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Apple iPhone 3GS
32 GBSamsung Galaxy Beam
I8530| Global Score | |
| 53.5 | 58.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Samsung |
| iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x | Android 2.3.6 |
| 2009-06-08 | 2012-02-26 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches | 4.88 x 2.53 x 0.49 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 5.13 ounces |
| Black and White | -- |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 170.00 | $ 120.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 4 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 480 x 800 pixels |
| LCD | TFT |
| 165 pixels per inch | 233 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 7.1 |
| Performance | |
| -- | ST-Ericsson NovaThor U8500 chipset |
| Single-Core 600 MHz processor | Dual-Core 1000 MHz processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 768 MB RAM |
| PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU | ARM Mali-400 (500 MHz) GPU |
| 7.02 | 7.92 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot |
| 5.8 | 4.62 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.30 MP |
| 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 1280 x 720 (30 fps) (HD) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 6.82 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE, GPRS and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.3 | 3.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery | 2000mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | -- |
| 2.88 | 3.92 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 3.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Samsung Galaxy Beam has a score of 58.7, which is slightly better than Apple iPhone 3GS's score of 53.5. Although Samsung Galaxy Beam is much newer than Apple iPhone 3GS, it's just a bit heavier and a little thicker. The Samsung Galaxy Beam counts with Android 2.3.6 OS, while Apple iPhone 3GS works with iOS 6.1 OS.
The Galaxy Beam counts with a little bit better screen than Apple iPhone 3GS, because it has a better pixel density, a way better resolution of 800 x 480 and a quite bigger display. Galaxy Beam has a superior processing unit than iPhone 3GS, because it has an additional graphics processor, more RAM and 1 more processing cores.
The Galaxy Beam shoots greater pictures and videos than iPhone 3GS, because it has a back facing camera with way more megapixels and a lot higher video resolution. The iPhone 3GS counts with a much better memory to store more games and applications than Galaxy Beam, because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 32 GB internal storage.
The Galaxy Beam counts with a way better battery performance than iPhone 3GS, because it has a 64% larger battery capacity.
The Samsung Galaxy Beam is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also a bargain compared to the other ones.
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