| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| October 2012 | September 2013 | 
| Status | |
| Available - November 2012 | Available - October 2013 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 241.2 x 185.7 x 9.4 mm (9.5 x 7.31 x 0.37 in) | 243.1 x 171.4 x 7.9 mm (9.57 x 6.75 x 0.31 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 662 g (23.35 oz) | 540 g (WiFi)/ 535 g (3G)/ 547 g (LTE) (19.05 oz (WiFi)/ 18.87 oz (0.11G)/ 19.29 oz (LTE)) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - A1459/ A1460 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - A1460 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - A1459/ A1460 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 - A1459 | LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - LTE version | 
| Messaging | |
| , Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| iOS 6 | Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean) | 
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1 GHz Cortex-A9, Apple A6X [Similar] | Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400 (LTE model) / Quad-core 1.9 GHz Cortex-A15 & quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX543MP4 (quad-core graphics) [Similar] | Adreno 330 (LTE model) [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| N/A | 3 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] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| No | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face And Smile Detection | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization | Yes, 1080p@60fps (LTE model) | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP, 1080p@30fps [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| No | Stereo FM radio with RDS | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | HSDPA, 42 Mbps (LTE model), 21 Mbps (3G model); HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot (carrier dependant) | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB Host | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16/32/64 GB storage, 3 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| USB OTG | |
| - | Supported | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Li-Po Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 11,560 mAh (42.5 Wh) | 8220 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 720 h | Up to 2230 h | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 9 h | Up to 10 h (Multimedia & 2G) Up to 49 h (3G) |