Gigabyte Essence vs Gionee W909

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: 82.7 g lighter

    Essence:
    125 g
    W909:
    207.7 g
  • Width

    W909: 4.2 mm narrower

    Essence:
    67 mm
    W909:
    62.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    W909: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

    Essence:
    4.5 in
    W909:
    4.2 in
  • Chipset

    Essence:
    Spreadtrum SC7731
    W909:
    Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Essence: 7.7 mm thinner

    Essence:
    8.8 mm
    W909:
    16.5 mm
  • Height

    W909: 9.9 mm shorter

    Essence:
    134 mm
    W909:
    124.1 mm

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 +9.9 mm versus W909
    Width:
    67 mm +4.2 mm versus W909
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. W909

    Height:
    124.1 mm
    Width:
    62.8 mm
    Depth:
    16.5 mm +7.7 mm versus Essence

Weight

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

  1. 1. Essence

    125 g

  2. 2. W909

    207.7 g

    +82.7 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. W909

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

Essence has approximately 14.8% more rectangular screen area than W909.

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

W909: Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. W909

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

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. W909

    2530 mAh

    +930 mAh versus Essence

Specifications

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1. Essence2. W909

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Essence, W909.
SpecificationEssenceW909
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 134 Х 67 Х 8.8 mm
  • 124.1 Х 62.8 Х 16.5 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 207.7 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4.2" 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
  • 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2530 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset
  • Spreadtrum SC7731
  • Mediatek MT6755 Helio P10 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Essence, W909.
SpecificationEssenceW909
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 48.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 62.2%
  • 62.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 350 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Essence, W909.
SpecificationEssenceW909
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 16 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Essence, W909.
SpecificationEssenceW909
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Mali-T860MP2
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 824
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 3140
General specs
General specs — specifications for Essence, W909.
SpecificationEssenceW909
Release date
  • 2015
  • October
  • 2016
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Rose gold/Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 550 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 12 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Essence, W909.
SpecificationEssenceW909
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Essence, W909.
SpecificationEssenceW909
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • External IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
  • 16M colors -720 x 1280 pixels
  • 4.2 inches
Other features
Other features — specifications for Essence, W909.
SpecificationEssenceW909
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity