Asus ZenFone AR with 8GB RAM Vs Oneplus 5 Vs Galaxy S8 Plus Vs more

Find out which high-end smartphone would be the best choice for you.

| Updated: Friday, July 14, 2017, 15:40 [IST]

After months of waiting, Asus has finally launched its high-end ZenFone AR at Rs. 49,999. While the smartphone may not earn many points in the design department, it comes with impeccable features and specs.

Asus ZenFone AR with 8GB RAM Vs Oneplus 5 Vs Galaxy S8 Plus Vs more

The main highlights of the Asus ZenFone AR are that it is the first smartphone to support both Google Tango AR platform and the Google Daydream mobile VR platform. Moreover, the ZenFone AR is the first smartphone to be unveiled with 8GB RAM despite the fact that the OnePlus 5 is the first one with such a large chunk of RAM to be released in India. Besides this, the device is very impressive on the optics front as well.

Asus ZenFone AR First Impressions - GIZBOT

Asus has employed the TriCam system at the rear of the ZenFone AR. With this camera setup, there are three camera sensors with the primary one being a 23MP Sony IMX318 sensor.

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So it goes without saying that the Asus ZenFone AR will give tough competition to other high-end smartphones like Samsung Galaxy S8/S8+, HTC U11, Sony Xperia XZ Premium, OnePlus 5 and the newly launched Honor 8 Pro.

While all the above-mentioned handsets have their own pros and cons, you would have to decide which is the best option for you. In order to help you with that, we have listed the specs, features and pricing of these smartphones. Scroll down to take a look.

Oneplus 5

Buy At Price of Rs 37,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (1920×1080 pixels) Full HD Optic AMOLED 2.5D curved Corning Gorilla Glass 5 display
2.45GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 64-bit 10nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 540 GPU
6GB LPDDR4x RAM with 64GB storage
8GB LPDDR4x RAM with 128GB internal storage
Android 7.1.1 (Nougat) with Oxygen OS
Dual SIM (nano + nano)
16MP rear camera with dual LED Flash
secondary 20MP camera
16MP front-facing camera
4G VoLTE
3300mAh battery with Dash Charge (5V 4A)

Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 64,900
Key Features

6.2 Inch QHD+ Super AMOLED Display
Octa Core Exynos 9/Snapdragon 835 Processor
4/6GB RAM With 64/128GB ROM
Dual SIM
Dual Pixel 12MP Rear Camera
8MP Front Camera
Iris Scanner
Fingerprint
IP68
3500 MAh Battery

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Buy At Price of Rs 56,999
Key Features

5.5 Inch Retina HD Display With 3D Touch
Quad-Core Apple A10 Fusion Processor
2GB RAM With 32/128/256GB ROM
Force Touch Technology
Dual 12MP ISight Camera With OIS
7MP Front Facing Camera
Touch ID
Bluetooth 4.2
LTE Support
Water And Dust Resistance With
Non-removable Li-Ion 2900 mAh battery

Honor 8 Pro

Buy At Price of Rs 29,999
Key Features

5.7-inch (2560 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD LTPS 2.5D curved glass display
Octa-Core 4 x CortexA53 (1.8GHz) + 4 x ARTEMIS (2.4GHz) Kirin 960 processor with Mali G71 Octa-core GPU
6GB RAM
128GB internal storage storage
expandable memory up to 128GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with Emotion UI 5.1
Hybird Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM / microSD)
12MP (Monochrome) + 12MP (RGB) Dual rear cameras
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture
4G VoLTE
4000mAh (typical) / 3900mAh (minimum) battery with fast charging

LG G6

Buy At Price of Rs 38,500
Key Features

5.7-inch (1440 × 2880 pixels) QHD+ LCD display with a 18:9 aspect ratio, 564 PPI
Quad-core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB LPDDR4 RAM
32GB / 64GB internal memory
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with LG UX 6.0, Google Assistant
13MP dual rear cameras
5MP front camera with 100-degree wide-angle lens
Fingerprint sensor
4G LTE
3300mAh battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Sony Xperia XZ Premium

Buy At Price of Rs 58,999
Key Features

5.5-inch (3840 x 2160 pixels) 4K HDR TRILUMINOS Display with X-Reality
Octa-Core Snapdragon 835 processor with Adreno 540 GPU
4GB RAM
64GB internal memory
expandable memory with microSD card
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Dual SIM (Optional)
Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor
13MP front-facing camera
4G LTE
3230mAh Battery with Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0

Google Pixel

Buy At Price of Rs 43,239
Key Features

5 inch FHD AMOLED Display
2.15GHz Snapdragon 821 Quad-Core Processor
4GB RAM With 32/128 ROM
12MP Camera With LED Flash
8MP Front Camera
Single Nano Sim
USB Type-C
4G VoLTE/NFC/Bluetooth
2770 MAh Battery

Google Pixel XL

Buy At Price of Rs 58,000
Key Features

5.5-inch (2560×1440 pixels) AMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 4 protection
2.15 GHz Quad-Core Snapdragon 821 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM, 32GB / 128GB internal storage
Android 7.1 (Nougat)
Fingerprint sensor
12.3MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front camera
4G VoLTE
3450mAh battery

HTC U Ultra

Buy At Price of Rs 45,600
Key Features

5.7-inch (1440 x 2560 pixels) Quad HD Super LCD 5 display with Gorilla Glass 5 protection
2.0-inch (160 x 1040 pixels) 520 PPI Super LCD 5 secondary display
Quad-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 64-bit processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM
64/128GB internal storage
expandable memory up to 2TB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with HTC Sense UI
Hybrid dual SIM (nano+nano/microSD)
12MP (UltraPixel 2) rear camera with dual-tone LED flash
16MP front-facing camera
4G LTE
3000mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0

Huawei Mate 9

Buy At Price of Rs 45,500
Key Features

5.9-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD 2.5D curved glass display, 96% NTSC Color Gamut
Octa-Core Huawei Kirin 960 processor + i6 co-processor, Mali G71 Octa-core GPU
4GB RAM
64GB storage
expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
Android 7.0 (Nougat) with EMUI 5.0
Hybird Dual SIM (nano SIM + nano SIM / microSD)
20MP (Monochrome) + 12MP (RGB) Dual rear cameras with Leica lenses
8MP front-facing camera, f/1.9 aperture
4G VoLTE
4000mAh battery with fast charging

Sony Xperia XZs

Buy At Price of Rs 46,889
Key Features

5.2-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Triluminos Display, X-Reality
Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 64-bit 14nm processor with Adreno 530 GPU
4GB RAM
32GB / 64GB (Dual SIM) internal memory
expandable memory up to 256GB via microSD card
Android 7.0 (Nougat)
Dual SIM (Optional)
Water Resistant (IP65/IP68)
19MP rear camera with Exmos RS sensor
13MP front-facing camera
4G LTE
2900mAh Battery with Qnovo's Adaptive Charging technology

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB

Buy At Price of Rs 49,999
Key Features

5.7-inch (1920 x 1080 pixels) Full HD Super AMOLED display with 100% NTSC color Gamut
Quad-Core Snapdragon 820 processor with Adreno 530 GPU
6GB RAM
64GB/128GB/256GB internal storage
expandable memory with microSD
Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with Zen UI 3.0
23MP rear camera with dual-tone LED Flash
8MP front-facing camera
4G LTE with VoLTE
3000mAh battery