Philips S6310 Essence 20

The Philips S6310 Essence 20 has a dimensions of 163.5 x 76 x 8.6 mm and a total volume of 106.86 cm³, giving it a fairly standard footprint for a device in its class. At 8.6 mm thick, the build is reasonably slim, though it does not feature a rugged construction or a folding form factor. The phone also carries no water resistance rating, meaning it offers no certified protection against moisture or dust exposure.

The Philips S6310 Essence 20 features a 6.56″ LCD IPS touchscreen with a resolution of 720 x 1612 px and a pixel density of 269 ppi, delivering a reasonably sharp image for a display of this size. It supports a 90Hz refresh rate, which helps produce smoother motion during scrolling and everyday navigation. The screen does not include branded damage-resistant glass, an Always-On Display mode, or a secondary screen, and it lacks support for HDR10, HDR10+, and Dolby Vision.

The Philips S6310 Essence 20 is powered by the Unisoc T606 chipset, built on a 12nm process with an 8-thread CPU running at 2 x 1.6 GHz and 6 x 1.6 GHz, and utilises big.LITTLE technology alongside Heterogeneous Multi-Processing for workload distribution. It is paired with 8GB of DDR4 RAM at 1600 MHz, a maximum supported memory ceiling of 14GB, and 256GB of eMMC 5.1 internal storage, with a maximum memory bandwidth of 12.8 GB/s. Graphics are handled by the Mali G57 MP1 GPU, featuring 64 shading units, 1 execution unit, and a clock speed of 650 MHz, with support for DirectX 12, OpenGL ES 3.2, and OpenCL 2. The chipset includes integrated LTE, ARM TrustZone security, and integrated graphics, while benchmark results place the device at 1391 (multi) and 371 (single) on Geekbench 6, 1175 (multi) and 313 (single) on Geekbench 5, and a PassMark score of 2663 with a single-core result of 988. Cache configuration consists of 128 KB L1, 2 MB L2, and 1 MB L3, and the chipset carries a thermal design power rating of 10W.

The Philips S6310 Essence 20 carries a dual-lens rear camera system combining a 50MP main sensor with a 2MP secondary lens, both using a CMOS sensor type, and supported by a single LED flash. Autofocus options include phase-detection autofocus for stills, continuous autofocus during video recording, and touch autofocus, though laser autofocus is not present. Manual controls cover exposure, ISO, focus, and white balance, while optical image stabilization and manual shutter speed are not available. The camera also supports HDR mode, burst shooting, in-camera panoramas, slow-motion video recording, and timelapse, but does not shoot in RAW format, record in HDR10 or Dolby Vision, or offer 360-degree panorama capture. On the front, an 8MP single-lens camera handles selfies without a dedicated flash, and it is not positioned under the display.

The Philips S6310 Essence 20 runs Android 14 and comes with a broad set of software features covering both usability and privacy. On the privacy side, it includes clipboard warnings, location privacy options, camera and microphone access controls, and the ability to block app tracking, though Mail Privacy Protection and cross-site tracking blocking are not present. Customisation options include theme customisation, dynamic theming, dark mode, and an extra dim mode, while productivity is supported through split-screen multitasking, picture-in-picture, customisable notifications, a media picker, widgets, full-page screenshots, and the ability to play games while they download. The device also offers on-device machine learning, offline voice recognition, voice commands, Live Text, sharing intents, a child lock, multi-user support, battery health check, and phone tracking. Wi-Fi password sharing, focus modes, app offloading, Quick Start, and the ability to function as a PC are not included, and the device does not receive direct OS updates from the vendor.

The Philips S6310 Essence 20 houses a 5000 mAh rechargeable battery that supports fast charging at 10W, and a charger is included in the box. A battery level indicator is built in, making it straightforward to monitor charge status at a glance. The battery is not removable, and wireless charging is not supported.

The Philips S6310 Essence 20 includes a 3.5mm headphone jack, allowing wired audio accessories to be used directly. It does not feature stereo speakers, so audio output is limited to a single speaker. On the wireless audio side, none of the advanced Bluetooth codecs are supported — aptX, aptX HD, aptX Adaptive, aptX Lossless, and LDAC are all absent. The device also does not include a built-in radio.

The Philips S6310 Essence 20 connects to cellular networks via its built-in cellular module, supporting download speeds of up to 300 MBits/s and upload speeds of up to 100 MBits/s, though 5G is not available. It accommodates two SIM cards and offers Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) wireless connectivity, along with a USB Type-C port and an external memory slot for expandable storage. Location is handled through GPS and Galileo support, while an accelerometer is present among the onboard sensors; however, a gyroscope, compass, and barometer are all absent. The device includes a fingerprint scanner for biometric authentication, but does not support 3D facial recognition or an iris scanner. NFC, HDMI output, infrared sensor, ANT+, DLNA certification, heart rate monitoring, crash detection, emergency SOS via satellite, motion tracking, optical tracking, and a built-in projector are all not featured, and no stylus is included.

The Philips S6310 Essence 20 includes a video light, which can be used to illuminate subjects during video recording. The display is flat rather than curved, and neither sapphire glass nor an e-paper panel is used.