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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Apple Apple Apple
          Announced
          June 2009 January 2011 June 2008
          Status
          Available - June 2009 Available - February 2011 Discontinued
          Colors
          Black, White Black, White Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB)
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
          (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
          115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
          (4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
          115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
          (4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
          Weight
          135 g (4.76 oz) 137 g (4.83 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 CDMA 800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 CDMA2000 1xEV-DO HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 4.2.5, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4
          Processor
          600 MHz Cortex-A8, 1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 412 MHz ARM 11,
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR MBX
          RAM
          256 MB 512 MB 128 MB
          Internal Memory
          8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB storage 8 GB/ 16 GB storage
          External Memory
          No No No

          Display

          Type
          TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT, capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
          Colors
          16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
          Size
          3.5 inches 3.5 inches 3.5 inches
          Resolution
          320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi)
          Screen-to-Body Ratio
          50.75% 53.92% 50.75%
          Multi-Touch

          Multimedia

          3.5mm Jack
          Radio
          No No No
          Games
          Yes Yes Yes
          Loud Speaker

          Camera

          Rear Camera
          3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels
          Flash
          No LED flash No
          Features
          Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, HDR
          Video
          Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, LED video light, geo-tagging No
          Front Camera
          No Yes, videocalling over Wi-Fi only No

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Yes No Yes
          Edge
          Yes No Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSDPA
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

          User Memory

          Internal
          8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM
          Expandable Storage
          No No No

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
          Capacity
          1420 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 300 h Up to 300 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 12 h (2G)
          Up to 5 h (3G)
          Up to 10 h

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