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Apple iPhone 3GS Review

8 GB     See other variants reviews Score: 51.3 / 100

Apple iPhone 3GS is a mid-to-low level cellphone released many years ago, counting with a fast processing unit clocking at 600 megahertz, a 3 megapixels back camera and a 3.5" multi touch screen. We will get a better understanding of this cellphone's pros when we get into deeper details.

The Apple iPhone 3GS is equipped with a quite powerful processing unit speeding at 600 megahertz and as little as 256 MB of RAM. A nice feature of this device is its 8 GB quite large internal storage memory and though it doesn't have a slot for an SD memory card, it should be enough to install hundreds of games and apps, but it probably wouldn't be enough if you are planning to install some of the heaviest games available nowadays.

The iPhone 3GS isn't very light comparing to other phones , with a weight of 4.76 oz. Apple sells this cellphone in two different colors, black and white.

This phone only features a 3 MP back-facing camera. It also captures videos in VGA 640x480 at 30 fps. In addition, the camera includes geo tagging and auto-focus.

Apple equipped this phone with a good 3.5" display, and a 480 x 320 resolution, which makes everything look quite good. Its display uses LCD capacitive technology, and is multi-touch enabled.

This cellphone provides wifi capability (but it can't be provided to other devices around, as a mobile mobile hotspot) and the fastest 3G connection type, using HSDPA, UMTS and EDGE technologies. This phone works with a SIM card for GSM services.

This cellphone has a 1219 mAh medium sized Li-Ion non-replaceable battery, which is quite poor for a phone like this. According to Apple, this device has an aproximate 12 hs talk time and a 300 hs stand by time. An important issue to evaluate is that this cellphone's battery isn't replaceable so you won't be able to replace it when it begins to live shorter, having to change the whole phone.

The iPhone 3GS also comes with a couple interesting characteristics like Bluetooth (provides communication with other devices, computers, and accessories) and GPS Localization, and multiple sensors like Light Sensor, Proximity Sensor, Accelerometer and Compass.

This phone is not a good choice considering it is sold for 95 dollars, and other similar phones can be found for much less money.



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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:8 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:8 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