Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5

Apple iPhone 3GS
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Huawei U8800 IDEOS X5
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Huawei
Announced June 2009 December 2010
Status Available - June 2009 Available - April 2011
Colors Black, White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
120 x 62 x 11.6 mm
(4.72 x 2.44 x 0.46 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 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v2.2 (Froyo), upgradable to v2.3
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] 800 MHz Scorpion, Qualcomm MSM7230 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] Adreno 205 [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 2/4 GB storage
External Memory No microSD (TransFlash) up to 32GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 3.8 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (246 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 55.02%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Yes Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps (U8800H) / 7.2 Mbps (U8800); HSUPA, 5.76 / 2 Mbps
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 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, Adobe Flash

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 2/4 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD (TransFlash) 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 not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1500 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 380 h (2G)
Up to 440 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 6 h 40 min (3G)