Phone Comparison - Asus Zenfone 5 vs Samsung Galaxy J7 (2016) vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

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general General Info

Manufacturer Asus Samsung Apple
Announced January 2014 March 2016 September 2016
Status Available - June 2014 Available - March 2016 Available - September 2016
Price - Rs. 15,990 ($235.15) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 72,000 ($999.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White, Red, Blue, Gold Gold, White, Pink Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
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)
151.7 x 76 x 7.8 mm
(5.97 x 2.99 x 0.31 in)
158.2 x 77.9 x 7.3 mm
(6.23 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
Weight 140 g (4.94 oz) 170 g (6 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type - - Nano SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - J710F, J710H
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 - J710M
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 40(2300) - J710F 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)
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.24 W/kg (head)
1.00 W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, 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)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) iOS 10
Processor Dual-core 2.0 GHz / Dual-core 1.6 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580/Z2560 Octa-core (4x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.0 GHz Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8952 Snapdragon 617 Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion
GPU PowerVR SGX544MP2 Adreno 405 6 core
RAM 1/2 GB 3 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16 GB 16 GB 32/128/256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

display Display

Type IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 5.0 inches 5.5 inches 5.5 inches
Resolution 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 63.76% 72.16% 67.51%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio FM Radio FM radio, RDS, recording No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels 13 MP Dual 12 MP
Flash LED flash LED Flash Quad-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection Autofocus, f/1.9, 28mm, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR 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)
Video Yes 1080p@30fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera Yes, 2 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/1.9, LED Flash [Similar] 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR v4.1, A2DP v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML HTML5 HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16 GB, 1/2 GB RAM 16 GB, 3 GB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 128 GB No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery Removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Capacity 2110 mAh 3300 mAh 2700 mAh
Stand by Up to 353 h (3G) Up to 354 h Up to 384 h
Talk Time Up to 18 h 30 min (3G) - Up to 21 h