Apple iPhone 3GS

iOS iOS 6	3.5G HSDPA (7.2 Mbps)
3.5" 164 PPI, 480x320, Capacitive touchscreen	600 MHz Single core, ARM MHz Cortex-A8

Speedtest ResultsGeekaphone's mobile speedtest benchmarks phones in four categories

Browser performance How quickly pages are displayed		1,006ms Smaller is better
Download speed Speed at which data is received		2.17mbps Bigger is better
Upload speed Speed at which data is transmitted		0.82mbps Bigger is better
Latency Communication delay		205ms Smaller is better

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Replacement

Apple has replaced the iPhone 3GS with the iPhone 4.

Apple iPhone 4 announced June, 2010

	Has an assisted GPS
	Built in camera flash
	Wifi hotspot

Compare the new Apple iPhone 4 vs the iPhone 3GS

reviewsWhat are people saying about the iPhone 3GS

"end users will see a noticeable difference in app speeds and loading times...there was a noticeable bump in speed"

engadget.com | talking about the phone's processor

"There are a lot of users out there who were hoping this day would come, and we'll admit, our typing accuracy definitely goes up when we bust out the broader keyboard."

engadget.com | talking about the phone's keyboard

"the iPhone 3GS' photo quality looks better than the 3G camera's quality, but it depends on the shot...The phone's video-editing tool is utterly intuitive and fun to use."

reviews.cnet.com | talking about the phone's camcorder

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Pros

The Apple iPhone 3GS vs other Recent Phones

		Lots of apps available
		iPhone App Store

		A fair amount of talk time per battery charge
		12 hours

Cons

The Apple iPhone 3GS vs other Recent Phones

		Lacks NFC Support
		Less ability to make payments and other wireless transactions

		Below average sized screen
		3.5"

		No memory card slot
		No expandable storage

		More basic screen
		LCD screens is generally not as bright or as vivid as OLED

		Slower actual download speed
		2.17 mbps

		Quite slow processor
		600 MHz

		Lacks Adobe Flash support
		Unable to play many online games and videos that require Adobe Flash

		Small battery capacity
		1,219 mAh

		Old
		June, 2009

		Few processor cores
		Single core

		Doesn't pick up any radio stations
		Won't pick up any radio stations

The Apple iPhone 3GS vs other Recent iOSs

		Older network technology
		3.5G

		Not very sharp screen
		164 PPI

		Low resolution movies
		480p @ 30fps

		Less interopability, possibly slower data transfer
		2.1

		Quite slow wifi
		802.11g (54 mbps)

		Low resolution screen
		480x320

		Quite large
		62x115x12 mm

		Lacks a wifi hotspot
		No wireless tethering

		Typically takes 40s or more to pinpoint your location
		GPS

		Lacks video output
		Unable to display pictures and video on TVs or other devices

		Slightly slower web browser performance
		1,006 ms

		Slower actual upload speed
		0.82 mbps

		No camera flash
		You'll probably get blurry photos when there isn't enough light

		Very little internal storage
		16 GB

		Low resolution
		3 MP

		Poor network latency
		205 ms

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Apple iPhone 3GS

Speedtest ResultsGeekaphone's mobile speedtest benchmarks phones in four categories

Replacement

reviewsWhat are people saying about the iPhone 3GS

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Pros

The Apple iPhone 3GS vs other Recent Phones

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The Apple iPhone 3GS vs other Recent Phones

The Apple iPhone 3GS vs other Recent iOSs

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