Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 5 vs LG K7

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple LG
Announced June 2009 September 2012 January 2016
Status Available - June 2009 Available - September 2012 Available - April 2016
Price - - Rs. 7,889 ($116.01) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White White, Black, Gold; Titan (LTE model)
Form Factor Candybar 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)
143.6 x 72.5 x 9.1 mm
(5.65 x 2.85 x 0.36 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 161 g (5.68 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - for Verizon
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 2100 - for AT&T LTE
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 6 Android OS, v5.1 (Lollipop)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.3 GHz (3G model)
Quad-core 1.1 GHz (LTE model), Mediatek MT6580M (3G model)
Qualcomm MSM8909 Snapdragon 210 (LTE model)
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Mali-400MP2
Adreno 304
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 480 x 854 pixels (196 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 60.84% 66.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels, Backside Illumin 5 MP or 8 MP
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR Autofocus, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging, face detection 720p
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 5 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 73 Mbps; Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Plus Cellular Yes
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM
16 GB, 1.5 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 not present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor not present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1440 mAh 2125 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 225 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 8 h -