Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 5s

Apple iPhone 3GS

Apple iPhone 3GS

June, 2009


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Apple iPhone 5s

Apple iPhone 5s

September, 2013


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Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 5s


Apple iPhone 3GS

Apple iPhone 5s

Price
EUR: €110EUR: €330
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PKR: N/APKR: Rs.25,799
Body
Form Factor
Candybar, TouchscreenCandybar, Touchscreen
Dimensions
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm (4.87 x 2.31 x 0.30 in)
Weight
135 g (4.76 oz)112 g (3.95 oz)
Build
Glass front (Corning-made glass), aluminum back, aluminum frame
Colors
Black, WhiteSpace Gray, White/Silver, Gold
Models
A1325, A1303, iPhone2,1A1453, A1457, A1518, A1528, A1530, A1533, iPhone6,1, iPhone6,2
Display
Type
TFTIPS LCD
Size
3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~50.9% screen-to-body ratio)4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~60.8% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution
320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~165 ppi density)640 x 1136 pixels, 16:9 ratio (~326 ppi density)
Multitouch
YesYes
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coatingCorning Gorilla Glass, oleophobic coating
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPAGSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 all models
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 A1533 (GSM), A1453
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 A1533 GSM, A1533 CDMA
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, proprietary ringtonesVibration, proprietary ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
8GB ROM, 256MB RAM

16GB ROM, 256MB RAM

32GB ROM, 256MB RAM
16GB ROM, 1GB RAM

32GB ROM, 1GB RAM

64GB ROM, 1GB RAM
Card Slot
NoNo
Phonebook
Practically unlimited entries and fields, Photocall
Call Records
100 received, dialed and missed calls
Connectivity
GPRS
YesYes
EDGE
YesYes
Speed
HSPA 7.2/0.384 MbpsHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11 b/gWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, hotspot
Bluetooth
2.1, A2DP (headset support only)4.0, A2DP
USB
2.0Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
No
Camera
Main Camera
3.15 MP, f/2.8, AF8 MP, f/2.2, 29mm (standard), 1/3.0", 1.5µm, AF
Camera Features
Geo-tagging, touch focusDual-LED dual-tone flash, HDR
Video
480p@30fps1080p@30fps, 720p@120fps
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP, f/2.4, 31mm (standard)

Features: face detection, HDR, FaceTime over Wi-Fi or Cellular

Video: 720p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), HE-AAC, MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAVMP3/WAV/AAX+/AIFF/Apple Lossless
Video Format Support
H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formatsMP4/H.264
Radio
NoNo
Software
Operating System (OS)
iOS 3iOS 7
Upgradable
Upgradable to iOS 6.1.6Upgradable to iOS 12.5.6
Browser
HTML (Safari)HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
iMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, EmailiMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Games
Downloadable, incl. motion-based
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A7 (28 nm)
CPU
600 MHz Cortex-A8Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based)
GPU
PowerVR SGX535PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximity, compassFingerprint (front-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass
SIM
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
Speakers
YesYes

16-bit/44.1kHz audio
Audio Jack
3.5 mm3.5 mm
TV Out
YesYes
Benchmarks
Performance
Basemark X: 14341
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 1400 mAh, non-removableLi-Po 1560 mAh, non-removable (5.92 Wh)
Standby
Up to 300 hUp to 250 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 5 h (3G)Up to 10 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 30 hUp to 40 h
Additional Features
Features
iCloud cloud service

Maps

Audio/video player/editor

Photo viewer/editor

Voice command/dial

Predictive text input
Misc
SAR US
0.26 W/kg (head) 0.79 W/kg (body)1.12 W/kg (head) 1.18 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.45 W/kg (head) 0.40 W/kg (body)1.00 W/kg (head) 0.80 W/kg (body)

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