Apple iPhone 3GS specs

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Design

Smart phone

Device type:
iOS (6.1, 6, 5.1, 5, 4.x, 3.x)

Operating system:
Candybar

Form factor:
4.5 in x 2.4 in x 0.48 in

Dimensions:
4.76 oz

Weight:
Keys:
- Yes
  
  Left side:
- Volume control, Other
Black, White

Available color options:

Display

3.5 in

Physical size :
320x480 (HVGA)

Display resolution:
LCD

Technology:
52.35%

Screen-to-body ratio:
16 777 216

Colors:
Yes (Capacitive, Multi-touch: Yes)

Touch screen:
Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor

Features:

Hardware

Yes (PowerVR SGX 535 GPU)

3D Graphics hardware accelerator:
256 GB

RAM:
32 GB

Built-in storage:

Camera

Yes (3 megapixels)

Camera:
, Touch to focus, Geo tagging

Software Features:
Yes (640x480 (VGA) (30.00 fps))

Video capture:

Battery

1219.00 mAh

Capacity:
Not user replaceable, Li-ion

Type:
Talk time: 12 hours / Stand-by time: 13 days (300 hours) / Music playback : 30 hours / Video playback : 10 hours

Battery times:

Multimedia

Music player:
- MP3, AAC, WAV
  
  Supported formats :
Video player:
- MPEG4, H.264, MOV
  
  Supports:
3.5mm

Headphones connector:
Yes

YouTube player:
Earpiece, Loudspeaker

Speakers:

Internet browsing

Safari
YouTube (upload)

Built-in online services support:

Cellular

GSM (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz), UMTS (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)

Network technology:
HSDPA 7.2 Mbit/s, UMTS,

Data:
Yes

Global roaming:

Phone features

Accelerometer, Compass

Sensors:
Music ringtones, Polyphonic ringtones, Vibration, Phone profiles, Flight mode, Silent mode, Speakerphone

Notifications:
MP3
Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID

Phonebook:
Calendar, Alarm, Document viewer (Office, PDF), Calculator, Timer, Stopwatch

Organizer:
SMS, MMS, Threaded view, Predictive text input

Messaging:
Yes

E-mail:
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, MobileMe
  
  Supports:
Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Connectivity

Yes (2.1, Yes)

Bluetooth:
Yes (b, g)

Wi-Fi 802.11:
Yes (USB 2.0)

USB:
- Proprietary
  
  Connector type :
Proprietary

Charging connector:
Computer sync, OTA sync
GPS

Positioning:
Yes

Navigation:

Regulatory Approval

Yes

Regulatory Approval:
BCGA1303A

FCC ID value:
link

FCC ID link :
Jun 08, 2009

Date approved:
US SAR:
- 1.19 W/kg
  
  Head:
- 1900 MHz
  
  Measured in :
- 0.33 W/kg
  
  Body:
- 1900 MHz
  
  Measured in :

Availability

Yes (Jun 08, 2009)

Officially announced:
Available

Market status:
Jun 19, 2009

Release date:

US carrier availability

AT&T (Discontinued (Apr 23, 2013))

Carrier:

also know as: Apple iPhone 3G S

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Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB (view this variant) , Created by meetgadget on Jan 14, 2015

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Description: Apple iPhone 3GS adds support for HSDPA 7.2 Mbps fast data and a digital compass. The new model from Cupertino's factory also has an improved battery life and working speed - loading is much more faster. The camera is upgraded to a 3-megapixel sensor with autofocus and tap to focus option and is capable of video recording with a VGA resolution (640x480 pixels). In the other aspects, Apple iPhone 3GS is pretty much the same as the... read more

Created by meetgadget , Last update by meetgadget , Jan 14, 2015

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