Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Apple
Phone model
iPhone 3GS 8Gb
Year of release
2009

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Body length
116 mm (millimeters)
Body width
62 mm (millimeters)
Body thickness
12 mm (millimeters)
Weight
135 g (grams)
Volume
86.3 cm³ (cubic centimeters)
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • ARM Cortex A8
CPU clock speed
620 MHz (megahertz) place #103
Number of processor cores
1
Level 1 cache (L1)
32 + 32 kB (kilobytes)
Level 2 cache (L2)
256 kB (kilobytes)
Processor size
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
Manufacturing process
65 nm (nanometers)

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • PowerVR SGX535

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
256 MB (megabytes) place #25
RAM frequency
150 MHz (megahertz)

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 8 GB (gigabytes)
place #19

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Samsung S5PC100

Operating system

Operating system
iOS 3

Battery

Battery capacity
1219 (milliampere hours)
Battery type
Li-Ion (lithium ion)
Charging the battery from USB
Battery charging time
2 h (hours)
Call duration in GSM networks
5 h (hours)
Standby time in GSM networks
300 h (hours)
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
12 h (hours)
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
300 h (hours)
Duration of listening to music
30 h (hours)
Video watching duration
10 h (hours)
Duration of using Wi-Fi
9 h (hours)

Screen

Screen diagonal
3.5 in (inches) place #132
Screen resolution
480 x 320 pixels place #120
Pixel density
165 ppi (pixels per inch)
Screen technology
TFT
Color depth
24 bit (16777216 colors)
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Aspect ratio
1.5 (3:2)
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
3 Mp (megapixels) place #41
Maximum photo resolution
2048 x 1536 pixels
  • vga (640x480)
  • qvga (320x240)
  • 768x1024
Shooting resolution formats
  • Full HD (1920 x 1080)
  • HD (1280 х 720)
Photomatrix type
CMOS
Photomatrix size
3.2 x 2.4 mm (millimeters)
Photomatrix pixel size
1.563 μm (micrometers)
Crop factor
10.82
Aperture
f/2.8
Shooting settings
Autofocus
Touch focus
Video capability
Maximum video resolution
640 x 480 pixels
Movie speed
30 fps (frames per second)
Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
MP3 ringtones
Polyphonic ringtones
Vibration mode
Speakerphone
Conference call
Speed dial
Noise reduction during a call
Extended phone book
Contacts in the phone book
Unlimited

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G (up to 42 Mbps)
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
UMTS support
UMTS frequencies
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSUPA (5.8 Mbit/s)
  • HSDPA (1.8 Mbit/s)
  • EDGE (E-GPRS, 384 kbit/s)
  • GPRS (64 kbit/s)

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
  • 802.11b/g/n
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b (IEEE 802.11.b, 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)
  • 802.11g (IEEE 802.11.g, 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz)

USB

USB connector
USB standard
2.0 (up to 480 Mbps)

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
2.1
A2DP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS
A-GPS support
Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor
Accelerometer
Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Images

Geo tags

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MPEG-4 (MPEG-4 Part 14, .mp4, .m4a, .m4p, .m4b, .m4r, .m4v)
  • QuickTime (.mov, .qt)
  • H.264 (MPEG-4 Part 10)
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC (Advanced Audio Coding, .aac)
  • ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec)
  • MP3 (MPEG-1/2/2.5 Layer 3, .mp3)
  • WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, .wav, .wave)
MP3 support
Number of polyphony voices
64
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm (millimeters)

Control elements

Touch input
  • 2 touches
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Cover Flow mode
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages
SMS T9 support
MMS support

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level
0.79 W/kg (watts per kilogram)

Equipment

Equipment
  • wired headset
  • usb-cable
  • network adapter