Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos I9082 vs Sony Xperia M2 Aqua

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung Sony
Announced June 2009 December 2012 August 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - January 2013 Available - September 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White, Golden
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
143.5 x 76.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.65 x 3.03 x 0.38 in)
140 x 72 x 8.6 mm
(5.51 x 2.83 x 0.34 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 162 g (5.71 oz) 149 g (5.26 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all models
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
HSDPA 900 / 1900 / 2100 - SIM 1 only
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - D2403
HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - D2406
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 850 / 900 / 1800 / 2100 / 2600 - D2403
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - IP65/IP68 certified - dust and water proof up to 1.5 meter and 30 minutes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean) Android OS, v4.4.2 (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A9, Broadcom Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A7, Qualcomm MSM8926-2 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Broadcom VideoCore IV Adreno 305
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 4.8 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (187 ppi) 540 x 960 pixels (229 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 64.20% 63.27%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, Image Stabilization Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, HDR, Panorama
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps, HDR
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 2 MP [Similar] VGA, 480p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Up to 107 kbps
Edge Yes Yes Up to 296 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps; LTE, Cat4, 50 Mbps UL, 150 Mbps DL
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, LE, EDR v4.0, A2DP, apt-X, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go, USB Host
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 2100 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 440 h Up to 595 h (2G)
Up to 641 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h 10 min Up to 11 h 23 min (2G)
Up to 12 h 11 min (3G)