Gigabyte Essence vs Philips S396

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: 26 g lighter

  Essence:

  125 g

  S396:

  151 g

• Width

  Essence: 6 mm narrower

  Essence:

  67 mm

  S396:

  73 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Essence: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Essence:

  4.5 in

  S396:

  5 in

• Chipset

  Essence:

  Spreadtrum SC7731

  S396:

  Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)

• Depth

  Essence: 0.9 mm thinner

  Essence:

  8.8 mm

  S396:

  9.7 mm

• Height

  Essence: 7.9 mm shorter

  Essence:

  134 mm

  S396:

  141.9 mm

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. S396

   Height:

   141.9 mm +7.9 mm versus Essence

   Width:

   73 mm +6 mm versus Essence

   Depth:

   9.7 mm +0.9 mm 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. S396

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

S396 has approximately 23.5% 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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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

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