Gigabyte Essence vs ZTE Racer

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

    Racer: 25 g lighter

    Essence:
    125 g
    Racer:
    100 g
  • Width

    Racer: 12 mm narrower

    Essence:
    67 mm
    Racer:
    55 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Racer: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Essence:
    4.5 in
    Racer:
    2.8 in
  • Chipset

    Essence:
    Spreadtrum SC7731
    Racer:
    Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
  • Depth

    Essence: 5.7 mm thinner

    Essence:
    8.8 mm
    Racer:
    14.5 mm
  • Height

    Racer: 32 mm shorter

    Essence:
    134 mm
    Racer:
    102 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 +32 mm versus Racer
    Width:
    67 mm +12 mm versus Racer
    Depth:
    8.8 mm
  2. 2. Racer

    Height:
    102 mm
    Width:
    55 mm
    Depth:
    14.5 mm +5.7 mm versus Essence

Weight

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

  1. 1. Essence

    125 g

    +25 g versus Racer

  2. 2. Racer

    100 g

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. Racer

    Screen diagonal:
    2.8 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    24.3 cm²

Essence has approximately 129.9% more rectangular screen area than Racer.

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

Racer: Original memory entry

256 MB RAM · 256 MB

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. Racer

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

    +500 mAh versus Racer

  2. 2. Racer

    1100 mAh

Specifications

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1. Essence2. Racer

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Essence, Racer.
SpecificationEssenceRacer
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 134 Х 67 Х 8.8 mm
  • 102 Х 55 Х 14.5 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 100 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 2.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 854 px
  • 240 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
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 256 MB
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
  • 1100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
Chipset
  • Spreadtrum SC7731
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Essence, Racer.
SpecificationEssenceRacer
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 24.3 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 62.2%
  • 43.3%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 143 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Essence, Racer.
SpecificationEssenceRacer
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 2 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Essence, Racer.
SpecificationEssenceRacer
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs — specifications for Essence, Racer.
SpecificationEssenceRacer
Release date
  • 2015
  • October
  • 2010
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 12 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Essence, Racer.
SpecificationEssenceRacer
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 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
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
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Essence, Racer.
SpecificationEssenceRacer
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features — specifications for Essence, Racer.
SpecificationEssenceRacer
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo -Predictive text input For Three Mobile UK Also known as ZTE X850