Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 3G vs Huawei Ascend Y300

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Huawei
Announced June 2009 June 2008 March 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Discontinued Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
124 x 63.8 x 11.2 mm
(4.88 x 2.51 x 0.44 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz) 130 g (4.59 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 412 MHz ARM 11 1 GHz Dual-core Cortex-A5, Qualcomm MSM8225 Snapdragon
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR MBX Adreno 203
RAM 256 MB 128 MB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 4 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 50.75% 57.68%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 5 MP, 2592x1944 pixels
Flash No No LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging No Yes, 480p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, 2.1 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot, DLNA
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 4 GB, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No microSD, up to 32 GB

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not 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
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1730 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 300 h Up to 320 h (2G)
Up to 320 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 5 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)