| Manufacture | Samsung | Nokia |
| Model | SGH-Z500 | XL |
| Form factor | Clamshell/fold | Block |
| Weight | 103 gram | 190.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 89 x 45 x 25 | 141.30 x 77.70 x 10.80 |
| Operating System | Other | Nokia X Software Platform |
| Networks | 2G - 900/1800/1900
| 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Email | | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | 3.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 1 Megapixels, 2x digital zoom | 5 megapixel, autofocus, 4x digital zoom, f/2.8, 32 mm focal length |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | LED |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 864 x 480 pixels |
| Second Camera | NA | 2 megapixel |
| Display size | 0 inches | 5.00 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 262000 | 16777216 |
| Display width | 176 | 480 |
| Display height | 220 | 800 |
| PPI | NA | 186.59 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1 GHz dual-core Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 50 MB, expandable with TransFlash card | 768 MB RAM. 4 GB internal storage. Expandable up to 32 GB with microSD card |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic 64 voices | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WMA |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | NA | 2000 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | 260 | 720 |
| Talktime (m) | 204 | 780 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 | HTML, Opera |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
