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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 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 (14 nm)
	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

Main Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.0, 28mm (wide), 1/3", laser AF	13 MP, f/2.0, 1.12µm, PDAF
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR	Dual-LED dual-tone flash, panorama, HDR
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps

Selfie Camera	Modules	13 MP, f/2.2, AF	5 MP, f/2.0
	Features	Dual-LED dual-tone flash
	Video	1080p@30fps	1080p@30fps

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