| Manufacturer | |
| Samsung | Apple | 
| Announced | |
| March 2013 | September 2012 | 
| Status | |
| Available - April 2013 | Available - September 2012 | 
| Colors | |
| White Frost, Black Mist | Black, White | 
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar | 
| Dimension | |
| 
                        136.6 x 69.8 x 7.9 mm  (5.38 x 2.75 x 0.31 in)  | 
                            
        123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm  (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)  | 
                        
| Weight | |
| 130 g (4.59 oz) | 112 g (3.95 oz) | 
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900  CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon  | 
                        
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | 
| 4G Network | |
| LTE | LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T | 
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | 
| OS | |
| Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean) | iOS 6 | 
| Processor | |
| Quad-core 1.9 GHz Krait 300, Qualcomm APQ8064T Snapdragon 600 [Similar] | Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar] | 
| GPU | |
| Adreno 320 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar] | 
| RAM | |
| 2 GB [Browse Similar] | 1 GB [Browse Similar] | 
| Internal Memory | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage | 16/32/64 GB storage | 
| External Memory | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | No | 
| Rear Camera | |
| 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, Autofocus [Similar] | 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar] | 
| Flash | |
| LED flash | LED flash | 
| Features | |
| Drama Shot, Eraser, Sound and Shot, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization, HDR | Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR | 
| Video | |
| Yes, 1080p@30fps | Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection | 
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, 2 MP, Full HD 1080p@30fps [Similar] | Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] | 
| 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, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat3, 50 Mbps UL, 100 Mbps DL | DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps | 
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR | 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 Plus Cellular | 
| USB | |
| Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL), USB On-the-go | Yes, Lightning Port | 
| GPS | |
| Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS | 
| Browser | |
| HTML5, Adobe Flash | HTML (Safari) | 
| Internal | |
| 16/32/64 GB storage, 2 GB RAM | 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM | 
| Expandable Storage | |
| microSD, up to 64 GB | No | 
| 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 | |
| Li-Ion Battery | Standard battery, Li-Po | 
| Capacity | |
| 2600 mAh | 1440 mAh | 
| Stand by | |
| Up to 350 h | Up to 225 h | 
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 17 h | Up to 8 h |