Gigabyte Gsmart Essence vs Meizu m5

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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

    Gsmart Essence: 13 g lighter

    Gsmart Essence:
    125 g
    m5:
    138 g
  • Width

    Gsmart Essence: 5.8 mm narrower

    Gsmart Essence:
    67 mm
    m5:
    72.8 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Gsmart Essence: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Gsmart Essence:
    4.5 in
    m5:
    5.2 in
  • Chipset

    Gsmart Essence:
    Spreadtrum SC7731
    m5:
    Mediatek MT6750 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    m5: 0.6 mm thinner

    Gsmart Essence:
    8.8 mm
    m5:
    8.2 mm
  • Height

    Gsmart Essence: 13.3 mm shorter

    Gsmart Essence:
    134 mm
    m5:
    147.3 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. Gsmart Essence

    Height:
    134 mm
    Width:
    67 mm
    Depth:
    8.8 mm +0.6 mm versus m5
  2. 2. m5

    Height:
    147.3 mm +13.3 mm versus Gsmart Essence
    Width:
    72.8 mm +5.8 mm versus Gsmart Essence
    Depth:
    8.2 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Gsmart Essence

    125 g

  2. 2. m5

    138 g

    +13 g versus Gsmart 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. Gsmart Essence

    Screen diagonal:
    4.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    55.8 cm²
  2. 2. m5

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

m5 has approximately 33.5% more rectangular screen area than Gsmart 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.

Gsmart Essence: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB RAM

m5: Original memory entry

32 GB · 3 GB RAM 16 GB · 2 GB 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. Gsmart Essence

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. m5

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 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. Gsmart Essence

    1600 mAh

  2. 2. m5

    3070 mAh

    +1470 mAh versus Gsmart Essence

Specifications

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1. Gsmart Essence2. m5

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Gsmart Essence, m5.
SpecificationGsmart Essencem5
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 134 Х 67 Х 8.8 mm
  • 147.3 Х 72.8 Х 8.2 mm
Weight
  • 125 g
  • 138 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 4.5" inch
  • 5.2" 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
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3070 mAh
  • Non-removable
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow); Flyme 5.2
Chipset
  • Spreadtrum SC7731
  • Mediatek MT6750 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Gsmart Essence, m5.
SpecificationGsmart Essencem5
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 55.8 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 62.2%
  • 69.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 218 PPI
  • 282 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Gsmart Essence, m5.
SpecificationGsmart Essencem5
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • 13 MP
  • PDAF
  • f/2.2
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • f/2.0
Performance

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

Performance — specifications for Gsmart Essence, m5.
SpecificationGsmart Essencem5
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
  • Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
Graphics processor GPU
  • Mali-400
  • Mali-T860MP2
Antutu 7 score * Unknown
  • 36252
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 600
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 2149
GeekBench 4 RenderScript * Unknown
  • 1494
General specs
General specs — specifications for Gsmart Essence, m5.
SpecificationGsmart Essencem5
Release date
  • 2015
  • October
  • 2016
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Mint Green
  • Glacier white
  • Champanage Gold
  • Sapphire Blue
  • Matte Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 120 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 12 h
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • Front glass
  • aluminum body
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Gsmart Essence, m5.
SpecificationGsmart Essencem5
SIM card
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
  • Hybrid 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 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 40(2300)
Speed
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • EDR
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Gsmart Essence, m5.
SpecificationGsmart Essencem5
Radio
  • FM radio
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Gsmart Essence, m5.
SpecificationGsmart Essencem5
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Sensors Fingerprint (front-mounted)
  • accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass