Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs HTC Windows Phone 8X

Apple iPhone 3GS
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HTC Windows Phone 8X
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple HTC
Announced June 2009 September 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Available - November 2012
Colors Black, White Blue, Black, Yellow, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
132.3 x 66.2 x 10.1 mm
(5.21 x 2.61 x 0.4 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Windows Phone 8
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait, Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 225 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen S-LCD2 capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (342 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 58.04%
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 28mm wide
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2.1 MP, 1080p video [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA; HSUPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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 Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)