Essential PH-1 vs Asus Zenfone 3 Zoom
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Essential | Asus |
| Announced | |
| May 2017 | January 2017 |
| Status | |
| Coming Soon - June 2017 | Coming Soon - February 2017 |
| Price | |
| Rs. 45,000 ($699.00) [Similarly Priced] | - |
| Colors | |
| Black Moon, Pure White, Stellar Gray, Ocean Depths | Grey, Silver, Pink |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm (5.57 x 2.8 x 0.31 in) |
154.3 x 77 x 7.99 mm (6.07 x 3.03 x 0.31 in) |
| Weight | |
| 185 g (6.53 oz) | 170 g (6 oz) |
| SIM Type | |
| Single-SIM | Dual SIM Hybrid (Nano SIM + Micro SIM, or Micro SIM + microSD Card) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 TD-SCDMA |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 7(2600), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM |
| Build Features | |
| - | - Fingerprint sensor - Scratch Resistant Display |
| Notification LED | |
| Yes | Yes |
Display
| Type | |
| LTPS capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen with Gorilla Glass 5 protection |
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors |
| Size | |
| 5.71 inches [Similar] | 5.5 inches [Similar] |
| Resolution | |
| 1312 x 2560 pixels (504 ppi) | 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi) [Similar] |
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 84.79% | 70.02% |
| Multi-Touch | |
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| Android OS, v7.1 (Nougat) | Android OS, v6.0.1 (Marshmallow) |
| User Interface | |
| Ambient OS | ZEN UI 3.0 |
| Processor | |
| Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo 280), Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 [Similar] | Octa-core, 2.0 GHz Cortex-A53, Qualcomm MSM8953 Snapdragon 625 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| Adreno 540 [Similar] | Adreno 506 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB [Browse Similar] | 2/3/4 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 128 GB | 16/32/64 GB |
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| Dual 13 MP [Similar] | 12 MP + 12 MP [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| Dual-LED (Dual Tone) | Dual-LED (Dual Tone) |
| Features | |
| Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser assisted AutoFocus, Monochrome + RGB, f/1.85 lens, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama | Phase Detection Autofocus, Laser AutoFocus, OIS, EIS, f/1.7 aperture, Sony IMX362 Sensor, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR, Panorama |
| Video | |
| 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps | 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@120fps |
| Front Camera | |
| 8 MP, 2160p@30fps [Similar] | 13 MP [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM Radio with Recording |
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSPA, LTE, VoLTE | HSPA, LTE, VoLTE |
| Bluetooth | |
| v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX | v4.1, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot |
| USB | |
| v3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector | Type-C 1.0 reversible connector |
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS | Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 |
User Memory
| Internal | |
| 128 GB, 4 GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB, 2/3/4 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 128 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) |
| USB OTG | |
| Supported | Supported |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| Light Sensor | |
| Magnetic-field Sensor (Compass) | |
| Gyroscope Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Non-removable Li-Ion battery | Non-removable Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| 3040 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| - | - |
| Talk Time | |
| - | - |