Gigabyte Essence vs Plum Coach Plus II

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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: 31 g lighter

    Essence:
    125 g
    Coach Plus II:
    156 g
  • Width

    Essence: 7 mm narrower

    Essence:
    67 mm
    Coach Plus II:
    74 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Essence: 1.5 in smaller diagonal

    Essence:
    4.5 in
    Coach Plus II:
    6 in
  • Chipset

    Essence:
    Spreadtrum SC7731
    Coach Plus II:
    Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Essence: 1.1 mm thinner

    Essence:
    8.8 mm
    Coach Plus II:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    Essence: 23.8 mm shorter

    Essence:
    134 mm
    Coach Plus II:
    157.8 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
    Width:
    67 mm
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. Coach Plus II

    Height:
    157.8 mm +23.8 mm versus Essence
    Width:
    74 mm +7 mm versus Essence
    Depth:
    9.9 mm +1.1 mm versus Essence

Weight

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

  1. 1. Essence

    125 g

  2. 2. Coach Plus II

    156 g

    +31 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. Coach Plus II

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

Coach Plus II has approximately 77.8% 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

Coach Plus II: 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. Coach Plus II

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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. Coach Plus II

    2400 mAh

    +800 mAh versus Essence

Specifications

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1. Essence2. Coach Plus II

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Essence, Coach Plus II.
SpecificationEssenceCoach Plus II
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 134 Х 67 Х 8.8 mm
  • 157.8 Х 74 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 156 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 6" 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
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset
  • Spreadtrum SC7731
  • Mediatek MT6582M (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Essence, Coach Plus II.
SpecificationEssenceCoach Plus II
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 99.2 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 62.2%
  • 85.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Essence, Coach Plus II.
SpecificationEssenceCoach Plus II
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Face detection
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 1.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 1.3 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Essence, Coach Plus II.
SpecificationEssenceCoach Plus II
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Mali-400MP2
General specs
General specs — specifications for Essence, Coach Plus II.
SpecificationEssenceCoach Plus II
Release date
  • 2015
  • October
  • 2014
  • May
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
  • 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 780 h (2G) / Up to 690 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Essence, Coach Plus II.
SpecificationEssenceCoach Plus II
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual 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 - 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
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Essence, Coach Plus II.
SpecificationEssenceCoach Plus II
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Essence, Coach Plus II.
SpecificationEssenceCoach Plus II
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity - Also known as Plum Coach Plus II Z621