Apple iPhone 4 vs Apple iPhone 3GS

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          General Info

          Manufacturer
          Apple Apple
          Announced
          June 2010 June 2009
          Status
          Available - June 2010 Available - June 2009
          Colors
          Black, White Black, White
          Form Factor
          Candybar Candybar
          Dimension
          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
          137 g (4.83 oz) 135 g (4.76 oz)
          2G Network
          GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
          3G Network
          HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
          Messaging
          SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS

          Hardware and OS

          OS
          iOS 4, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5
          Processor
          1 GHz Cortex-A8, Apple A4 [Similar] 600 MHz Cortex-A8 [Similar]
          GPU
          PowerVR SGX535 [Similar] PowerVR SGX535 [Similar]
          RAM
          512 MB [Browse Similar] 256 MB [Browse Similar]
          Internal Memory
          8/16/32 GB storage 8/16/32 GB storage
          External Memory
          No No

          Display

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

          Camera

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

          Multimedia

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

          Connectivity and Data Rate

          GPRS
          Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Yes
          Edge
          Class 10, 236.8 kbps Yes
          3G
          HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps
          Bluetooth
          Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
          Wi-Fi
          Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
          USB
          Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0
          GPS
          Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
          Browser
          HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari)

          User Memory

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

          Sensors

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

          Battery

          Type
          Standard battery, Li-Po Standard battery, Li-Ion
          Capacity
          1420 mAh
          Stand by
          Up to 300 h (2G)
          Up to 300 h (3G)
          Up to 300 h
          Talk Time
          Up to 14 h (2G)
          Up to 7 h (3G)
          Up to 12 h (2G)
          Up to 5 h (3G)

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