Apple iPhone 3G vs Apple iPhone 3GS

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iPhone 3G compared with iPhone 3GS

	AppleiPhone 3G	AppleiPhone 3GS
Overview
Released
Released	July 2008	June 2009
Display
Screen size
Screen size	3.5″	3.5″
Resolution
Resolution	480 × 320	480 × 320
Sharpness
Sharpness	165 pixels per inch	165 pixels per inch
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	60 Hz
Display type
Display type	3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display	3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
Pixel density
Pixel density	163 ppi	163 ppi
Screen protection
Screen protection	–	Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
Performance
Chip
Chip	Samsung S5L8900	Samsung S5PC100
Memory
Memory	128 MB	256 MB (better)
Storage
Storage	8 GB, 16 GB	8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB (better)
CPU
CPU	412 MHz ARM 11 (GSMArena); Apple-labelled Samsung processor marked 8900B, with a Samsung K4X1G163PC 1 Gb (128 MB) memory chip on the package (iFixit)	600 MHz Cortex-A8 in Samsung S5PC100; 256 MB of RAM (Wired's 2009 teardown report)
GPU
GPU	PowerVR MBX (GSMArena)	PowerVR SGX535 (Apple developer documentation)
Cameras
Main camera
Main camera	2 MP	3 MP (better)
Ultra wide camera
Ultra wide camera	None	None
Telephoto camera
Telephoto camera	None	None
Optical zoom
Optical zoom	None	None
Main camera
Main camera	2.0 megapixels	3-megapixel still camera with tap to focus
Video recording
Video recording	–	VGA up to 30 fps with audio
Camera features
Camera features	Photo geotagging	Photo and video geotagging
Battery and charging
Battery
Battery	–	1,219 mAh
Video playback (maker's claim)
Video playback (maker's claim)	Up to 7 hours	Up to 10 hours
Wireless charging
Wireless charging	None	None
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Talk time up to 5 hours on 3G or 10 hours on 2G; standby up to 300 hours; internet use up to 5 hours on 3G or 6 hours on Wi-Fi; video playback up to 7 hours; audio playback up to 24 hours	Talk time up to 5 hours on 3G or 12 hours on 2G; standby up to 300 hours; internet use up to 5 hours on 3G or 9 hours on Wi-Fi; video playback up to 10 hours; audio playback up to 30 hours; 3.7 V, 4.51 Wh, 1,219 mAh (iFixit)
Wired charging
Wired charging	Charging via USB to a computer or the included USB Power Adapter	Charging via USB to a computer or power adapter
Design
Type
Type	Standard	Standard
Weight
Weight	133 g (better)	135 g
Thickness
Thickness	12.3 mm	12.3 mm
Height × width
Height × width	115.5 × 62.1 mm	115.5 × 62.1 mm
Colours
Colours	Black (8GB); black or white (16GB)	Black (8GB)
Buttons
Buttons	Sleep/wake; ring/silent; volume up/down; Home	Sleep/wake; ring/silent; volume up/down; Home
Sensors
Sensors	Accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor	Accelerometer; proximity sensor; ambient light sensor
Software
Operating system
Operating system	iOS	iOS
Software at launch
Software at launch	iPhone 2.0 software	iPhone OS 3.0
Connectivity
Mobile network
Mobile network	UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)	UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)	Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR	Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
USB
USB	30-pin dock connector; 3.5 mm stereo headphone minijack	30-pin dock connector; 3.5 mm stereo headphone minijack; 576p and 480p video out with Apple Component AV Cable (sold separately)
Positioning
Positioning	GPS; Assisted GPS	Assisted GPS; digital compass; Wi-Fi; cellular