iPhone 6S Plus vs iPhone 3GS

iPhone 6S Plus $749
iPhone 3GS $599
Base Price (MSRP)
$749
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
CPU
A9 (TSMC)
CPU
A3
GPU
PowerVR GT7600 A9
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A3
Memory
2GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
16GB
Storage
8GB
Display
5.5" LCD IPS 1920x1080 Touch
Display
3.5" LCD TN 480x320 Touch
A9 (TSMC)
2 Cores
2 Threads
1.85GHz Clock
A3
1 Core
1 Thread
0.6GHz Clock
N/A
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PowerVR GT7600 A9
192 Shaders
650MHz
Shared Memory
PowerVR SGX535 A3
4 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
FP32 0.25 TFLOPS
0%
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FP32 0 TFLOPS
0%
2GB
LPDDR4-3200
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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5.5"
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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1920x1080
2.1 Million Pixels
401 PPI
480x320
0.2 Million Pixels
163 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,300:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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200:1 Contrast
Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
12.2MP
28mm Lens
ƒ/1.8 Aperture
1/2.93" Sensor Size
1.22 µm Pixel Size
Optical Image Stabilization
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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
5.0MP
31mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.12 µm Pixel Size
70˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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5x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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1x Digital Zoom-In
FPS
720p up to 240 FPS
1080p up to 120 FPS
4K 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
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Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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Modem
Qualcomm
X7
4G
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 300Mbps Download
Up to 50Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
1x nano SIM
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light
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Communication
NFC
Express Cards
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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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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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10.5Wh
2750mAh
3.80V
Lithium-Ion
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4.5Wh
1219mAh
3.70V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 14 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
158.2 mm (6.2 in)
Width
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
Depth
7.3 mm (0.3 in)
Volume
0.090 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
192 g (6.77 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