Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 4 vs Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 3G

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced June 2010 June 2009 June 2008
Status Available - June 2010 Available - June 2009 Discontinued
Colors Black, White Black, White Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB)
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
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)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS SMS, MMS

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 600 MHz Cortex-A8 412 MHz ARM 11
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR MBX
RAM 512 MB 256 MB 128 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB/ 16 GB storage
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 3.5 inches
Resolution 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 50.75% 50.75%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
Flash LED flash No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging No
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes Yes
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB 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 not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1420 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
Up to 300 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 7 h (3G)
Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h