Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe vs Apple iPhone 7 Plus

Comparing the Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 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 runs at 2.15 GHz, making Apple iPhone 7 Plus the better performer.

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

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

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

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

Storage: Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Apple iPhone 7 Plus offers 32 GB, making Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe 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 is rated 7.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 7 Plus receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe has a rating of 3.8.

Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe

₹50,999

(Out of Stock)

Apple iPhone 7 Plus

₹37,900

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

30 Nov, 2016

07 Oct, 2016

14 Jul, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 820	Apple A10 Fusion	Snapdragon 6 Gen 4
Quad Core (upto 2.15 GHz)	Quad Core (upto 2.34 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.3 GHz)
6 GB RAM	3 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


5.7 inches (14.48 cm)	5.5 inches (13.97 cm)	6.77 inches (17.2 cm)
Super AMOLED	IPS LCD	Super AMOLED
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x1920 px (FULL HD)	1080x2344 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)	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


8 MP	7 MP	16 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	2900 mAh	6000 mAh
Quick Charging	N/A	33W Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging	N/A	N/A

Storage

64 GB	32 GB	128 GB
N/A	NVMe	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

7.0/10

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8.0/10

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N/A

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

Device yet to be reviewed

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

Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

3.8/5

(27 ratings)

4.5/5

(31,711 ratings)

N/A

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General

Launch Date

Nov 30, 2016

(Official)

Oct 07, 2016

(Official)

Jul 07, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)

iOS v10

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Year

Security Updates

N/A

6 Year

Custom UI

Zen UI

N/A

Nothing OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Apple A10 Fusion APL1024

Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 4 SM6650

Processor

Quad core

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

Quad core

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

Octa core

2.3 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Co-Processor

N/A

M10 motion

N/A

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

16 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530

PowerVR GT7600 Plus

Adreno 810

RAM

6 GB

3 GB

8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4

LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

IPS LCD

Super AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)

5.5 inches (13.97 cm)

6.77 inches (17.2 cm)

Resolution

1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

1080x2344 px (FHD+)

Brightness

N/A

625 nits

N/A

Peak Brightness

N/A

2000 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1200 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

16:9

20:9

Pixel Density

386 ppi

401 ppi

381 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.82 %

67.51 %

87.32 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4 Oleophobic coating

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

156.4 mm

158.2 mm

164.4 mm

Width

77.4 mm

77.9 mm

78.2 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

7.3 mm

8.6 mm

Weight

170 grams

188 grams

210 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

N/A

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP67

Yes Water resistant IP64 (up to 20 minutes in a depth of 0.25 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

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/1.81/2.76" sensor size

N/A

12 MP
Telephoto Camera56 mm focal length 1/3.6" sensor size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes

OIS

Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Yes Quad-color LED Flash

Yes

Image Resolution

5536 x 4152 Pixels

4608 x 2592 Pixels

N/A

Settings

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

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30/60 fps

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

7 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera32 mm focal length BSI Sensor

16 MP
f/2.4 Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Retina Flash

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

2900 mAh

6000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

N/A

TalkTime

N/A

Up to 21 Hours(3G)

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Quick Charging v3.0

N/A

Yes 33W Fast Charging 50% in 80 minutes

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 256 GB

32 GB / 128 GB / 256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A

NVMe

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Micro SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

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) / 2300(band 30)

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)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 12)

4G Speed:

50 Mbit/s ↑ 450 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 9)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N8 / N28
TDD N40 / N41 / 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)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 850(band 5)

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 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

Yes with Glonass

NFC

Yes

HDMI

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

Lightning

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

Front

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

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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