Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer
Apple
Apple
Phone model
iPhone 3GS 16Gb
iPhone 3G 8Gb
Year of release
2009
2008

Appearance

Case type
Monoblock
Monoblock
Body length
116 mm
115 mm
Body width
62 mm
62 mm
Body thickness
12 mm
12 mm
Weight
135 g
133 g
Volume
86.3 cm³
85.56 cm³
Body materials and finishes
  • Plastic
  • Plastic
Colors

Processor (CPU)

Processor model
  • ARM Cortex A8
  • Mac OS X
CPU clock speed
620 MHz
620 MHz
Number of processor cores
1
1
Level 1 cache (L1)
32 + 32 kB
16 + 16 kB
Level 2 cache (L2)
256 kB
Processor size
32 bits
32 bits
Instruction set architecture
ARMv7
ARMv6
Manufacturing process
65 nm
90 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU
GPU model
  • PowerVR SGX535
  • PowerVR MBX Lite

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM
256 MB
128 MB
RAM frequency
150 MHz
103 MHz

Internal storage

Built-in memory
  • 16 GB
  • 8 GB

Mainboard

Chipset
  • Samsung S5PC100
  • Samsung S5L8900

Operating system

Operating system
iOS 3
iOS 2

Battery

Battery capacity
1219
1200
Battery type
Li-Ion
Li-Ion
Charging the battery from USB
Battery charging time
2 h
2 h
Call duration in GSM networks
5 h
5 h
Standby time in GSM networks
300 h
300 h
Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks
12 h
Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks
300 h
Duration of listening to music
30 h
24 h
Video watching duration
10 h
Duration of using Wi-Fi
9 h

Screen

Screen diagonal
3.5 in
3.5 in
Screen resolution
480 x 320 pixels
480 x 320 pixels
Pixel density
165 ppi
165 ppi
Screen technology
TFT
TFT
Color depth
24 bit
24 bit
Touch screen
Touch screen type
Capacitive
Capacitive
Anti-scratch screen
Aspect ratio
1.5
1.5
Auto-rotate screen
Ambient light sensor
Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels
3 Mp
2 Mp
Maximum photo resolution
2048 x 1536 pixels
1600 x 1200 pixels
Shooting resolution formats
  • Full HD
  • HD
Photomatrix type
CMOS
Photomatrix size
3.2 x 2.4 mm
Photomatrix pixel size
1.563 μm
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
Movie settings

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards
1
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
Unlimited

Mobile communications

Cellular generation
3.5G
3.5G
GSM support
GSM frequencies
  • GSM 850 MHz
  • GSM 900 MHz
  • GSM 1800 MHz
  • GSM 1900 MHz
  • 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
  • UMTS 850 MHz
  • UMTS 1900 MHz
  • UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards
  • HSUPA
  • HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • EDGE
  • GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi standards
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g

USB

USB connector
USB standard
2.0
2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth
Bluetooth standard
2.1
2.0
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
3.5 mm

Images

Installed image editor
Geo tags

Video

Installed video player
Supported video formats
  • MPEG-4
  • QuickTime
  • H.264
  • MPEG-4
  • H.264
Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player
Supported audio formats
  • AAC
  • ALAC
  • MP3
  • WAV
  • AAC
  • ALAC
  • MP3
  • WAV
MP3 support
Number of polyphony voices
64
64
Dictaphone
Voice notes
TRS jack (mini/micro jack)
3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Control elements

Touch input
Multitouch
Pinch zoom
Cover Flow mode
Russified input

Documents and office

Installed Organizer (PIM)
Office document support
Email

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection
OTA sync

Software features

Installed browser
  • HTML
  • WAP
  • 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
1.39 W/kg