Manufacturer | |
Essential | Samsung |
Announced | |
May 2017 | June 2017 |
Status | |
Coming Soon - June 2017 | Available - July 2017 |
Price | |
Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 24,500 ($330.00) [Similarly Priced] |
Colors | |
Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths | Gold, Black, Pink, Blue |
Form Factor | |
Candybar | Candybar |
Dimension | |
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm (5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in) |
152.4 x 74.7 x 7.9 mm (6 x 2.94 x 0.31 in) |
Weight | |
185 g (6.53 oz) | - |
SIM Type | |
Single-SIM | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
2G Network | |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) |
3G Network | |
HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M |
4G Network | |
LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F |
Messaging | |
SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
Notification LED | |
Yes | - |
OS | |
Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) | Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) |
User Interface | |
Ambient OS | - |
Processor | |
Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar] | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar] |
GPU | |
Adreno 540 [Similar] | Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] |
RAM | |
4 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] |
Internal Memory | |
128 GB | 16 GB |
External Memory | |
No | microSD, up to 256 GB |
Type | |
LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 2.5D Gorilla Glass |
Colors | |
16M colors | 16M colors |
Size | |
5.71 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] |
Resolution | |
1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] |
Screen-to-Body Ratio | 84.79% | 73.08% |
Multi-Touch | |
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Rear Camera | |
Dual 13 MP [Similar] | 13 MP [Similar] |
Flash | |
Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | LED Flash |
Features | |
Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Autofocus, f/1.7, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR |
Video | |
2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps | 1080p@30fps |
Front Camera | |
8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar] | 13 MP, f/1.9 [Similar] |
3.5mm Jack | |
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Radio | |
No | FM radio, RDS, recording |
Games | |
Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
Loud Speaker | |
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GPRS | |
Yes | Yes |
Edge | |
Yes | Yes |
3G | |
HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
Bluetooth | |
v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | v4.1, A2DP |
Wi-Fi | |
Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot |
USB | |
v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB v2.0 |
GPS | |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS |
Browser | |
HTML5 | HTML5 |
Internal | |
128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 16 GB, 3 GB RAM |
Expandable Storage | |
No | microSD, up to 256 GB |
USB OTG | |
Supported | Supported |
Fingerprint | |
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Proximity Sensor | |
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Accelerometer Sensor | |
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Light Sensor | |
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Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
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Gyroscope Sensor | |
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NFC | |
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Type | |
Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
Capacity | |
3040 mAh | 3600 mAh |
Stand by | |
- | - |
Talk Time | |
- | - |