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Apple iPhone 3GS Review

16 GB     See other variants reviews Score: 52.2 / 100

Apple iPhone 3GS is a decent iOS phone released some years ago, in 2009, having a 3 MP back-facing camera, a powerful 600 megahertz CPU and a 3.5" touch-screen.

Apple equipped this phone with a quite powerful 600 megahertz CPU and just 256 MB of RAM. This device has an interesting 16 GB internal storage memory and though it doesn't include a slot for an SD memory card, it is enough to store a couple hundred apps and games, but it might not be suitable if you are fan of the heaviest games currently available or taking tons of photos and videos.

The iPhone 3GS is sold in 2 colors, black and white. This device feels a bit heavy for a cellphone of this size, weighting 4.76 ounces.

Apple designed this cellphone with a good level 3.5" screen, and a resolution of 480 x 320 , which makes all photos and movies look quite colorful and brightful. Its screen uses LCD capacitive technology, and has multi-touch detection.

The Apple iPhone 3GS includes WiFi connection (although it can't be provided to other devices acting as a hotspot) and 3G fast connection type, over HSDPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. This phone works with a SIM card to use GSM services.

This cellphone only has a 3 mega-pixels back camera. The Apple iPhone 3GS also shoots 640x480 VGA videos at 30 frames per second. The camera also includes geo tagging and auto-focus.

This phone uses a medium 1219 mAh Li-Ion non-replaceable battery, which is not really enough for a device like this. This cellphone has an aproximate stand by time of 300 hs and a talk time of 12 hours according to Apple. A possible problem to consider is that this device's battery isn't removable so you won't be able to replace it when it begins to lose its charge, having to buy a new cellphone to "solve it".

This cellphone also comes with a couple useful features such as Bluetooth (2.1, EDR) and GPS (Global Positioning System), and plenty of sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.

This phone is really expensive considering it is priced $ 95, while many similar cellphones are being sold much cheaper than that.



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Specifications

Device Type:Phone
Brand:Apple
Operating System (OS):iOS 6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x
Variant:16 GB
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Dimensions:4.50 x 2.40 x 0.48 inchesMetric11.43 x 6.1 x 1.22 cmImperial
Weight:4.76 ouncesMetric134.94 gImperial
Colors:Black and White
Release date:2009-06-08
Price:$ 95.00

Display

Screen Type:LCD (16M colors)
Size:3.5 inchesMetric8.9 cmImperial
Resolution:320 x 480 pixels
Pixel density:165 pixels per inchMetric64.96 pixels per cmImperial
Touch screen:Capacitive, Multi-touch

Hardware

Processor: Single-Core 600 MHz
RAM Memory:256 MB
Graphics Processor:PowerVR SGX 535 GPU
Internal Memory:16 GB
SD Card Slot:No SD card slot

Battery

Battery type:Li-Ion
Removable:No
Capacity:1219 mAh
Stand-by Time:300 hours
Talk Time:12 hours

Camera

Back camera:3 megapixels
Max video resolution:640 x 480 (30 fps) (VGA)
Camera features:Auto-Focus and Geo Tagging

Networks

Wi-Fi:Yes
SIM Card Type:SIM
UMTS Bands:850, 1900, 2100
GSM Bands:850, 900, 1800, 1900
Technologies:HSDPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM

Other Features

Bluetooth:Version 2.1, EDR
GPS:Yes
Sensors:Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor