| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Asus | 
| Announced | |
| July 2016 | July 2016 | 
| Status | |
| Available - August 2016 | Available - August 2016 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 16,999 ($199.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 19,987 ($249.00) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Various | Sapphire Black, Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        149 x 76 x 7.9 mm  (5.87 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)  | 
                            
        146.9 x 74 x 7.7 mm  (5.78 x 2.91 x 0.3 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 150g (5.29oz) | 144 g (5.08 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Taiwan | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint Sensor | - Fingerprint Sensor | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | 
| Processor | |
| Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 [Similar] | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 505 [Similar] | Adreno 506 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2/4 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB | 32 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, upto 256GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | Super IPS+ Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 5.2 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (424 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 73.47% | 68.46% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP [Similar] | 16 MP [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | Dual-LED (dual Tone) | 
| Features | |
| Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR | Laser/phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, OIS (4-axis), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | 
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP [Similar] | 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| FM radio | FM Radio | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.0, A2DP, EDR | v4.2, A2DP, EDR, LE | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, upto 256GB | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 3000 mAh | 2650 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |