| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Apple | 
| Announced | |
| June 2015 | September 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - July 2015 | Available - September 2015 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 16,490 ($242.50) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 28,799 ($423.51) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Space Gray, Silver, Gold | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        203.2 x 134.5 x 6.6 mm  (8 x 5.3 x 0.26 in)  | 
                            
        203.2 x 134.8 x 6.1 mm  (8 x 5.31 x 0.24 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 298 g (10.51 oz) | 299 g (Wi-Fi) / 304 (10.55 oz (Wi-Fi) / 10.72 ) | 
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO  | 
                        
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| - | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) - Cellular version only | 
| Messaging | |
| , EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2) | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | iOS 9 | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3560 or Z3580 | Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Apple A8 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| PowerVR G6430 [Similar] | - | 
| RAM | |
| 2/4 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB | 16/64/128 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Oleophobic Coating | LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 8.0 inches [Similar] | 7.9 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) | 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi) | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 72.52% | 70.58% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| No | No | 
| Features | |
| Yes | Auto focus, 1.12μm Pixel Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) | 
| Video | |
| Yes | 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, HDR, stereo sound rec. | 
| Front Camera | |
| 5 MP [Similar] | 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, Face Detection, HDR [Similar] | 
| 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 | |
| No | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, LE | v4.0, A2DP, EDR | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector | v2.0, reversible connector | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS (3G/LTE model only) | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 (Safari) | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM | 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | No | 
| 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 (15.2 Wh) | Non-removable Li-Po battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | 5124 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 8 h (multimedia) | Up to 10 h (multimedia) |