Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus vs Realme 9 Pro+

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Apple Realme
Announced January 2014 September 2016 February 2022
Status Available - June 2014 Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - February 2022
Price - Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Midnight Black, Aurora Green, Sunrise Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 148.2 x 72.8 x 5.5-10.3
(5.83 x 2.87 x 0.22-0.41)
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
160.2 x 73.3 x 8 mm
(6.31 x 2.89 x 0.31 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz) 182 g (6.42 oz)
SIM Type - Nano SIM Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 38, 39, 40, 41, 66
5G Network - - 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 77, 78 SA/NSA
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.24 W/kg (head)
1.00 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) iOS 10 Android 12
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion Octa-core (2x2.5 GHz Cortex-A78 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55), MediaTek Dimensity 920 5G (6 nm)
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 6 core Mali-G68 MC4
RAM 1/2 GB 2 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 32/128/256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB No No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ Super AMOLED Screen
90Hz Refresh Rate
430 nits (typ), 600 nits (HBM)
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 6.4 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (411 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 67.51% 84.30%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes no yes
Radio FM Radio No No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels Dual 12 MP 50 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED flash Quad-LED (dual tone) LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Phase Detection Autofocus, (f/1.8, 28mm & f/2.8, 56mm, 2x optical zoom, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 50 MP, f/1.8, 24mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS
8 MP, f/2.2, 119˚, 16mm (ultrawide), 1/4.0", 1.12µm
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
Video Yes 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@30fps, 1080p@30/60/120/480fps, 720p@960fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 16 MP, f/2.4, 27mm (wide), 1/3.09", 1.0µm
HDR, panorama
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.2, A2DP, LE 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
Browser HTML HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 6 GB RAM UFS 2.2
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB No No
USB OTG - - Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery Charging 60W, 100% in 44 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Capacity 2110 mAh 2700 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 384 h -
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) Up to 21 h -