Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Xiaomi Mi 4c vs Xiaomi Mi 4S

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Xiaomi Xiaomi
Announced June 2009 September 2015 February 2016
Status Available - June 2009 Available - September 2015 Available - April 2016
Price - Rs. 7,500 ($110.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 15,400 ($225.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black, White Black, White, Blue, Yellow, Pink Black, White, Gold, Purple
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
138.1 x 69.6 x 7.8 mm
(5.44 x 2.74 x 0.31 in)
139.3 x 70.8 x 7.8 mm
(5.48 x 2.79 x 0.31 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
TD-SCDMA 1900 / 2000
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - - - Fingerprint Sensor
- Infrared Sensor
Notification LED - - Yes

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v5.1.1 (Lollipop) Android OS, v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 & dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808 Quad-core 1.44 GHz Cortex-A53 & dual-core 1.82 GHz Cortex-A57, Qualcomm MSM8992 Snapdragon 808
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Adreno 418 Adreno 418
RAM 256 MB 2/3 GB 3 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB 64 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 128 GB (Uses SIM 2 Slot)

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Scratch-Resistant Glass IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 5.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi) 1080 x 1920 pixels (441 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 71.57% 69.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels
Flash No Dual-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED (dual tone)
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR Phase Detection Autofocus, f/2.0, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Panorama, HDR
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging 1080p@30fps, 480p@120fps 1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Front Camera No [Similar] 5 MP [Similar] 5 MP, f/2.0, 1080p [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps HSPA, LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only v4.1, A2DP v4.1, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 microUSB v2.0, USB Host Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 2/3 GB RAM 64 GB, 3 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 128 GB (Uses SIM 2 Slot)
USB OTG - Supported -

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 3080 mAh 3260 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
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