| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Asus | 
| Announced | |
| October 2011 | January 2014 | 
| Status | |
| Available - October 2011 | Available - June 2014 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White, Red, Gold | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in) | 166.9 x 84.3 x 5.5-9.9 mm (6.57 x 3.32 x 0.22-0.39 in) | 
| Weight | |
| 140 g (4.94 oz) | 196 g (6.91 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| iOS 5 | Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) | 
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar] | Dual-core 2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2580 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX544MP2 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 1/2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 8/16/32 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging | Yes | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, VGA [Similar] | Yes, 2 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
|  |  | 
| Radio | |
| No | No | 
| Games | |
| Downloadable, incl. motion-bas | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
|  |  | 
| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps | HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support | 
| Browser | |
| HTML (Safari) | HTML | 
| Call Records | |
| 100 received, dialed and missed calls | Practically unlimited | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM | 8/16/32 GB, 1/2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | microSD, up to 64 GB | 
| Fingerprint | |
|  |  | 
| Proximity Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
|  |  | 
| NFC | |
|  |  | 
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Non-removable Li-Po Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 1432 mAh | 3300 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 200 h (2G) Up to 200 h (3G) | Up to 398 h (3G) | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 8 h (3G) | Up to 28 h (3G) |