Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 3G vs Nokia XL

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Nokia
Announced June 2009 June 2008 February 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Discontinued Available - May 2014
Colors Black, White Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) White, Black, Red, Yellow, Green, Cyan
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
141.4 x 77.7 x 10.9 mm
(5.57 x 3.06 x 0.43 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 190 g (6.7 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Nokia X Software Platform 1.0 Based on Android v4.1.2 (JellyBean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR MBX Adreno 203
RAM 256 MB 128 MB 768 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 4 GB ROM
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 50.75% 64.48%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No Stereo FM Radio
Games Yes Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging No Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 85.6 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 4 GB ROM, 768 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 300 h Up to 720 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 16 h (2G)
Up to 13 h (3G)