Gigabyte Essence vs Lenovo A390

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: 6 g lighter

    Essence:
    125 g
    A390:
    131 g
  • Width

    A390: 3 mm narrower

    Essence:
    67 mm
    A390:
    64 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    A390: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

    Essence:
    4.5 in
    A390:
    4 in
  • Chipset

    Essence:
    Spreadtrum SC7731
    A390:
    Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
  • Depth

    Essence: 1.3 mm thinner

    Essence:
    8.8 mm
    A390:
    10.1 mm
  • Height

    A390: 8.4 mm shorter

    Essence:
    134 mm
    A390:
    125.6 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 +8.4 mm versus A390
    Width:
    67 mm +3 mm versus A390
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. A390

    Height:
    125.6 mm
    Width:
    64 mm
    Depth:
    10.1 mm +1.3 mm versus Essence

Weight

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

  1. 1. Essence

    125 g

  2. 2. A390

    131 g

    +6 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. A390

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

Essence has approximately 22.6% more rectangular screen area than A390.

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

A390: Original memory entry

4 GB · 512 MB RAM

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. A390

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

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

    +100 mAh versus A390

  2. 2. A390

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Essence2. A390

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Essence, A390.
SpecificationEssenceA390
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 134 Х 67 Х 8.8 mm
  • 125.6 Х 64 Х 10.1 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 131 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
Unknown
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset
  • Spreadtrum SC7731
  • Mediatek MT6577 (40 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Essence, A390.
SpecificationEssenceA390
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 62.2%
  • 56.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Essence, A390.
SpecificationEssenceA390
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Essence, A390.
SpecificationEssenceA390
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • PowerVR SGX531u
General specs
General specs — specifications for Essence, A390.
SpecificationEssenceA390
Release date
  • 2015
  • October
  • 2013
  • April
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 70 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 12 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 220 h (2G) / Up to 180 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 14 h (2G) / Up to 9 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Essence, A390.
SpecificationEssenceA390
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
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 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 3.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Essence, A390.
SpecificationEssenceA390
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement
Other features
Other features — specifications for Essence, A390.
SpecificationEssenceA390
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity