Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Apple iPhone 5S vs Apple iPhone 12

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced June 2008 September 2013 October 2020
Status Discontinued Available - September 2013 Coming Soon - October 2020
Price - - Rs. 79,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black/Slate, White/Silver Black, White, Red, Green, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
(4.87 x 2.31 x 0.3 in)
146.7 x 71.5 x 7.4 mm
(5.78 x 2.81 x 0.29 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 112 g (3.95 oz) 164 g (5.78 oz)
SIM Type - - Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) - for China
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM) - for China
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE 700 MHz Class 17 / 1700 / 2100 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 48, 66, 71 - A2176
5G Network - - 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, 20, 25, 28, 38, 40, 41, 66, 71, 77, 78, 79, 260, 261 Sub6/mmWave - A2176
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 6m for 30 mins)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 iOS 7.0.1 iOS 14
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cyclone, Apple A7 with M7 Motion Coprocessor Hexa-core, Apple A14 Bionic (5 nm)
GPU PowerVR MBX PowerVR G6430 Apple GPU (4-core graphics)
RAM 128 MB 1 GB N/A
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super Retina XDR OLED screen
Scratch-resistant Glass, Oleophobic Coating
HDR10
625 nits (typ), 1200 nits (peak)
Dolby Vision
Wide color gamut
True-tone
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 6.1 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 1170 x 2532 pixels (457 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 60.84% 87.25%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No No No
Games Yes Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 12 MP + 12 MP
Flash No dual-LED flash Quad-LED dual tone Flash
Features Auto focus, 1.5 µm pixel size, Simultaneous HD video and image recording, touch focus, geo-tagging, face detection, panorama, HDR 12 MP, f/1.6, 26mm (wide), 1.4µm, dual pixel PDAF, OIS
12 MP, f/2.4, 120˚, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/3.6"
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video No Yes, 1080p@30fps, 720p@120 fps, video stabilization 4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120/240fps, HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 30fps), stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 12 MP, f/2.2, 23mm (wide), 1/3.6"
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR
4K@24/30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA DC-HSDPA, 42 Mbps; HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps, LTE, 100 Mbps; EV-DO Rev. A, up to 3.1 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port Lightning, USB 2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, QZSS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 1 GB RAM 64GB, 128GB, 256GB
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 18W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
USB Power Delivery 2.0
Qi fast wireless charging 15W
Capacity 1440 mAh -
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 250 h Up to 17 h (multimedia)
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 10 h -