User blog comment:PitchBlack696/Monster Hunter Portable 3rd/@comment-68.145.175.241-20110425035616/@comment-1837917-20110425050550

Not all of them are the same. Defense values are modified to fit the game, and some armours have had the skills changed. For instance, Barroth armour no longer has Marathon Runner. Check the armour page for MHP3rd if you want more info.