Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 4 CDMA
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Apple |
| Announced | |
| June 2009 | January 2011 |
| Status | |
| Available - June 2009 | Available - February 2011 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
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115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in) |
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in) |
| Weight | |
| 135 g (4.76 oz) | 137 g (4.83 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | CDMA 800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 | CDMA2000 1xEV-DO |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS | SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 | iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5 |
| Processor | |
| 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] | 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 256 MB [Browse Similar] | 512 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8/16/32 GB storage | 16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] | 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| No | LED flash |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging | Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR |
| Video | |
| Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging | Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging |
| Front Camera | |
| No [Similar] | Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes | Yes |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Yes | No |
| Edge | |
| Yes | No |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps | Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n |
| 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 | 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Ion | Standard battery, Li-Po |
| Capacity | |
| 1420 mAh | |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 300 h | |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 12 h (2G) Up to 5 h (3G) |
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