iPhone 4S 16GB vs iPhone 3G 8GB
| Type | Touch | Touch |
| Dimensions | 115.20 x 58.60 x 9.30 mm | 115.50 x 62.10 x 12.30 mm |
| Weight | 140.00 g | 133.00 g |
| Display size | 3.50" | 3.50" |
| Display | Color / IPS TFT 16M colors 640 x 960 px (3.50") 330 ppi | Color / TFT 16M colors 320 x 480 px (3.50") 165 ppi |
| Display protection |   | |
| Additional display | | |
| Protection of the secondary display | | |
| Talk time (max.) | 2G: 840 min. (14.0 h) 3G: 480 min. (8.0 h) | 2G: 240 min. (4.0 h) 3G: 300 min. (5.0 h) |
| Stand-by (max.) | 2G: 200 h. (8.3 days) 3G: 200 h. (8.3 days) | 2G: 300 h. (12.5 days) 3G: 300 h. (12.5 days) |
| Standard battery | Li-Ion Buy powerbank
| Li-Ion 1800 mAhBuy powerbank
|
| Quick battery charging | | |
| Wireless battery charging | | |
| Internal memory | 16 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory cards | | |
| Operating system | iOS 5 | iPhone OS |
| Processor | Apple A5 | Samsung S5L8900 |
| Processor clock | 800 MHz | 412 MHz |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX543 MP2 | - |
| Touchscreen |  | |
| DualSIM | | |
| Announced |  | 3Q 2008 |
| Other names | - | - |
| GSM frequencies | 850 900 1800 1900 | 850 900 1800 1900 |
| UMTS | 900 1900 2100 | 1900 2100 |
| LTE standard | | |
| CDMA | 850 1900 | |
| Standard TD-SCDMA | | |
| UMA | | |
CAMERAS - BACK
| First camera | | |
| Photo sensor model | Sony IMX145 | |
| Photo matrix | 8 Mpx | 2 Mpx |
| Resolution | 3264x2448 px | 1600x1200 px |
| Optical zoom | | |
| Flash | LED | |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | |
| Video resolution | 1920x1080 px | nd |
| Video formats | H.264 - 30 fps | nd |
| Additional | - | - |
CAMERAS - FRONT
| First camera | | |
| Photo matrix | 0.3 Mpx | nd |
| Resolution | 640x480 px | nd |
| Optical zoom | | nd |
| Flash | | nd |
| Dual-colour LED flash | | nd |
| Video formats | H.264 - 30 fps | nd |
| Additional | - | nd |
SENSORS
| Accelerometer | | |
| Proximity | | |
| Light | | |
| Magnetometer | | |
| Gyroscope | | |
| Barometer | | |
| Altimeter | | |
| Gravity | | |
| Hall-effect | | |
| Iris scanner | | |
| Fingerprint scanner | | |
| Thermometer | | |
| Hygrometer | | |
Data transfer
| xHTML | | |
| WAP | | |
| HSCSD | | |
| HSDPA | 14.40 Mbit/s | 3.60 Mbit/s |
| HSUPA | 5.76 Mbit/s | |
| HSPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| LTE DL | | |
| LTE UP | | |
| WIMAX+ | | |
| GPRS | | |
| EDGE | | |
| Bluetooth | v4.0 | v2.0 EDR |
| A2DP Profile | | |
| HDMI | | |
| WiFi | v802.11 b/g/n | v802.11 b/g |
| WiFi frequencies | 2,4 GHz | 2,4 GHz |
| WiFi Direct | | |
| WiFi Display | | |
| DLNA | | |
| Miracast | | |
| WiFi hotspot | | |
| IrDA | | |
| USB | v2.0 | v2.0 |
| GPS | | |
| A-GPS | | |
| Beidou | | |
| NFC | | |
COMMUNICATION AND MESSAGING
| Call waiting | | |
| Conferency | | |
| Call forwarding | | |
| Push To Talk | | |
| Instant Messenger | | |
| SMS | | |
| EMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| Dictionary | | OTHER |
| Swype | | |
| e-mail client | | POP3, IMAP4 |
| Hardware QWERTY keyboard | | |
| RSS Reader | | |
Multimedia
| Radio | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Stereo speakers | | |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm | 3.5 mm |
| HD Voice | | |
| Sound formats | AAC, AAC+, AIFF, WAV, eAAC | AAC, AIFF, WAV |
| Polyphony | | |
| Video ringtone | | |
| Ring composer | | |
| Games | | |
| Java | | |
| Videophone | | |
| DVB-H television | | |
| TV-Out | | |
PIM AND ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
| Watch | | |
| Stopwatch | | |
| Alarm | | |
| Calculator | | |
| Currency converter | | |
| Organizer | | |
| Calendar | | |
| Flight mode | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Data and fax | | |
| Screensaver | | |
| Themes | | |
| Interchangeable covers | | |
| Voice dial | | |
| Speakerphone | | |
| Recorder | | |
| Vibrations | | |