| Manufacturer | |
| Asus | Samsung |
| Announced | |
| February 2012 | October 2012 |
| Status | |
| Available - Q3 2012 | Available - November 2012 |
| Colors | |
| Silver, Purple | Black |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
263 x 180.8 x 8.5 mm (10.35 x 7.12 x 0.33 in) |
263.8 x 177.8 x 8.9 mm (10.39 x 7 x 0.35 in) |
| Weight | |
| 586 g (20.67 oz) | 603 g (21.27 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| N/A | N/A |
| 3G Network | |
| - | |
| 4G Network | |
| - | - |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | , Push Mail, EMail, IM |
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | Android OS, v4.2 (Jelly Bean) |
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.6 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 T33 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.7 GHz Cortex-A15, Exynos 5250 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| ULP GeForce [Similar] | Mali-T604 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 32/64 GB storage | 16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No |
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable |
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| No | No |
| Edge | |
| No | No |
| 3G | |
| No | - |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct |
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 | Yes, v2.0 |
| GPS | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML5 |
| Internal | |
| 32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 16/32 GB storage, 2 GB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | No |
| 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 | Non-removable, Li-Po Battery |
| Capacity | |
| (25Wh) | 9000 mAh |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 500 h | |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 10 h | Up to 9 h |