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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
	4G Network	LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global	LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300)
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 6(900), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700) - Taiwan
		LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 17(700), 20(800) - USA
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800) - India
	Speed	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps	HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, June	2017, January
	Status	Available. Released 2015, August	Available. Released 2017, January

Body	Dimensions	156.5 x 77.2 x 10.8 mm (6.16 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)	151 x 76 x 8.5 mm (5.94 x 2.99 x 0.33 in)
	Weight	170 g (6.00 oz)	165 g (5.82 oz)
	Build	Plastic body	Front glass, aluminum body
	SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Hybrid Dual SIM (Micro-SIM/Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~68.3% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~72.7% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~401 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4, oleophobic coating
		- Asus ZenUI	- MIUI 9.5

Platform	OS	Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)	Android 6.0 (Marshmallow), upgradable to 7.0 (Nougat)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625
	CPU	Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53
	GPU	Adreno 405	Adreno 506

Memory	Card slot	microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)	microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot)
	Internal	16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM	64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM

Camera	Primary	13 MP (f/2.0, 28mm, 1/3"), laser AF, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality	13 MP (f/2.0, 1.12µm), PDAF, dual-LED dual-tone flash, check quality
	Features	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR	Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps, check quality	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps, check quality
	Secondary	13 MP, f/2.2, 1080p, AF, dual-LED dual-tone flash	5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes
			- 24-bit/192kHz audio - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Comms	WLAN	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
	Bluetooth	4.0, A2DP, EDR	4.1, A2DP, LE
	GPS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS	Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
	Infrared port	No	Yes
	Radio	FM radio, RDS	FM radio
	USB	microUSB 2.0, USB Host	microUSB 2.0, USB On-The-Go

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
	Messaging	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM	SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email, IM
	Browser	HTML5	HTML5
	Java	No	No
		- 5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.264 player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor	- XviD/MP4/H.265 player - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player - Photo/video editor - Document viewer

Battery		Removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery	Non-removable Li-Po 4100 mAh battery
	Stand-by
	Talk time

Misc
	Colors	Pure White, Chic Pink, Aqua Blue	Dark Gray, Gold, Black, Lake Blue (64/4GB model)
	Price	About 280 EUR	About 150 EUR

Tests	Performance	Basemark OS II: 774 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 883 Basemark X: 4915	Basemark OS II: 1290 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 1050 Basemark X: 10446
	Display	Contrast ratio: 928:1 (nominal), 1.680 (sunlight)	Contrast ratio: 1503:1 (nominal), 2.714 (sunlight)
	Camera	Compare PHOTO / Compare VIDEO
	Loudspeaker	Voice 65dB, noise 66dB, ring 75dB	Voice 67dB, noise 70dB, ring 81dB
	Audio quality	Noise -92.1dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB	Noise -94.6dB / Crosstalk -94.3dB
	Battery life	63h endurance rating	119h endurance rating