| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Apple | 
| Announced | |
| January 2017 | September 2016 | 
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - February 2017 | Available - September 2016 | 
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Grey, Silver, Pink | Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 154.3 x 77 x 7.99 mm (6.07 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) | 158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm (6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 170 g (6 oz) | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 
| SIM Type | |
| Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) | Nano SIM | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 TD-SCDMA | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) | 
| SAR US | |
| -  W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) | 1.19  W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (body) | 
| SAR EU | |
| -  W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) | 1.24  W/kg (head) 1.00 W/kg (body) | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor - Scratch Resistant Display | - Fingerprint with Force Touch - IP67 certified - dust and water resistant - Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes - Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified) | 
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | - | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | iOS 10 | 
| User Interface | |
| ZEN UI 3.0 | - | 
| Processor | |
| Octa-core, 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] | Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 506 [Similar] | 6 core [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2/3/4 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB | 32/128/256 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | No | 
| Type | |
| AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen with Gorilla Glass 5 protection | LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 5.5 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 70.02% | 67.51% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] | Dual 12 MP [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | Quad-LED (dual tone) | 
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, f/1.7 aperture, Sony IMX362 Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) | 
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 13 MP [Similar] | 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM Radio with Recording | No | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, LE | v4.2, A2DP, LE | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | v2.0, reversible connector | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Safari) | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB, 2/3/4 GB RAM | 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | No | 
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Light Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
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| Gyroscope Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 5000 mAh | 2700 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | Up to 384 h | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | Up to 21 h |