| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Asus | 
| Announced | |
| March 2011 | February 2013 | 
| Status | |
| Available - March 2011 | Available - May 2013 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White | White, Blue, Pink | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 241.2 x 185.7 x 8.8 mm (9.5 x 7.31 x 0.35 in) | 236 x 180.8 x 9.9 mm (9.29 x 7.12 x 0.39 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 601 g (21.2 oz) | 580 g (20.46 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | N/A | 
| 3G Network | |
| N/A | |
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 | Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean) | 
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5 [Similar] | Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Nvidia Tegra 3 T33 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] | ULP GeForce [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16 GB storage | 
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Type | |
| LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen | IPS LED Capacitive Touchscreen, 10 Finger Multi-touch Support | 
| Colors | |
| 16M colors | 16M colors | 
| Size | |
| 9.7 inches [Similar] | 10.1 inches [Similar] | 
| Resolution | |
| 768 x 1024 pixels (132 ppi) | 1280 x 800 pixels (149 ppi) [Similar] | 
| Screen-to-Body Ratio | 65.01% | 69.74% | 
| Multi-Touch | |
|  |  | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| No | No | 
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| No | No | 
| Edge | |
| No | No | 
| 3G | |
| No | No | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR | Bluetooth V3.0+EDR +A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n | WLAN802.11 a/b/g/n | 
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| No | No | 
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Non-removable, Li-Po Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 6930 mAh (25 Wh) | 19Wh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 720 h | - | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 8 h 30 min |