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Apple iPhone 3GS
32 GBApple iPhone 6 Plus
16 GBA1549, A1522
| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 75.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x | iOS 8.x |
| 2009-06-08 | 2014-09-09 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 6.22 x 3.06 x 0.28 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold and Gray |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 170.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5.5 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | IPS LCD |
| 165 pixels per inch | 401 pixels per inch |
| -- | 500 cd/m2 brightness |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 9.4 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Apple A8 chipset |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | 64-bit Cyclone ARMv8-A 2nd gen. (Dual-Core 1400 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 1 GB (1600 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU | PowerVR GX6450 (450 MHz) GPU |
| 7.02 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 16 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 5.8 | 4.4 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 8.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 29.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.33 inches (1/3") sensor |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (60 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 5.61 | 8.91 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EV-DO B, EDGE, GPRS, GSM and CDMA |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.3 | 6.9 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2915mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | 384 hours standby time 24 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 4.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The iPhone 6 Plus is much better than the Apple iPhone 3GS, getting a 75.3 score against 53.5. Both phones in this comparison review use iOS operating system, but the iPhone 6 Plus has the newer 8.x version while Apple iPhone 3GS has iOS 6.1 version, giving you a couple additional features and increased performance. The iPhone 6 Plus body is much newer and extremely thinner, but extremely heavier than Apple iPhone 3GS.
Apple iPhone 6 Plus has a way better display than iPhone 3GS, because it has much more pixels per inch of display, a lot bigger screen and a lot better 1920 x 1080 pixels resolution. IPhone 6 Plus counts with an extremely better CPU than iPhone 3GS, because it has a greater amount of RAM memory, an extra graphics processor, a higher number of faster cores and a 64-bit CPU.
Apple iPhone 6 Plus captures greater photos and videos than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a camera in the back with way more mega pixels and a way higher 1920x1080 video resolution. IPhone 3GS features a much better storage for games and applications than Apple iPhone 6 Plus, because it has more internal storage.
IPhone 6 Plus counts with a much longer battery lifetime than iPhone 3GS, because it has a 2915mAh battery size.
Apple iPhone 6 Plus costs the same than the iPhone 3GS.
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