Icemobile Shine vs Plum Axe

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

    Axe: 28 g lighter

    Shine:
    126 g
    Axe:
    98 g
  • Width

    Shine: 5.6 mm narrower

    Shine:
    58 mm
    Axe:
    63.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Shine: 0.8 in smaller diagonal

    Shine:
    3.2 in
    Axe:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Axe: 3.1 mm thinner

    Shine:
    13.5 mm
    Axe:
    10.4 mm
  • Height

    Shine: 10 mm shorter

    Shine:
    112 mm
    Axe:
    122 mm
  • Release year

    Shine:
    2011
    Axe:
    2012

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 +3.1 mm versus Axe
  2. 2. Axe

    Height:
    122 mm +10 mm versus Shine
    Width:
    63.6 mm +5.6 mm versus Shine
    Depth:
    10.4 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Shine

    126 g

    +28 g versus Axe

  2. 2. Axe

    98 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. Shine

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

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

Axe has approximately 49.4% 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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Shine: Original memory entry

512 MB · 256 MB RAM

Axe: 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. Shine

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

2. Axe

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 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. Axe

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Shine, Axe.
SpecificationShineAxe
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 112 Х 58 Х 13.5 mm
  • 122 Х 63.6 Х 10.4 mm
Weight
  • 126 g
  • 98 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.2" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6575 (40 nm)
NFC
  • Optional
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Shine, Axe.
SpecificationShineAxe
Touchscreen
  • touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 30.5 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 46.9%
  • 58.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 180 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Shine, Axe.
SpecificationShineAxe
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Shine, Axe.
SpecificationShineAxe
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX531
General specs
General specs — specifications for Shine, Axe.
SpecificationShineAxe
Release date
  • 2011
  • June
  • 2012
  • May
Colors
  • White
  • Black
  • Red
  • Black
  • White
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Shine, Axe.
SpecificationShineAxe
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-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
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Up to 53.6 kbps
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Up to 236.8 kbps
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Mi-Fi hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Shine, Axe.
SpecificationShineAxe
Radio
  • FM radio
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Shine, Axe.
SpecificationShineAxe
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • compass - Organizer -Photo/video editor -Document viewer -MP4/H.264 player -MP3/AAC+ player -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Z401 Single SIM Z400 Dual SIM