Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Asus Zenfone 4 vs Lenovo A316i

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Asus Lenovo
Announced June 2009 January 2014 April 2014
Status Available - June 2009 Available - June 2014 Available - April 2014
Colors Black, White Black, White, Red, Blue, Yellow Black
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 61.4 x 6.3-11.2
(4.9 x 2.42 x 0.25-0.44)
117 x 63.5 x 12.2 mm
(4.61 x 2.5 x 0.48 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 115 g (4.06 oz) 121 g (4.27 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
GSM 850 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS 3, upgradable to iOS 5 Android OS, v4.3 (Jelly Bean), upgradable to v4.4.2 (KitKat) Android OS, v4.2.2 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1.2 GHz, Intel Atom Z2520 Dual-core 1.3 GHz, Mediatek MT6572
GPU PowerVR SGX535 PowerVR SGX544MP2 Mali-400
RAM 256 MB 1 GB 512 MB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB 4 GB ROM
External Memory No microSD, up to 64 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 3 Capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.0 inches 4.0 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 59.74% 61.42%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels 5 MP, 2592 x 1944 pixels 2 MP, 1600 x 1200 pixels
Flash No No No
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Panorama Fixed Focus, Geo-tagging
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 1080p@30fps Yes
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 42.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps HSDPA, 21 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v3.0 with A2DP, HS
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB 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 HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB, 1 GB RAM 4 GB ROM, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 64 GB 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 Li-Po Battery Li-Ion Battery
Capacity 1200/1600 mAh 1300 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 192 h Up to 432 h (2G)
Up to 384 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 10 h Up to 12 h 20 min (2G)
Up to 7 h 10 min (3G)