Gigabyte Essence vs Palm Treo Pro

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: 8 g lighter

    Essence:
    125 g
    Treo Pro:
    133 g
  • Width

    Treo Pro: 7 mm narrower

    Essence:
    67 mm
    Treo Pro:
    60 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Treo Pro: 2 in smaller diagonal

    Essence:
    4.5 in
    Treo Pro:
    2.5 in
  • Chipset

    Essence:
    Spreadtrum SC7731
    Treo Pro:
    Qualcomm MSM7201
  • Depth

    Essence: 4.6 mm thinner

    Essence:
    8.8 mm
    Treo Pro:
    13.4 mm
  • Height

    Treo Pro: 20 mm shorter

    Essence:
    134 mm
    Treo Pro:
    114 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 +20 mm versus Treo Pro
    Width:
    67 mm +7 mm versus Treo Pro
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. Treo Pro

    Height:
    114 mm
    Width:
    60 mm
    Depth:
    13.4 mm +4.6 mm versus Essence

Weight

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

  1. 1. Essence

    125 g

  2. 2. Treo Pro

    133 g

    +8 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. Treo Pro

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    1:1
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.2 cm²

Essence has approximately 176.9% more rectangular screen area than Treo Pro.

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

Treo Pro: Original memory entry

100 MB · 128 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. Treo Pro

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 8 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 Treo Pro

  2. 2. Treo Pro

    1500 mAh

Specifications

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1. Essence2. Treo Pro

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Essence, Treo Pro.
SpecificationEssenceTreo Pro
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 134 Х 67 Х 8.8 mm
  • 114 Х 60 Х 13.4 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 133 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 320 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 100 MB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 8 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)
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional
Chipset
  • Spreadtrum SC7731
  • Qualcomm MSM7201
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Essence, Treo Pro.
SpecificationEssenceTreo Pro
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 20.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 1:1 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 62.2%
  • 29.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 181 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Essence, Treo Pro.
SpecificationEssenceTreo Pro
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 2 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, Treo Pro.
SpecificationEssenceTreo Pro
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • 528 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 130
General specs
General specs — specifications for Essence, Treo Pro.
SpecificationEssenceTreo Pro
Release date
  • 2015
  • October
  • 2008
  • August
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Obsidian
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 250 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Essence, Treo Pro.
SpecificationEssenceTreo Pro
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Mini-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
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.60 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.75 W/kg (head) 0.53 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Essence, Treo Pro.
SpecificationEssenceTreo Pro
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for Essence, Treo Pro.
SpecificationEssenceTreo Pro
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - Organizer -Pocket Office -Voice memo