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Network	Technology	GSM / HSPA / LTE	GSM / HSPA / LTE
	2G bands	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
	3G Network	HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Global	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), 2(1900), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800) - Global
		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), 5(850), 6(900), 8(900), 9(1800), 18(800), 19(800), 28(700) - Taiwan
		LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500) - India	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 Cat4 150/50 Mbps
	GPRS	Yes	Yes
	EDGE	Yes	Yes

Launch	Announced	2015, August	2015, June
	Status	Available. Released 2015, September	Available. Released 2015, August

Body	Dimensions	152.5 x 77.2 x 10.8 mm (6.00 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)	156.5 x 77.2 x 10.8 mm (6.16 x 3.04 x 0.43 in)
	Weight	170 g (6.00 oz)	170 g (6.00 oz)
	Build		Plastic body
	SIM	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)	Dual SIM (Micro-SIM, dual stand-by)

Display	Type	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors	IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
	Size	5.5 inches, 83.4 cm2 (~70.8% screen-to-body ratio)	5.5 inches, 82.6 cm2 (~68.3% screen-to-body ratio)
	Resolution	720 x 1280 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~267 ppi density)	1080 x 1920 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)
	Multitouch	Yes	Yes
	Protection	Corning Gorilla Glass 4	Corning Gorilla Glass 4, oleophobic coating
		- Asus ZenUI	- Asus ZenUI

Platform	OS	Android 5.0 (Lollipop), planned upgrade to 6.0 (Marshmallow)	Android 5.0 (Lollipop), upgradable to 6.0 (Marshmallow)
	Chipset	Qualcomm MSM8916 Snapdragon 410 (28 nm) Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)	Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 (28 nm)
	CPU	Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A53 Octa-core (4x1.5 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)	Octa-core (4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53)
	GPU	Adreno 306 Adreno 405	Adreno 405

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

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

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

Sound	Alert types	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones	Vibration; MP3, WAV ringtones
	Loudspeaker	Yes	Yes
	3.5mm jack	Yes	Yes

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

Features	Sensors	Accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass	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	- 5GB free lifetime ASUS WebStorage - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player - MP4/H.264 player - Document viewer - Photo/video editor

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

Misc
	Colors	Black, White, Red, Silver, Gold	Pure White, Chic Pink, Aqua Blue
	Price	About 220 EUR	About 280 EUR

Tests	Performance		Basemark OS II: 774 / Basemark OS II 2.0: 883 Basemark X: 4915
	Display		Contrast ratio: 928:1 (nominal), 1.680 (sunlight)
	Loudspeaker		Voice 65dB, noise 66dB, ring 75dB
	Audio quality		Noise -92.1dB / Crosstalk -92.5dB
	Battery life		63h endurance rating