Comparison of Apple iPhone 4 8Gb and Apple iPhone 3G 8Gb smartphones based on their characteristics

Apple iPhone 4 8Gb

Apple iPhone 3G 8Gb

Manufacturer and Model

Manufacturer

Apple

Apple

Phone model

iPhone 4 8Gb

iPhone 3G 8Gb

Year of release

2010

2008

Appearance

Case type

Monoblock

Monoblock

Body length

115 mm

115 mm

Body width

59 mm

62 mm

Body thickness

9.3 mm

12 mm

Weight

137 g

133 g

Volume

62.78 cm³

85.56 cm³

Body materials and finishes

• Steel

• Plastic

Colors

• Black
• White

• Black

Processor (CPU)

Processor model

• Apple A4

• Mac OS X

CPU clock speed

1000 MHz

620 MHz

Number of processor cores

1

1

Level 1 cache (L1)

32 + 32 kB

16 + 16 kB

Level 2 cache (L2)

640 kB

Processor size

32 bits

32 bits

Instruction set architecture

ARMv7

ARMv6

Manufacturing process

45 nm

90 nm

Graphics Processor (GPU)

GPU

GPU model

• PowerVR SGX535

• PowerVR MBX Lite

Primary storage (RAM)

The amount of RAM

512 MB

128 MB

RAM frequency

200 MHz

103 MHz

Number of RAM channels

2

Internal storage

Built-in memory

• 8 GB

• 8 GB

Mainboard

Chipset

• Apple A4 APL0398

• Samsung S5L8900

Operating system

Operating system

iOS 4

iOS 2

Battery

Battery capacity

1420

1200

Battery type

Li-Ion

Li-Ion

Charging the battery from USB

Battery charging time

2 h

Call duration in GSM networks

14 h

5 h

Standby time in GSM networks

300 h

300 h

Call duration in UMTS (WCDMA) networks

7 h

Standby time on UMTS (WCDMA) networks

300 h

Duration of listening to music

40 h

24 h

Video watching duration

10 h

Duration of using Wi-Fi

10 h

Screen

Screen diagonal

3.5 in

3.5 in

Screen resolution

960 x 640 pixels

480 x 320 pixels

Pixel density

330 ppi

165 ppi

Screen technology

Retina Display

TFT

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

5 Mp

2 Mp

Maximum photo resolution

2592 x 1944 pixels

1600 x 1200 pixels

Shooting resolution formats

• Quad HD
• Full HD
• HD

The presence of a flash

Flash type

LED

Digital zoom

5 X

Photomatrix model

OmniVision OV5650

Photomatrix type

CMOS BSI

Photomatrix size

4.54 x 3.42 mm

Photomatrix pixel size

1.773 μm

Crop factor

7.61

Aperture

f/2.8

Shooting settings

Autofocus

Viewfinder

Touch focus

Video capability

Maximum video resolution

1280 x 720 pixels

Movie speed

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 900 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
• 802.11n

• 802.11b
• 802.11g

Wi-Fi hotspot mode

USB

USB connector

USB connector type

Micro USB

USB standard

2.0

2.0

Bluetooth

Built-in Bluetooth

Bluetooth standard

2.1 + EDR

2.0

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

USB connector

Micro USB

TRS jack (mini/micro jack)

3.5 mm

3.5 mm

Images

Supported image formats

• JPEG
• GIF
• BMP

Installed image editor

Geo tags

AirPlay support

Video

Installed video player

Supported video formats

• MPEG-4
• 3GPP
• QuickTime
• H.264

• MPEG-4
• H.264

Video resolution formats

• HD

Streaming video

Installed video editor

Geo tags

Audio

Installed audio player

Supported audio formats

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

• AAC
• ALAC
• 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

0.93 W/kg

1.39 W/kg