Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 46.7 | 51.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| Gigabyte | Apple |
| Android 4.4 | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x |
| -- | 2009-06-08 |
| 5.28 x 2.64 x 0.35 inches | 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches |
| 4.41 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 249.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 4.5 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 480 x 854 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| IPS LCD | LCD |
| 218 pixels per inch | 165 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.5 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Spreadtrum SC7731 chipset | -- |
| ARM Cortex-A7 (Single-Core 1200 MHz) processor | Single-Core 600 MHz processor |
| 512 MB RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| Mali-400 MP2 GPU | PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU |
| 7.56 | 7.02 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 32 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 4.62 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 5.00 MP + 2.00 MP | 3.00 MP |
| -- | 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 6.05 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA, EDGE, GPRS and GSM | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| Micro SIM, Dual SIM | SIM |
| 4 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 240 hours standby time 12 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time |
| 3.44 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The iPhone 3GS is slightly better than the GIGABYTE GSmart Essence, getting a 51.3 score against 46.7. The iPhone 3GS comes with iOS 6.1 OS, while GIGABYTE GSmart Essence works with Android 4.4 OS. The iPhone 3GS is a just a little bit heavier and notably thicker phone than GIGABYTE GSmart Essence.
The GIGABYTE GSmart Essence features a little bit better processing power than iPhone 3GS, and although they both have a Single-Core processing unit, the GIGABYTE GSmart Essence also has a greater amount of RAM memory. The GIGABYTE GSmart Essence counts with a little bit better display than iPhone 3GS, because it has a lot better resolution of 854 x 480, a larger screen and a better number of pixels per inch of display.
GIGABYTE GSmart Essence takes a little bit better videos and photos than iPhone 3GS, because it has a back facing camera with much more mega pixels. GIGABYTE GSmart Essence counts with a much bigger storage to store more apps and games than iPhone 3GS, and although they both have equal internal storage capacity, the GIGABYTE GSmart Essence also has an external memory slot that allows up to 32 GB.
The GIGABYTE GSmart Essence has greater battery life than iPhone 3GS, because it has a 1600mAh battery capacity.
IPhone 3GS not only is the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others, making this phone a no doubt choice.
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