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Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 5

General Info

Manufacturer
Apple Apple
Announced
June 2009 September 2012
Status
Available - June 2009 Available - September 2012
Colors
Black, White Black, White
Form Factor
Candybar Candybar
Dimension
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz)
2G Network
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
3G Network
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network
- LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T
Messaging
SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

Display

Type
TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen
Colors
16M colors 16M colors
Size
3.5 inches [Similar] 4.0 inches [Similar]
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio
50.75% 60.84%
Multi-Touch

Hardware and OS

OS
iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 6
Processor
600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM
256 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory
8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory
No No

Camera

Rear Camera
3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash
No LED flash
Features
Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video
Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection
Front Camera
No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

Multimedia

3.5mm Jack
Radio
No No
Games
Yes Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS
Yes Yes
Edge
Yes Yes
3G
HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth
Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular
USB
Yes, v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port
GPS
Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser
HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

User Memory

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

Sensors

Fingerprint
Proximity Sensor
Accelerometer Sensor
NFC

Battery

Type
Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity
1440 mAh
Stand by
Up to 300 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h
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