| Manufacturer | |
| HTC | Asus | 
| Announced | |
| October 2014 | June 2015 | 
| Status | |
| Available - October 2014 | Coming Soon - July 2015 | 
| Price | |
| - | Rs. 16,490 ($242.50) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Indigo Black, Lunar White, Sand | Black, White | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
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                        228.25 x 153.68 x 7.95 mm  (8.99 x 6.05 x 0.31 in)  | 
                            
        203.2 x 134.5 x 6.6 mm  (8 x 5.3 x 0.26 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 425 g / 436 g (14.99 oz / 15.38 oz) | 298 g (10.51 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | N/A | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | N/A | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 | - | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | , EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| Dual front-facing speakers with HTC BoomSound | - | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | Android OS, v5.0 (Lollipop) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 2.2 GHz Cortex-A15, Nvidia Tegra K1 [Similar] | Quad-core, Intel Atom Z3560 or Z3580 | 
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce Kepler (192 cores) [Similar] | PowerVR G6430 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 2/4 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32 GB | 16/32/64 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| Type | |
| IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Oleophobic Coating | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 8.9 inches [Similar] | 8.0 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 2048 x 1536 pixels (288 ppi) | 1536 x 2048 pixels (320 ppi) | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 69.76% | 72.52% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | - | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | No | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | No | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL | No | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | v4.1, LE | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0, Type-C reversible connector | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32 GB, 2 GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB | 
| 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-Po battery (15.2 Wh) | 
| Capacity | |
| 6700 mAh | 4000 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 720 h | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 9 h 30 min | Up to 8 h (multimedia) |