Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Apple iPhone 5

Apple iPhone 3G
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced June 2008 September 2012
Status Discontinued Available - September 2012
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)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 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

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 iOS 6
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR MBX [Similar] PowerVR SGX 543MP3 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display 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 yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video No 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]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 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)

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB 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-Po
Capacity 1440 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 225 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 8 h