PhoneBunch

Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 3G

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Apple
Announced
June 2009 June 2008
Status
Available - June 2009 Discontinued
Colors
Black, White Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB)
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging
SMS, MMS SMS, MMS

Display

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

Hardware and OS

OS
iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4
Processor
600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] 412 MHz ARM 11 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR MBX [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 128 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB/ 16 GB storage
External Memory
No No

Camera

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

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes Yes
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity
Stand by
Up to 300 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h
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