Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPad mini 2 Retina Display

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Apple Apple
          Announced
          June 2009 October 2013
          Status
          Available - June 2009 Available - November 2013
          Colors
          Black, White Space Gray, Silver
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
          (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
          200 x 134.7 x 7.5 mm
          (7.87 x 5.3 x 0.3 in)
          Weight
          135 g (4.76 oz) 331 g / 341 g (11.68 oz / 12.03 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
          4G Network
          - LTE- all models
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS , Push Mail, EMail, IM

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 7.0.2
          Processor
          600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar] Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone (ARM v8-based), Apple A7 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR G6430 (quad-core graphics) [Similar]
          RAM
          256 MB [Browse Similar] N/A
          Internal Memory
          8/16/32 GB storage 16/32/64/128 GB storage
          External Memory
          No No

          Display

          Type
          TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          3.5 inches [Similar] 7.9 inches [Similar]
          Resolution
          320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 1536 x 2048 pixels (324 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          50.75% 71.76%
          Multi-Touch
          yes multi touch yes multi touch

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
          Flash
          No No
          Features
          Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection, HDR
          Video
          Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization
          Front Camera
          No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar]

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          3.5 mm jack yes 3.5 mm jack yes
          Radio
          No No
          Games
          Yes Yes + Downloadable
          Loud Speaker
          loudspeaker yes loudspeaker yes

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes Yes
          Edge
          Yes Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
          Browser
          HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

          User Memory

          Internal
          8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32/64/128 GB storage
          Expandable Storage
          No No

          Sensors

          Fingerprint
          fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
          Proximity Sensor
          proximity sensor present proximity sensor not present
          Accelerometer Sensor
          accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
          NFC
          NFC not supported NFC not supported

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery (23.8 Wh)
          Capacity
          -
          Stand by
          Up to 300 h -
          Talk Time
          Up to 12 h (2G)
          Up to 5 h (3G)
          Up to 10 h (multimedia)

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