| Manufacture | Nokia | Samsung |
| Model | 1280 | Galaxy S III |
| Form factor | Block | Block |
| Weight | NA | 133.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 107 x 45 x 15 | 136.60 x 70.60 x 8.60 |
| Operating System | Other | Android |
| Networks | 2G - 900/1800
| 2G - 850/900/1800/1900
3G - 850/900/1900/2100 |
| 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 | 4.0 |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | NA | 8 megapixel |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | 1080p |
| Second Camera | NA | 1.9 megapixels |
| Display size | 1.36 inches | 4.80 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | NA | 16700000 |
| Display width | 96 | 720 |
| Display height | 68 | 1280 |
| PPI | 86.5 | 305.96 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | 1.4 GHz quad-core Samsung Exynos 4 |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | NA | 1 GB RAM. 16GB, 32GB or 64GB storage |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | Polyphonic, MP3 | MP3 |
| Java | | |
| Games | NA | Yes |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 1020 mAh | 2100 mAh |
| Standby time (h) | NA | NA |
| Talktime (m) | NA | NA |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | NA | Android HTML Webkit |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |
