| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | LG | 
| Announced | |
| September 2011 | September 2012 | 
| Status | |
| Released - October 2011 | Available - Q4 2012 | 
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White, Pink | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        146.9 x 83 x 9.7 mm  (5.78 x 3.27 x 0.38 in)  | 
                            
        132.2 x 85.6 x 9.4 mm  (5.2 x 3.37 x 0.37 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 178 g (6.28 oz) | 159 g (5.61 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | CDMA 800 / 1900 | 
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO  HSDPA 2100  | 
                        
| 4G Network | |
| LTE 700 (region specific) | LTE 800 | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v2.3.5 (Gingerbread) | Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich) | 
| Processor | |
| Dual-core 1.4 GHz ARM Cortex-A9, Exynos [Similar] | Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Mali-400MP [Similar] | Adreno 225 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16 GB/32 GB storage | 8 GB | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included | microSD, up to 32 GB | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization | Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Image Stabilization | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@24~30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2 MP [Similar] | Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar] | 
| 3.5mm Jack | |
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| Radio | |
| Stereo FM radio with RDS | - | 
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes + Downloadable | 
| Loud Speaker | |
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| GPRS | |
| Class 12 (4+1/3+2/2+3/1+4 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | No | 
| Edge | |
| Class 12 | No | 
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE | EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps, HSDPA, LTE | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v3.0+HS | Yes, v4.0 with A2DP | 
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot | 
| USB | |
| Yes, v2.0 microUSB (MHL), USB On-the-go | Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL) | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support | 
| Browser | |
| HTML, Adobe flash | HTML5 | 
| Internal | |
| 16GB/32GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 8 GB, 2 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 32GB, 2 GB included | microSD, up to 32 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-Ion | Non-removable Li-Ion Battery | 
| Capacity | |
| 2500 mAh | 2150 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 960 h (2G) Up to 820 h (3G)  | 
                            Up to 400 h | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 26 h 10 min (2G) Up to 13 h 30 min (3G)  | 
                            Up to 8 h 20 min |