| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Asus | 
| Announced | |
| January 2017 | July 2016 | 
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - February 2017 | Available - August 2016 | 
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 19,987 ($249.00) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Grey, Silver, Pink | Sapphire Black, Moonlight White, Shimmer Gold | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 154.3 x 77 x 7.99 mm (6.07 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) | 146.9 x 74 x 7.7 mm (5.78 x 2.91 x 0.3 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 170 g (6 oz) | 144 g (5.08 oz) | 
| SIM Type | |
| Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) | - | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 TD-SCDMA | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 / 800 - Taiwan | 
| 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), 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, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - Fingerprint sensor - Scratch Resistant Display | - Fingerprint Sensor | 
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | - | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | 
| User Interface | |
| ZEN UI 3.0 | - | 
| Processor | |
| Octa-core, 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] | Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 506 [Similar] | Adreno 506 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2/3/4 GB [Browse Similar] | 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB | 32 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | 
| Type | |
| AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen with Gorilla Glass 5 protection | 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 | 70.02% | 68.46% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] | 16 MP [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | Dual-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 | Laser/phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, OIS (4-axis), Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR | 
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 13 MP [Similar] | 8 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| Stereo FM Radio with Recording | FM Radio | 
| 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 | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, LE | v4.2, A2DP, EDR, 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, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB, 2/3/4 GB RAM | 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) | 
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | - | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 5000 mAh | 2650 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |