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Apple iPhone
8 GBApple iPhone 3GS
8 GB| Global Score | |
| 47.5 | 51.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Apple | Apple |
| iOS 3.x, 2.x, 1.x | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x |
| 2007-01-09 | 2009-06-08 |
| 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.46 inches | 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches |
| 4.80 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 150.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| LCD | LCD |
| 165 pixels per inch | 165 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.9 | 6.9 |
| Single-Core 412 MHz processor | Single-Core 600 MHz processor |
| 128 MB RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU |
| 6.57 | 7.02 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP |
| -- | 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 4.73 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EDGE and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1400mAh Li-Ion Battery | 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 250 hours standby time 8 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time |
| 3.12 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.0, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| -- | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
IPhone 3GS has a global score of 51.3, which is just a bit better than iPhone's 47.5 general score. Both phones in this review work with iOS OS, but the iPhone 3GS has 6.1 version and iPhone has iOS 3.x version, counting with a couple nice extra features. The iPhone 3GS construction is way newer and just a little lighter, but also a little bit thicker than iPhone.
The Apple iPhone 3GS counts with a little bit better processing power than iPhone, and although they both have 1 CPU cores, the Apple iPhone 3GS also has more RAM. Apple iPhone 3GS and iPhone feature extremely similar displays, they have the same screen pixel density, a screen with the same size and the same exact 480 x 320 resolution.
IPhone 3GS features a superior camera than Apple iPhone, because it has a back camera with lot more mega-pixels. Apple iPhone 3GS and iPhone have very similar memory capacity for games and applications, both of them have the same internal memory capacity. The iPhone counts with a bit longer battery performance than iPhone 3GS, because it has a 15% larger battery capacity.
IPhone 3GS not only is the best devices in this comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, which makes it an obvious call.
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