| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Asus | 
| Announced | |
| December 2015 | July 2016 | 
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - January 2016 | Available - August 2016 | 
| Price | |
| Rs. 33,000 ($499.00) [Similarly Priced] | Rs. 16,999 ($199.00) [Similarly Priced] | 
| Colors | |
| Pearl White, Midnight Black, Champagne Gold | Various | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        161.7 x 80.9 x 7.4 mm  (6.37 x 3.19 x 0.29 in)  | 
                            
        149 x 76 x 7.9 mm  (5.87 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 200 g (7.05 oz) | 150g (5.29oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (optional) | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint Sensor | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to v6.0 (Marshmallow) | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.8 GHz Cortex-A72 & quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8976 Snapdragon 652 [Similar] | Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8937 Snapdragon 430 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 510 [Similar] | Adreno 505 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 3 GB [Browse Similar] | 2/4 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 32 GB | 32/64 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, upto 256GB | 
| Type | |
| Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen | IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 4 | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 6.0 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 1080 x 1920 pixels (367 ppi) [Similar] | 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 75.93% | 73.47% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
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| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED Flash | LED Flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, f/1.9, OIS, 1/3'' sensor size, 1.12 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR | Laser Autofocus, f/2.0, 1/3" Sensor Size, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR | 
| Video | |
| 1080p@30fps | 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, f/1.9, 1080p [Similar] | 8 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| FM radio with RDS; recording | FM radio | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat7 350/50 Mbps | HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.1, A2DP, EDR, LE | v4.0, A2DP, EDR | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | 
| USB | |
| microUSB v2.0 | microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS/ BDS (market dependant) | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 32 GB, 3 GB RAM | 32/64 GB, 2/4 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 128 GB | microSD, upto 256GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| Light Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 4000 mAh | 3000 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| - | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |