| Manufacturer | |
| Nokia | Samsung | 
| Announced | |
| Expected September 2012 | January 2013 | 
| Status | |
| Available - November 2012 | Available - January 2013 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, Gray, Red, Yellow, White, Blue, Violet | Gray | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        123.8 x 68.5 x 9.9 mm  (4.87 x 2.7 x 0.39 in)  | 
                            
        122.4 x 63.8 x 10.9 mm  (4.82 x 2.51 x 0.43 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 160 g (5.64 oz) | 125 g (4.41 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | CDMA 800 / 1900  GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  | 
                        
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO  HSDPA 2100  | 
                        
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 800 / 1800 / 2600 / 2100/ 900 | LTE 700 MHz Class 13 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Microsoft Windows Phone 8 | Microsoft Windows Phone 8 | 
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 225 [Similar] | Adreno 225 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 8 GB storage | 8 GB storage | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| No | No | 
| Games | |
| Yes + Downloadable | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| Edge | |
| Yes | Yes | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 42 Mbps HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL  | 
                            EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE, HSPA | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v3.1 with A2DP, EDR | Yes, v3.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 | Yes, microUSB v2.0 | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5 | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32 GB | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| 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-Ion | Li-Ion | 
| Capacity | |
| 1650 mAh | 2100 mAh battery | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 330 h (2G) Up to 330 h (3G)  | 
                            Up to 168 h | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 8 h (3G)  | 
                            Up to 19 h |