Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 6s vs Apple iPhone SE

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced June 2009 September 2015 March 2016
Status Available - June 2009 Available - September 2015 Available - March 2016
Price - Rs. 41,999 ($617.63) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 21,499 ($399.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Space Gray, White/Silver, Gold, Rose Gold
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz) -
SIM Type - - Single-SIM
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) - A1688
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(
LTE
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.14 W/kg (head)
1.14 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
0.87 W/kg (head)
0.98 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint sensor (TouchID v2)
- 3D Touch display
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 9 iOS 9.3
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 2 GHz Dual-core, Apple A9 Dual-core 1.84 GHz Twister, Apple A9
GPU PowerVR SGX535 - PowerVR GT7600
RAM 256 MB 2 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/64/128 GB 16/64 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen, Ion-Strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating LED-backlit IPS LCD, Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.7 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 65.45% 60.84%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 12 MP, 4608 x 2592 pixels 12 MP
Flash No Real-tone Flash Dual-LED (Dual Tone)
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Phase-Detection AutoFocus, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous HD Video And Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, HDR (Photo/Panorama) Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.2, 29mm, 1/3" sensor size, 1.22 µm pixel size, geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama)
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, 720p@240fps 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps [Similar] 1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm, 720p@30fps, face detection, HDR [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only v4.1, A2DP, LE v4.2, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector v2.0, Reversible Connector
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) HTML5 (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/64/128 GB, 2 GB RAM 16/64 GB, 2 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint 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 supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po Battery (6.9 Wh) Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Capacity 1715 mAh 1642 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 240 h (3G) -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (3G) -