Apple iPhone 4 vs Apple iPhone 3GS
General Info
| Manufacturer | |
| Apple | Apple |
| Announced | |
| June 2010 | June 2009 |
| Status | |
| Available - June 2010 | Available - June 2009 |
| Colors | |
| Black, White | Black, White |
| Form Factor | |
| Candybar | Candybar |
| Dimension | |
|
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in) |
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in) |
| Weight | |
| 137 g (4.83 oz) | 135 g (4.76 oz) |
| 2G Network | |
| GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 |
| 3G Network | |
| HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 | HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 |
| Messaging | |
| SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM | SMS, MMS |
Display
Hardware and OS
| OS | |
| iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 | iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 |
| Processor | |
| 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] | 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] |
| GPU | |
| PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] | PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] |
| RAM | |
| 512 MB [Browse Similar] | 256 MB [Browse Similar] |
| Internal Memory | |
| 8/16/32 GB storage | 8/16/32 GB storage |
| External Memory | |
| No | No |
Camera
| Rear Camera | |
| 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels [Similar] | 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] |
| Flash | |
| LED flash | No |
| Features | |
| Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR | Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging |
| Video | |
| Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging | Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging |
| Front Camera | |
| Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] | No [Similar] |
Multimedia
| 3.5mm Jack | |
| Radio | |
| No | No |
| Games | |
| Yes + downloadable | Yes |
| Loud Speaker | |
Connectivity and Data Rate
| GPRS | |
| Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps | Yes |
| Edge | |
| Class 10, 236.8 kbps | Yes |
| 3G | |
| HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps | HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps |
| Bluetooth | |
| Yes, v2.1 with A2DP | Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only |
| Wi-Fi | |
| Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot | 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, 512 MB RAM | 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM |
| Expandable Storage | |
| No | No |
Sensors
| Fingerprint | |
| Proximity Sensor | |
| Accelerometer Sensor | |
| NFC | |
Battery
| Type | |
| Standard battery, Li-Po | Standard battery, Li-Ion |
| Capacity | |
| 1420 mAh | |
| Stand by | |
| Up to 300 h (2G) Up to 300 h (3G) |
Up to 300 h |
| Talk Time | |
| Up to 14 h (2G) Up to 7 h (3G) |
Up to 12 h (2G) Up to 5 h (3G) |