Gigabyte Essence vs Maxwest Orbit 4600

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: 45 g lighter

    Essence:
    125 g
    Orbit 4600:
    170 g
  • Width

    Essence: 3 mm narrower

    Essence:
    67 mm
    Orbit 4600:
    70 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Essence: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Essence:
    4.5 in
    Orbit 4600:
    4.7 in
  • Height

    Essence: 2.5 mm shorter

    Essence:
    134 mm
    Orbit 4600:
    136.5 mm
  • Release year

    Essence:
    2015
    Orbit 4600:
    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. Orbit 4600

    Height:
    136.5 mm +2.5 mm versus Essence
    Width:
    70 mm +3 mm versus Essence
    Depth:
    8.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Essence

    125 g

  2. 2. Orbit 4600

    170 g

    +45 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. Orbit 4600

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

Orbit 4600 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

Orbit 4600: 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. Orbit 4600

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

  2. 2. Orbit 4600

    1700 mAh

    +100 mAh versus Essence

Specifications

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1. Essence2. Orbit 4600

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Essence, Orbit 4600.
SpecificationEssenceOrbit 4600
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 134 Х 67 Х 8.8 mm
  • 136.5 Х 70 Х 8.9 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 170 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 480 x 854 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
  • 1700 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset
  • Spreadtrum SC7731
  • Broadcom BCM21663
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Essence, Orbit 4600.
SpecificationEssenceOrbit 4600
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%
  • 63.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 208 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Essence, Orbit 4600.
SpecificationEssenceOrbit 4600
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Essence, Orbit 4600.
SpecificationEssenceOrbit 4600
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • 1.2 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Broadcom VideoCore IV
General specs
General specs — specifications for Essence, Orbit 4600.
SpecificationEssenceOrbit 4600
Release date
  • 2015
  • October
  • 2013
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • black/blue
  • Black/Red
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 12 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 900 h (2G) / Up to 750 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 24 h (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Essence, Orbit 4600.
SpecificationEssenceOrbit 4600
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
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
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Essence, Orbit 4600.
SpecificationEssenceOrbit 4600
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Essence, Orbit 4600.
SpecificationEssenceOrbit 4600
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass