iPhone Air vs iPhone 3GS

iPhone Air $999
iPhone 3GS $599
Base Price (MSRP)
$999
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
CPU
A19 Pro (Air)
CPU
A3
GPU
5-Core A19 Pro
GPU
PowerVR SGX535 A3
Memory
12GB
Memory
256MB
Storage
256GB
Storage
8GB
Display
6.5" OLED 2736×1260 Touch
Display
3.5" LCD TN 480×320 Touch
CPU Image
A19 Pro (Air)
6 Cores
6 Threads
4.26GHz Clock
CPU Image
A3
1 Core
1 Thread
600MHz Clock
A19 Pro (Air) vs A3 Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
5-Core A19 Pro
640 Shaders
1740MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
PowerVR SGX535 A3
4 Shaders
200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
2.23 TFLOPS FP32
4%
N/A
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1.6 GFLOPS FP32
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5-Core A19 Pro vs PowerVR SGX535 A3 Full Specs Comparison
12GB
LPDDR5X-9600
256MB
LPDDR-400
40 Tabs
8%
Unknown # Tabs
0%
256GB
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8GB
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442 min 4K Video
11%
Unknown # min 4K Video
0%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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6.5"
OLED
HDR
Always On
3.5"
LCD TN
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Area
16.1 in² (103.6 cm²)
19.5:9 Aspect Ratio
Area
5.7 in² (36.5 cm²)
3:2 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
1,000 Nits
3,000 Nits Peak
Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
120Hz
Variable
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2736×1260
3.4 Million Pixels
463 PPI
Resolution
480×320
0.2 Million Pixels
163 PPI
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2,000,000:1 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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Fully Laminated
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Touch
Capacitive
Touch
Capacitive
Main
48.8MP
26mm Lens
ƒ/1.6 Aperture
1/1.6" Sensor Size
1.00 µm Pixel Size
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Sensor Shift Image Stabilization
Main
3.1MP
35mm Lens
ƒ/2.8 Aperture
1/5" Sensor Size
1.40 µm Pixel Size
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Front
18.0MP
13mm Lens
ƒ/1.9 Aperture
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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
120 FPS 1080p
60 FPS 4K
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Features
Flash
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Autofocus
Front Autofocus
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HDR Photo
HDR Video
Video Stabilization
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Front HDR Video
Photo Geotagging
Stereo Recording
Audio Zoom
Features
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Modes
Slow Motion
Front Slow Motion
Time-Lapse
Night Mode
Front Night Mode
Night Mode Time-Lapse
Panorama
Burst Mode
Portrait Mode
Front Portrait Mode
Portrait Lighting
Macro Mode
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Cinematic Mode
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Not Included
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Facial
No Biometrics
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Modem
Apple
C1X
5G
Modem
Infineon
X-Gold 618
3G
Speed
Up to 5100Mbps Download
Up to 2550Mbps Upload
Speed
Up to 7.2Mbps Download
Up to 5.76Mbps Upload
SIM Slots
2x eSIM
Dual SIM capable
Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
2 Stream
Up to 5764Mbps
Wi-Fi 3 (802.11g)
1 Stream
Up to 54Mbps
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth 2.1
Thread
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)
Satellite SOS
Crash Detection
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Utility
Proximity
Ambient Light (ALS)
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Communication
NFC
Express Cards
Ultra-Wideband Chip
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Location
GPS
GPS L5
GLONASS
Galileo
QZSS
Beidou
iBeacon
Compass
Location
GPS
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GLONASS
Galileo
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Compass
Integrated Chipset
Integrated Chipset
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
Not Included
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5.00V
1.00A
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1.00A 5V (5W)
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USB-A
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Removable Cable
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12.1Wh
3149mAh
3.85V
Lithium-Ion
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4.5Wh
1219mAh
3.70V
Lithium-Ion
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Up to 22 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
Charge Time
30 min 50%
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Charge Time
60 min 50%
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100 min 80%
140 min 100%
iOS
iOS
Build Material
Titanium, Glass
IP68
Up to 6.0m Water Resistant
Build Material
Plastic, Glass
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MagSafe
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Height
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
Width
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
Depth
5.6 mm (0.2 in)
Volume
0.070 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
165 g (5.82 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