Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 6

Apple iPhone 3GS
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced June 2009 September 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
137.5 x 67 x 7.1 mm
(5.41 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 113 g (3.99 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE - all models
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - 500 dpi Pixel Density Fingerprint Sensor (Touch ID)
Shatter proof glass, oleophobic coating

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 8, Upgradable to iOS 10
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.4 GHz, Apple A8 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR GX6450 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/64/128 GB
External Memory No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.7 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 65.93%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash No Dual-LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, 1.5µm pixel size, geo-tagging, touch focus, face and smile detection, panorama, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@60fps, video stabilization
Front Camera No [Similar] 1.2 MP, 720p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat6, 300 Mbps DL; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery
Capacity 1810 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 14 h