| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| October 2016 | May 2016 |
| Status | |
| Available - October 2016 | Available - May 2016 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 22,040 ($330.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 26,990 ($396.91) [Similarly Priced] |
| Colors | |
| Gray | Pearl White, Metallic Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
242.3 x 166.1 x 7.1 mm (9.54 x 6.54 x 0.28 in) |
254.2 x 155.3 x 8.2 mm (10.01 x 6.11 x 0.32 in) |
| Weight | |
| 490 g (17.28 oz) | 525 g (18.52 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE band 2(1900), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 13(700) | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 18(800), 19(800), 38(2600), 40(2300) |
| SAR US | |
|
1.25 W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
- W/kg (head) - W/kg (body) |
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | , EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow) |
| Processor | |
| Hexa-core (4x1.4 GHz Cortex-A53 & 2x1.8 GHz Cortex-A72), Qualcomm MSM8956 Snapdragon 650 [Similar] | Octa-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A53, Exynos 7870 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 510 [Similar] | Mali-T830 MP2 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 16 GB |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | - |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| No | Yes |
| Edge | |
| No | Yes |
| 3G | |
| LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, 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, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | microUSB v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 16 GB, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot) | microSD, up to 200 GB (dedicated slot) |
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Po Battery | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 7800 mAh | 7300 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 1344 h (3G) | - |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 20 h (3G) | - |