Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Apple iPhone 3GS

Apple iPhone 3G
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Apple iPhone 3GS
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced June 2008 June 2009
Status Discontinued Available - June 2009
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) 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)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 135 g (4.76 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

hardware Hardware and OS

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

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No No
Games Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

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

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 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)

memory User Memory

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

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery 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 10 h Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)