Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Asus Google Nexus 7 vs Motorola Moto G

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Motorola
Announced June 2009 June 2012 November 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - July 2012 Available - November 2013
Colors Black, White Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
198.5 x 120 x 10.5 mm
(7.81 x 4.72 x 0.41 in)
129.9 x 65.9 x (6.0 -11.6) mm
(5.11 x 2.59 x (0.24 -0.46) in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 340 g (11.99 oz) 143 g (5.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 N/A GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900 - CDMA version
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 N/A HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO - CDMA version
Messaging SMS, MMS , Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.1.2 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to Android 4.4 KitKat
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A9, Nvidia Tegra 3 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8226 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX535 ULP GeForce Adreno 305
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 32 GB storage 8/16 GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3, Edge-to-Edge Display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 7.0 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 800 x 1280 pixels (216 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (326 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 59.45% -
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 1.2 MP 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No No LED Flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Video-calling Auto focus, Slow motion video, Burst mode, Auto HDR, Panorama, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes No Yes
Edge Yes No Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps N/A HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes Yes, with A-GPS and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML, HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 32 GB storage, 1GB RAM 8/16 GB, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

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 supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 4325 mAh 2070 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h 300 h -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 24 h