Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

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Comparing the Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 7 Plus runs at a higher processing speed of 2.34 GHz, while Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB runs at 2.15 GHz, making Apple iPhone 7 Plus the better performer.


Display: Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers 5.5 inches, making Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB the larger display of the two. Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 7 Plus's IPS LCD, making Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 23 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers 12 MP, making Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers 7 MP, making Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB offers a higher battery capacity with 3000 mAh, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers 2900 mAh, making Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB better for longer battery life.


Storage: Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB offers 256 GB, making Apple iPhone 7 Plus the better option for storage.


Expert Review: Apple iPhone 7 Plus receives a higher expert rating of 8 from the editorial team, while Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB is rated 7.


User Rating: Apple iPhone 7 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 256GB has a rating of 3.4.

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Summary

Release Date

30 Nov, 2016
07 Oct, 2016
06 May, 2026

Performance

Snapdragon 821
Apple A10 Fusion
Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
6 GB RAM
3 GB RAM
12 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A
N/A
120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

23 MP
Primary Camera
12 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera
N/A
12 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 2x Optical Zoom)
50 MP
Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A
N/A
8 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
7 MP
50 MP

Battery

3000 mAh
2900 mAh
6500 mAh
Quick Charging
N/A
90W Flash Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A
Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB
32 GB
256 GB
N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
8.0/10
8.4/10

Pros

  • Good display
  • Smooth performance
  • Quick charge 3.0 is blazing fast
  • Smooth performance and good battery life
  • New iOS 10 features
  • Water resistance
  • Capable dual cameras
  • Compact, premium design
  • Excellent battery life
  • Reliable performance
  • Strong portrait photography

Cons

  • Very pricey
  • Low-light performance of rear camera is average
  • Bloatware-heavy
  • Fingerprint scanner is iffy
  • Same design as before
  • Lacks a 3.5mm headset socket
  • Jet black model is prone to scratches
  • Video recording inconsistencies
  • Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

3.4/5
(42 ratings)
4.5/5
(31,711 ratings)
4.4/5
(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
N/A
3,000,897
AnTuTu Score
N/A
N/A
16h 04m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Nov 30, 2016
(Official)
Oct 07, 2016
(Official)
May 06, 2026
(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
iOS v10
Android v16

OS Updates

N/A
N/A
5 Year

Security Updates

N/A
N/A
7 Year

Custom UI

Zen UI
N/A
Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good
Excellent

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro
Apple A10 Fusion APL1024
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

Quad core

2.15 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo
Quad core

2.34 GHz, Dual core, Hurricane 1.1 GHz, Dual core, Zephyr
Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Co-Processor

N/A
M10 motion
N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
16 nm
3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
PowerVR GT7600 Plus
Adreno 829

RAM

6 GB
3 GB
12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR4
LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
N/A
3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A
N/A
4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
17.4 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Super AMOLED
IPS LCD
AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)
6.31 inches  (16.03 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)
1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A
625 nits
N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A
N/A
5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A
N/A
120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9
19.5:9

Pixel Density

386 ppi
401 ppi
460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.82 %
67.51 %
90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Oleophobic coating
Yes
N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A
N/A
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A
N/A
Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A
N/A
94.38 %

Design

Height

156.4 mm
158.2 mm
150.83 mm

Width

77.4 mm
77.9 mm
71.76 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm
7.3 mm
7.99 mm

Weight

170 grams
188 grams
191 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Water resistant IP67
Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Resolution

23 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor
12 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle28 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size Back-illuminated sensor BSI
50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921
N/A
12 MP
Telephoto Camera56 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size
50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera
N/A
N/A
8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Quad-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels
4608 x 2592 Pixels
N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control
N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Burst mode
Macro Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Auto Flash
Face detection
Simultaneous HD video and image recording
Touch to focus
N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
4k @30 fps
Full HD @120 fps
HD @240 fps
8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Best In Class

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor
50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
N/A
Yes

Flash

No
Yes Retina Flash
Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
2900 mAh
6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

N/A
Up to 21 Hours(3G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0
N/A
Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A
N/A
Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
N/A
16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
N/A
0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB
32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB
256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A
NVMe
UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Single SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 850(band 27) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 12)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29) / 2300(band 30)
N/A
5G Bands:
FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78
4G Speed:
150 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 12)
N/A
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 1.17 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2
Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes
Yes
Yes

HDMI

N/A
No
N/A

IR Blaster

N/A
N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
Lightning
USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Front
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A
N/A
Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A
FaceTime iTunes Store iBooks Podcasts Find My iPhone Find My Friends.
N/A

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