Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Samsung Galaxy Core I8260

Apple iPhone 3G
apple iphone 3g
Samsung Galaxy Core I8260
samsung galaxy core i8260
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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Samsung
Announced June 2008 April 2013
Status Discontinued Available - May 2013
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) White, Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
129.3 x 67.6 x 8.95 mm
(5.09 x 2.66 x 0.35 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 124 g (4.37 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.1.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 [Similar] Dual-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8625 Snapdragon S4 Play [Similar]
GPU PowerVR MBX [Similar] Adreno 203 [Similar]
RAM 128 MB [Browse Similar] 1 GB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available)
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches [Similar] 4.3 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (217 ppi) [Similar]
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 60.19%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels [Similar] 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels [Similar]
Flash No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection
Video No Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v3.0
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 8 GB (4.45 GB User Available), 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1800 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 9 h