Apple iPhone 3G vs Apple iPhone 5c

Apple iPhone 3G

June, 2008

Apple iPhone 5c

September, 2013

Apple iPhone 3G vs Apple iPhone 5c


Apple iPhone 3G

Apple iPhone 5c

Price
EUR: €90EUR: €300
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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)124.4 x 59.2 x 9 mm (4.90 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
Weight
133 g (4.69 oz)132 g (4.66 oz)
Build
Glass front, plastic back, plastic frame
Colors
Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB)White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink
Models
iPhone1,2A1456, A1507, A1516, A1529, A1532, iPhone5,3, iPhone5,4
Display
Type
TFTIPS LCD
Size
3.5 inches, 36.5 cm2 (~50.9% screen-to-body ratio)4.0 inches, 44.1 cm2 (~59.9% 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 coating
Network
Technology
GSM / HSPAGSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G Bands
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 all versions
3G Bands
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 A1532 (GSM), A1532 (CDMA), A1456
4G Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13, 17, 19, 20, 25 A1532 GSM, A1532 CDMA
Notifications
Alert Types
Vibration, proprietary ringtonesVibration, proprietary ringtones
Memory
Internal Memory
8GB ROM, 128MB RAM

16GB ROM, 128MB RAM
8GB ROM, 1GB RAM

16GB ROM, 1GB RAM

32GB 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
HSPAHSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat3 100/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
WLAN
Wi-Fi 802.11b/gWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
Bluetooth
2.0, A2DP (headset support only)4.0, A2DP, LE
USB
2.0Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS
Yes, with A-GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
NFC
No
Camera
Main Camera
2 MP8 MP, f/2.4, 33mm (standard), 1/3.2", 1.4µm, AF
Camera Features
LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video
No1080p@30fps
Selfie Camera
1.2 MP

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

Video: 720p@30fps
Multimedia
Audio Format Support
AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), 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, 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)
iOSiOS 7
Upgradable
Upgradable to iOS 4.2.1Upgradable to iOS 10.3.3
Browser
HTML (Safari)HTML5 (Safari)
Messaging
SMS(threaded view), MMS(threaded view), EmailiMessage, SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Email
Games
Downloadable, incl. motion-based
Hardware
Chipset
Apple A6 (32 nm)
CPU
412 MHz ARM 11Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift (ARM v7-based)
GPU
PowerVR MBXPowerVR SGX 543MP3 (triple-core graphics)
Sensors
Accelerometer, proximityAccelerometer, 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: 2225
Battery
Battery Type
Li-Ion 1220 mAh, non-removableLi-Po 1510 mAh, non-removable (5.73 Wh)
Standby
Up to 300 hUp to 250 h (3G)
Talk Time
Up to 10 hUp to 10 h (3G)
Music Play
Up to 24 hUp to 40 h
Additional Features
Features
Audio/video player

Document viewer

Photo viewer

Predictive text input
Misc
SAR US
0.52 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body)1.15 W/kg (head) 1.17 W/kg (body)
SAR EU
0.56 W/kg (head) 0.23 W/kg (body)1.00 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (body)

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