Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Apple iPhone 5C vs ZTE Grand X Plus Z826

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple ZTE
Announced June 2009 September 2013 December 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - September 2013 Available - December 2014
Colors Black, White White, Blue, Green, Yellow, Pink Black/Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
124.4 x 59.2 x 8.97 mm
(4.9 x 2.33 x 0.35 in)
144.6 x 73.9 x 9.6 mm
(5.69 x 2.91 x 0.38 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 132 g (4.66 oz) 150 g (5.29 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 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network - LTE LTE 700 / 1700 / 2100 / 2600 (Bands 4, 7, 17)
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 iOS 7.0.1 Android OS, v4.4.x (KitKat)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.3 GHz Swift, Apple A6 Quad-core 1.2 GHz, Qualcomm MSM8926 Snapdragon 400
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX 543MP3 Adreno 305
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 2 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 16/32 GB 8 GB
External Memory No No microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD, capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 5.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 640 x 1136 pixels (326 ppi) 720 x 1280 pixels (294 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 59.93% 64.37%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels 8 MP, 3264 x 2448 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, TTouch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, Panorama, HDR Auto focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps, video stabilization 1080p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, 1.2 MP, 720p@30fps, face detection, [Similar] 2 MP [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSPA+, LTE HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP v4.0, A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, Lightning Port microUSB v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS Yes, with A-GPS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML (Safari) HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 16/32 GB, 1 GB RAM 8 GB, 2 GB 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 Non-removable Li-Ion Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1510 mAh 2300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 250 h (2G)
Up to 250 h (3G)
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Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h (3G) -