Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

Apple iPhone 3GS
apple iphone 3gs
Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display
apple ipad mini 2 retina display
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple
Announced June 2009 October 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
(7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE- all models
Messaging SMS, MMS , Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 7.0.2
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
RAM 256 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 71.76%
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 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
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, 7.2 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
Capacity -
Stand by Up to 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (multimedia)