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Apple iPhone 3GS
16 GBAsus ZenFone 5
1 GB RAM| Global Score | |
| 52.2 | 56.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Asus |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x | Android 4.4, 4.3 |
| 2009-06-08 | 2014-01-06 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 5.83 x 2.87 x 0.41 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.11 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Purple, Red and White |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 95.00 | $ 89.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 720 x 1280 pixels (HD) |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 165 pixels per inch | 294 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7.7 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Intel Atom Z2560 chipset |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | Saltwell (Dual-Core 1600 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 1 GB (533 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU | PowerVR SGX 544MP2 GPU |
| 7.02 | 8.19 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 4.4 | 5.06 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 2.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.00 aperture |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (Full HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 7.48 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Micro SIM |
| 3.3 | 4 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2110mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | -- |
| 2.88 | 4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Asus ZenFone 5 is just a bit better than the Apple iPhone 3GS, with a global score of 56.9 against 52.2. The Asus ZenFone 5 comes with Android 4.4 operating system, while Apple iPhone 3GS has iOS 6.1 operating system. Although Asus ZenFone 5 is a little heavier than the Apple iPhone 3GS, it's thinner and also incredibly newer.
The Asus ZenFone 5 counts with a sharper display than iPhone 3GS, because it has a much better display pixel density, a way better resolution of 1280 x 720px and a really larger screen. Asus ZenFone 5 features a quite bigger storage for apps and games than iPhone 3GS, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD memory card expansion slot that allows a maximum of 64 GB.
Asus ZenFone 5 has a quite superior performance than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has 1 more cpu cores and more RAM. The Asus ZenFone 5 features a way better battery lifetime than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a 2110mAh battery size against 1219mAh. The Asus ZenFone 5 counts with a way better camera than iPhone 3GS, because it has a much higher 1920x1080 (Full HD) video resolution and a much better 8 MP resolution back camera.
In addition to being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, Asus ZenFone 5 is also cheap compared to the other phone.
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