Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Nokia Asha 311 vs Apple iPhone

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Nokia Apple
Announced June 2009 June 2012 January 2007
Status Available - June 2009 Available - August 2012 Discontinued
Colors Black, White Dark Grey, Rose Red, Blue, Brown, Sand White Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
(4.17 x 2.05 x 0.51 in)
115 x 61 x 11.6 mm
(4.53 x 2.4 x 0.46 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 95 (3.35) 135 g (4.76 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 S40 Asha iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 3.1.3
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 1 GHz 412 MHz ARM 11
GPU PowerVR SGX535 - PowerVR MBX
RAM 256 MB 128 MB N/A
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 140 MB, 256 MB ROM 4/8/16 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 56K colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.0 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 240 x 400 pixels (155 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 46.77% 51.89%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging - -
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, VGA@25fps No
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps -
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with EDR Yes, v2.0, 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, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support No No
Browser HTML (Safari) WAP 2.0/xHTML, HTML HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Phonebook Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall Yes, Photocall Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records Practically unlimited Yes Practically unlimited
Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 140 MB, 256 MB ROM, 128 MB RAM 4/8/16 GB
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB No
USB OTG - Supported -

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-Ion Non-removable, Li-Ion battery
Capacity 1110 mAh (BL-4U) -
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 696 h (2G)
Up to 768 h (3G)
Up to 250 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 6 h (3G)
Up to 8 h