Icemobile Shine vs Philips S396

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

    Shine: 25 g lighter

    Shine:
    126 g
    S396:
    151 g
  • Width

    Shine: 15 mm narrower

    Shine:
    58 mm
    S396:
    73 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Shine: 1.8 in smaller diagonal

    Shine:
    3.2 in
    S396:
    5 in
  • Depth

    S396: 3.8 mm thinner

    Shine:
    13.5 mm
    S396:
    9.7 mm
  • Height

    Shine: 29.9 mm shorter

    Shine:
    112 mm
    S396:
    141.9 mm
  • Release year

    Shine:
    2011
    S396:
    2015

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. Shine

    Height:
    112 mm
    Width:
    58 mm
    Depth:
    13.5 mm +3.8 mm versus S396
  2. 2. S396

    Height:
    141.9 mm +29.9 mm versus Shine
    Width:
    73 mm +15 mm versus Shine
    Depth:
    9.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Shine

    126 g

  2. 2. S396

    151 g

    +25 g versus Shine

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. Shine

    Screen diagonal:
    3.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30.5 cm²
  2. 2. S396

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

S396 has approximately 126% more rectangular screen area than Shine.

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.

Recorded RAM for Shine, S396, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageShineS396
8 GB Unknown 1 GB RAM
Shine: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 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. Shine

NFC:
See details Optional
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. S396

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)

Battery capacity

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

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Shine2. S396

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Shine, S396.
SpecificationShineS396
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 141.9 Х 73 Х 9.7 mm
Weight
  • 126 g
  • 151 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 2300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6735P (28 nm)
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Shine, S396.
SpecificationShineS396
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.9%
  • 66.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Shine, S396.
SpecificationShineS396
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 8 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Shine, S396.
SpecificationShineS396
Processor CPU Unknown
  • Quad-core 1.0 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Mali-T720MP2
General specs
General specs — specifications for Shine, S396.
SpecificationShineS396
Release date
  • 2011
  • June
  • 2015
  • June
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Shine, S396.
SpecificationShineS396
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 -3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 20(800)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/11.5 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Up to 53.6 kbps
  • Yes
Edge
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • 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
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Shine, S396.
SpecificationShineS396
Radio
  • FM radio
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Shine, S396.
SpecificationShineS396
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - Organizer -Photo/video editor -Document viewer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass