Comparison of Apple iPhone 3GS 16Gb and Apple iPhone 4 16Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Apple iPhone 3GS 16Gb

Apple iPhone 4 16Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Apple

Apple

Phone model

iPhone 3GS 16Gb

iPhone 4 16Gb

Year of release

2009

2010

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

116 mm

115 mm

Body width

62 mm

59 mm

Body thickness

12 mm

9.3 mm

Weight

135 g

137 g

Volume

86.3 cm³

62.78 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Plastic

• Steel

Colors

• Black

• Black
• White

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• ARM Cortex A8

• Apple A4

CPU clock speed

620 MHz

1000 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

32 + 32 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

256 kB

640 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv7

Manufacturing process

65 nm

45 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX535

• PowerVR SGX535

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

256 MB

512 MB

RAM frequency

150 MHz

200 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 16 GB

• 16 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Samsung S5PC100

• Apple A4 APL0398

Operating system

Operating system

iOS 3

iOS 4

Battery

Battery capacity

1219

1420

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2 h

Call duration in GSM networks

5 h

14 h

Standby time in GSM networks

300 h

300 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

12 h

7 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

300 h

Duration of listening to music

30 h

40 h

Video watching duration

10 h

10 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

9 h

10 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.5 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

480 x 320 pixels

960 x 640 pixels

Pixel density

165 ppi

330 ppi

Screen technology

TFT

Retina Display

Color depth

24 bit

24 bit

Touch screen

Touch screen type

Capacitive

Capacitive

Anti-scratch screen

Glass screen

Aspect ratio

1.5

1.5

Auto-rotate screen

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Main photo/video camera

Camera megapixels

3 Mp

5 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2048 x 1536 pixels

2592 x 1944 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Full HD
• HD

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Digital zoom

5 X

Photomatrix model

OmniVision OV5650

Photomatrix type

CMOS

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

3.2 x 2.4 mm

4.54 x 3.42 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.563 μm

1.773 μm

Crop factor

10.82

7.61

Aperture

f/2.8

f/2.8

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Touch focus

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

30 fps

30 fps

Movie settings

Front photo/video camera

Front camera megapixels

0.3 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

730 x 411 pixels

Front camera video

Maximum video resolution

640 x 480 pixels

SIM card and calls

Number of SIM-cards

1

1

SIM card type

Micro-SIM

MP3 ringtones

Polyphonic ringtones

Vibration mode

Speakerphone

Conference call

Speed dial

Video calls

Second microphone

Noise reduction during a call

Ability to mute the microphone during a call

Extended phone book

Contacts in the phone book

Unlimited

Unlimited

Data exchange between SIM card and internal memory

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 900 MHz
• UMTS 1900 MHz
• UMTS 2100 MHz

Internet data transmission standards

Data transmission standards

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

• HSUPA
• HSDPA
• EDGE
• GPRS

Wi-Fi

Built-in Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi standards

• 802.11b
• 802.11g

• 802.11b
• 802.11g
• 802.11n

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1

2.1 + EDR

A2DP support

AVRCP support

Navigation and positioning

Built-in GPS

A-GPS support

Built-in digital compass

Sensors and gauges

Ambient light sensor

Proximity sensor

Accelerometer

Orientation and rotation sensor

Gyroscope

Magnetometer

Connectors and interfaces

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Geo tags

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• QuickTime
• H.264

• MPEG-4
• QuickTime
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

• AAC
• ALAC
• MP3
• WAV

• AAC
• eAAC+
• ALAC
• M4A
• MP3
• WAV

MP3 support

Max audio bitrate

320 kbit/s

Streaming audio

Number of polyphony voices

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

Supported document formats

• PDF

AirPrint support

Email

Handwriting recognition

Convert text to speech

Connectivity and synchronization

PC connection

Tethering support

OTA sync

Synchronization with services

• MS Exchange
• Gmail
• YouTube
• ITunes

Software features

Installed browser

• HTML
• WAP

• HTML
• WAP

Receiving and sending SMS

SMS messages

SMS T9 support

SMS output in the form of a chat

MMS support

Security

Remote phone lock

Remotely wipe data from your phone

Remote phone search

Installed VPN

Additional features

Standalone mode (flight mode)

SAR level

SAR level

0.79 W/kg

0.93 W/kg