Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Axiom R830

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Samsung
Announced June 2009 June 2008 November 2012
Status Available - June 2009 Discontinued Released - November 2012
Colors Black, White Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Blue
Form Factor Candybar 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)
121.7 x 63.8 x 11.9 mm
(4.79 x 2.51 x 0.47 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 136.1 g (4.8.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.0.4 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1.2 GHz Krait, Qualcomm
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR MBX -
RAM 256 MB 128 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 4 GB ROM (1.85 GB user available)
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 50.75% 58.77%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging No Yes, 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes No
Edge Yes Yes No
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps; LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 4 GB ROM (1.85 GB user available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 2100 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 300 h Up to 252 h
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 8 h