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

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced June 2010 June 2009 January 2011
Status Available - June 2010 Available - June 2009 Available - February 2011
Colors Black, White Black, White Black, White
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)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 137 g (4.83 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5
Processor 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 600 MHz Cortex-A8 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX535
RAM 512 MB 256 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS 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) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 53.92% 50.75% 53.92%
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 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels
Flash LED flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
Video Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging
Front Camera Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes No
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes No
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
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 16/32 GB storage, 512 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-Po
Capacity 1420 mAh 1420 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h (2G)
Up to 300 h (3G)
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)