 Mini
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 62.2%
  • 65.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 312 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Essence, Elife E7 Mini.
SpecificationEssenceElife E7 Mini
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 13 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Essence, Elife E7 Mini.
SpecificationEssenceElife E7 Mini
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • Octa-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Mali-450MP4
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 25789
General specs
General specs — specifications for Essence, Elife E7 Mini.
SpecificationEssenceElife E7 Mini
Release date
  • 2015
  • October
  • 2013
  • December
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 230 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 12 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 18 h (2G) / Up to 14 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Essence, Elife E7 Mini.
SpecificationEssenceElife E7 Mini
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Essence, Elife E7 Mini.
SpecificationEssenceElife E7 Mini
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
  • recording
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Essence, Elife E7 Mini.
SpecificationEssenceElife E7 Mini
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass