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Apple iPhone 3GS
32 GB| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 77.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | HTC |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x | Android 5.0 |
| 2009-06-08 | 2015-03-01 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 5.69 x 2.74 x 0.38 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.54 ounces |
| Black and White | Black, Gold, Gray and Pink |
| -- | Aluminium |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 170.00 | $ 178.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 5 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 1080 x 1920 pixels (Full HD) |
| LCD | S-LCD 3 |
| 165 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 9.3 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 MSM8994 chipset |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | 64-bit ARM Cortex-A57 (Quad-Core 2000 MHz + Quad-Core 1500 MHz) processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 3 GB (800 MHz) RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU | Adreno 430 (600 MHz) GPU |
| 7.02 | 9.99 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 8.12 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 20.00 MP + 4.00 MP |
| -- | f/2.20 aperture |
| -- | 27.80mm focal length |
| -- | 0.42 inches (1/2.4") sensor |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 10.12 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | Nano SIM |
| 3.3 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2840mAh Li-Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | 391 hours standby time 25.4 hours talk time |
| 2.88 | 4.8 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 4.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The HTC One M9 is a lot better than Apple iPhone 3GS, getting a general score of 77.7 against 53.5. HTC One M9 has Android 5.0 OS, while Apple iPhone 3GS counts with iOS 6.1 OS. The HTC One M9 design is way newer and incredibly thinner, but heavier than the Apple iPhone 3GS. HTC One M9 features a much better looking screen than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a really bigger screen, a lot greater pixels density and a way higher 1920 x 1080px resolution.
HTC One M9 has a much greater memory capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than Apple iPhone 3GS, and although they both have the same 32 GB internal storage capacity, the HTC One M9 also has a SD extension slot that holds a maximum of 128 GB. HTC One M9 has a very superior CPU than iPhone 3GS, because it has more RAM memory, a 64-bit processing unit, an extra graphics co-processor and a larger number of cores (and also faster).
HTC One M9 counts with a very superior battery lifetime than iPhone 3GS, because it has 2840mAh of battery capacity against 1219mAh. HTC One M9 has a greater camera than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a way better video quality and a camera in the back with much more megapixels.
HTC One M9 costs a bit more money than iPhone 3GS, but you can get a much better phone for that few extra dollars.
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