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LG Fathom
VS750Apple iPhone 3GS
8 GB| Global Score | |
| 47.5 | 51.3 |
| Basic Information | |
| LG | Apple |
| Windows Mobile Professional 6.5.3 | iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x |
| 2010-05-24 | 2009-06-08 |
| 4.53 x 2.20 x 0.65 inches | 4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inches |
| 5.36 ounces | 4.76 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 200.00 | $ 95.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.2 inches | 3.5 inches |
| 480 x 800 pixels | 320 x 480 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 292 pixels per inch | 165 pixels per inch |
| Resistive | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7.2 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon S1 QSD8650 chipset | -- |
| Scorpion (Single-Core 1000 MHz) processor | Single-Core 600 MHz processor |
| 256 MB RAM | 256 MB RAM |
| Adreno 200 (128 MHz) GPU | PowerVR SGX 535 GPU GPU |
| 7.38 | 7.02 |
| Storage | |
| -- | 8 GB internal memory |
| microSD, microSDHC (up to 16 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 1 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 3.20 MP | 3.00 MP |
| 640 x 480 (20 fps) (VGA) video resolution | 640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA) video resolution |
| 5.61 | 5.61 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| HSDPA, UMTS, EV-DO A, EDGE, GSM and CDMA | HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| SIM | SIM |
| 3.5 | 3.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1500mAh Li-Polymer Battery | 1219mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 475 hours standby time 7 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 12 hours talk time |
| 3.28 | 2.88 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| 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 slightly better than LG Fathom's 47.5 overall score. IPhone 3GS's design is lighter and incredibly thinner than the LG Fathom, even though it was released around a year before. The iPhone 3GS has iOS 6.1 OS, and LG Fathom has Windows Mobile Professional 6.5.3 OS.
The LG Fathom counts with a slightly better looking screen than Apple iPhone 3GS, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better resolution of 800 x 480 and a lot greater pixel number per screen inch. The LG Fathom has just a little better hardware performance than iPhone 3GS, and although they both have the same RAM memory amount and 1 processing cores, the LG Fathom also has an additional graphics co-processor.
The iPhone 3GS counts with a much bigger memory to install games and applications than LG Fathom, although it has no external SD slot. LG Fathom features longer battery lifetime than iPhone 3GS, because it has a 1500mAh battery capacity instead of 1219mAh. The iPhone 3GS's camera is just as good as the camera in LG Fathom, although the iPhone 3GS has a lesser MP resolution back-facing camera and a lower (VGA) video definition.
IPhone 3GS is not only the best phones of the ones we are comparing, but it's also a bargain compared to others.
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