| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| March 2012 | August 2012 | 
| Status | |
| Available - March 2012 | Available - August 2012 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White/Silver | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm  (9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in)  | 
                            
        262 x 180 x 8.9 mm  (10.31 x 7.09 x 0.35 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 662 g (23.35 oz) | 600 g (21.16 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 for AT&T CDMA2000 1xEV-DO for Verizon  | 
                            GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 for AT&T | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 for AT&T | - | 
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| iOS 5 | Android OS, v4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | 
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A5X [Similar] | Quad-core 1.4 GHz, Exynos 4412 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX543MP4 [Similar] | Mali-400MP [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| N/A | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16/32/64 GB storage | 
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| No | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR, Face Detection | Auto focus, Geo-tagging | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization | Yes, 1080p@30fps | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | Yes, 1.9 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Class 12 | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB (MHL) v2.0, USB Host support | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support; GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML, Adobe Flash | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
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| Proximity Sensor | |
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| Accelerometer Sensor | |
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| NFC | |
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| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Standard battery, Li-Ion | 
| Capacity | |
| 42.5 Wh | 7000 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 720 h | Up to 1500 h | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 33 h 20 min |