Gigabyte Essence vs vivo X9s

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.

  • Display technology

    OLED versus LCD

    Essence:
    LCD
    X9s:
    OLED
  • Weight

    Essence: 29 g lighter

    Essence:
    125 g
    X9s:
    154 g
  • Width

    Essence: 7 mm narrower

    Essence:
    67 mm
    X9s:
    74 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Essence: 1 in smaller diagonal

    Essence:
    4.5 in
    X9s:
    5.5 in
  • Chipset

    Essence:
    Spreadtrum SC7731
    X9s:
    Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    X9s: 1.8 mm thinner

    Essence:
    8.8 mm
    X9s:
    7 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 +1.8 mm versus X9s
  2. 2. X9s

    Height:
    152.6 mm +18.6 mm versus Essence
    Width:
    74 mm +7 mm versus Essence
    Depth:
    7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Essence

    125 g

  2. 2. X9s

    154 g

    +29 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. X9s

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

X9s has approximately 49.4% 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

X9s: Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. X9s

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

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. X9s

    3320 mAh

    +1720 mAh versus Essence

Specifications

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1. Essence2. X9s

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Essence, X9s.
SpecificationEssenceX9s
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 134 Х 67 Х 8.8 mm
  • 152.6 Х 74 Х 7 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 154 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • AMOLED
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3320 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
  • Android 7.1 (Nougat)
  • upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo); Funtouch 3.1
Chipset
  • Spreadtrum SC7731
  • Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Essence, X9s.
SpecificationEssenceX9s
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 83.4 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 62.2%
  • 73.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 401 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Essence, X9s.
SpecificationEssenceX9s
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 16 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 16 MP
  • 1/2.8''
  • PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 20 MP
  • Dual
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 20 MP 5 MP
  • depth sensor
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Essence, X9s.
SpecificationEssenceX9s
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • Octa-core (4x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & 4x1.2 GHz Cortex A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 510
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 102785
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 1292
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 4481
General specs
General specs — specifications for Essence, X9s.
SpecificationEssenceX9s
Release date
  • 2015
  • October
  • 2017
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Gold
  • Rose Gold
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 350 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 12 h
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Essence, X9s.
SpecificationEssenceX9s
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Dual SIM (Nano-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 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO & TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 8(900)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Essence, X9s.
SpecificationEssenceX9s
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Others Unknown
  • 32-bit/192kHz audio -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Essence, X9s.
SpecificationEssenceX9s
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging