Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 12 Pro Max vs Samsung Galaxy A12

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced June 2009 2020, October 13 2020, November 24
Status Available - June 2009 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, November 13 Coming Soon - January 2021
Price - Rs. 129,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 12,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Space Gray, Silver, Gold, Midnight Green, Blue (matte colors) Black, White, Blue, Red
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
160.8 x 78.1 x 7.4 mm
(6.33 x 3.07 x 0.29 in)
164 x 75.8 x 8.9 mm
(6.46 x 2.98 x 0.35 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 228 g (8.04 oz) 205 g (7.23 oz)
SIM Type - Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM only)
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) LTE (unspecified)
5G Network - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2342 -
Messaging SMS, MMS
Build Features - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 4m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
- Fingerprint Sensor (side-mounted)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 14 Android 10
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm) Octa-core (2.3 GHz, 1.8 GHz)
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Apple GPU (4-core graphics) -
RAM 256 MB N/A 4 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 128 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen Super Retina XDR OLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
800 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
HDR10+
Wide color gamut
True-tone
HD+ TFT display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 3.5 inches 6.7 inches 6.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1284 x 2778 pixels (457 ppi) 720 x 1560 pixels (264 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 87.74% 83.64%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 12 MP + 12 MP + 12 MP + TOF 48 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP
Flash No Quad-LED dual tone Flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.7µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
12 MP, f/2.2, 65mm (telephoto), 1/3.4", 1.0µm, PDAF, OIS, 2.5x optical zoom
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
48 MP, f/2.0, (wide), AF
5 MP, f/2.2, 115˚ (ultrawide)
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
panorama, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, 10‑bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), stereo sound rec. 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide)
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
2160p@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
8 MP, f/2.2
1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only 5.1, A2DP, LE Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, hotspot Yes
USB Yes, v2.0 2.0, proprietary reversible connector USB Type-C 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS
Browser HTML (Safari) Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 128GB, 256GB, 512GB 128 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 4 GB RAM or 64 GB, 3 GB RAM or 32 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC
USB OTG - Supported Not Supported

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi wireless charging 15W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 15W
Capacity - 5000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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