iPhone 8 Plus vs iPhone 3GS

iPhone 8 Plus $799
iPhone 3GS $599
Base Price (MSRP)
$799
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
CPU
A11 Bionic
CPU
A3
GPU
3-Core A11
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A3
Memory
3GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
64GB
Storage
8GB
Display
5.5" LCD IPS 1920×1080 Touch
Display
3.5" LCD TN 480×320 Touch
CPU Image
A11 Bionic
6 Cores
6 Threads
2.39GHz Clock
CPU Image
A3
1 Core
1 Thread
600MHz Clock
A11 Bionic vs A3 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
3-Core A11
192 Shaders
1066MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR SGX535 A3
4 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
409 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
0%
1.6 GFLOPS FP32
0%
3-Core A11 vs PowerVR SGX535 A3 Full Specs Comparison
3GB
LPDDR4X-4266
256MB
LPDDR-400
4 Tabs
1%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
64GB
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8GB
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58 min 4K Video
1%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
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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Area
12.9 in² (83.4 cm²)
16:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
5.7 in² (36.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
625 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
1920×1080
2.1 Million Pixels
401 PPI
Resolution
480×320
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
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
160° Horizontal
160° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
98% DCI-P3
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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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Telephoto
12.2MP
56mm Lens
ƒ/2.8 Aperture
1/3.4" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
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Front
7.2MP
32mm Lens
ƒ/2.2 Aperture
1/4.7" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
68˚ Diagonal Field of View
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Zoom
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2.0x Optical Zoom-In
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10x Digital Zoom-In
Zoom
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1x Digital Zoom-In
Max FPS
30 FPS 720p
240 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
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Max Front FPS
30 FPS 720p
30 FPS 1080p
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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
Slow Motion
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Time-Lapse
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Burst Mode
Portrait Mode
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Portrait Lighting
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Not Included
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Not Included
Fingerprint
No Biometrics
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1
3
1
Modem
Qualcomm
X16
4G
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 1000Mbps Download
Up to 150Mbps 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 5.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Motion
Accelerometer
Gyroscope
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Barometer
Motion
Accelerometer
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
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Adaptive Colour (True Tone)
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Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
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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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1x Apple 30-pin
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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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10.3Wh
2691mAh
3.82V
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
30 min 50%
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60 min 80%
90 min 100%
Charge Time
60 min 50%
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100 min 80%
140 min 100%
iOS
iOS
Build Material
Aluminum, Glass
IP67
Up to 1.0m Water Resistant
Build Material
Plastic, Glass
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Qi Wireless Charging
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Height
158.4 mm (6.2 in)
Width
78.1 mm (3.1 in)
Depth
7.5 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
202 g (7.13 oz)
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Weight
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