iPhone 5S vs iPhone 3GS

iPhone 5S $649
iPhone 3GS $599
Base Price (MSRP)
$649
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
CPU
A7
CPU
A3
GPU
PowerVR G6430 A7
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A3
Memory
1GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
16GB
Storage
8GB
Display
4" LCD IPS 1136x640 Touch
Display
3.5" LCD TN 480x320 Touch
A7
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.3GHz Clock
A3
1 Core
1 Thread
0.6GHz Clock
N/A
0%
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PowerVR G6430 A7
128 Shaders
450MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX535 A3
4 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.12 TFLOPS
0%
N/A
0%
FP32 0 TFLOPS
0%
1GB
LPDDR3-1600
256MB
LPDDR-400
Unknown # Tabs
0%
Unknown # Tabs
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16GB
8GB
Unknown # min 4K Video
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Unknown # min 4K Video
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No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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4"
LCD IPS
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3.5"
LCD TN
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500 Nits
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300 Nits
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60Hz
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60Hz
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1136x640
0.7 Million Pixels
326 PPI
480x320
0.2 Million Pixels
163 PPI
LED Backlight
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800:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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200:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
8.0MP
30mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/2.94" Sensor Size
1.50 µm Pixel Size
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Main
3.1MP
35mm Lens
ƒ/2.8 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
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Front
1.2MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.90 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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Zoom
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1x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
720p up to 120 FPS
1080p up to 30 FPS
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Front FPS
720p up to 30 FPS
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
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HDR Photo
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Video Stabilization
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Photo Geotagging
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Features
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Photo Geotagging
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Modes
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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
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Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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Modem
Qualcomm
MDM9615
4G
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 150Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
Wi-Fi 4E (802.11n)
1 Stream
Up to 150Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Accelerometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Utility
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Ambient Light
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Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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iBeacon
Compass
Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x Lightning (480Mbps)
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Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
5W
5.00V
1.00A
5W
5.00V
1.00A
USB-PD
1.00A 5V (5W)
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1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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5.9Wh
1560mAh
3.79V
Lithium-Ion
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4.5Wh
1219mAh
3.70V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 60 min
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Up to 80% in 100 min
Up to 100% in 140 min
Charge Time
Up to 50% in 60 min
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Up to 80% in 100 min
Up to 100% in 140 min
iOS
iOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
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Build Material
Plastic, Glass
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Height
123.8 mm (4.9 in)
Width
58.6 mm (2.3 in)
Depth
7.6 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.060 L
Height
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
Width
62.1 mm (2.4 in)
Depth
12.3 mm (0.5 in)
Volume
0.090 L
Weight
112 g (3.95 oz)
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135 g (4.76 oz)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Not Upgradable
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Change Comparison