Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 4 CDMA vs Apple iPhone 3G

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced June 2009 January 2011 June 2008
Status Available - June 2009 Available - February 2011 Discontinued
Colors Black, White Black, White Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 412 MHz ARM 11
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR MBX
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 128 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 8 GB/ 16 GB storage
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 53.92% 50.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash No LED flash No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging No
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

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-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1420 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h