iPhone 3GS

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IPhone 3GS
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IPhone 3GS
developer Apple
Manufacturer Foxconn
publication June 19, 2009 Germany Switzerland June 26, 2009 Austria
GermanyGermany 
SwitzerlandSwitzerland 

AustriaAustria 
predecessor iPhone 3G
successor iPhone 4
Technical specifications
display 89 mm (3.5 ″ ),
3: 2 format,
480 × 320 pixels (163  ppi ),
sensitive to touch
Main camera 3 MP ;
480p at 30 fps
Operating system at launch iOS 3.0
Current operating system iOS 6.1.6
System-on-a-chip Samsung Samsung S5L8920
processor Single core processor ARM Cortex A8 (600 MHz)
R.A.M. 256 MB LPDDR1 200 MHz
Graphics processor PowerVR SGX 535 (1 × 150 MHz)
Internal memory 8, 16 or 32  GB NAND
Sensors

Accelerometer , proximity sensor , ambient light sensor

Connectivity
Cellular networks

GSM , EDGE , UMTS , HSDPA

Further radio connections

Wi-Fi 3
Bluetooth 2.1
GPS

connections

Dock connection, 3.5 mm jack plug

accumulator
Type Lithium-ion
Changeable No
Battery life
(according to manufacturer) 		Max. 300 hours (standby mode)
max. 5 hours ( 3G internet)
Talk time
(according to manufacturer) 		Max. 5 hours (3G network)
max. 12 hours ( 2G network)
measures and weight
Dimensions ( H × W × D ) 115.5 mm × 62.1 mm × 12.3 mm
Weight 135 g

The iPhone 3GS (proper spelling with ? or small caps ) is the third smartphone the iPhone series from Apple . Marketing director Phil Schiller presented it to the public on June 8, 2009 as part of WWDC 2009 in the Moscone Center in San Francisco .

The iPhone 3GS uses Apple's iOS , which is also used on the iPad and iPod touch . When it was introduced, version 3.0 was included, the highest version supported by Apple is 6.1.6. The iPhone 3GS is mainly operated by finger touches on the multi-touch screen . The "S" in the model name of the iPhone stands for "Speed" ( German  speed ).

design

iPhone 3G (left)
iPhone 3GS (right)

The device has the same design as its predecessor. The back is made of glossy plastic in white or black - since the successor was released, it has only been delivered in black. The only visible difference to the previous model is the lettering and the disposal symbols on the back, which are now engraved glossy instead of matt.

Technical specifications

The internet connection has been accelerated compared to the previous model. The iPhone 3GS offers a download transfer speed of up to 7.2 Mbit / s instead of 3.6 Mbit / s with HSDPA .

For the first time, the device has built in a magnetometer and thus has a digital compass.

The iPhone 3GS offers better 3D graphics by supporting the OpenGL ES 2.0 standard . The SoC is a Samsung S5PC100 ( S5L8920 ) with a Cortex-A8 processor from ARM Limited clocked at 600 MHz . A PowerVR-SGX-535 GPU is used as the graphics processor .

Its main memory is 256 MB. The NAND flash memory for data amounts to 16 or 32 GB (with the introduction of the successor model only 8 GB). The battery life has increased compared to its predecessors.

The iPhone 3GS is the last iPhone to have NOR flash . With the help of the NOR, the main processor of the iPhone can start. The modem of the iPhone also uses the NOR. The iPod touch the third generation already used the slightly improved S5L8922 SoC which no NOR required to start more.

Digital camera

The 3- megapixel camera with camera sensors from OmniVision offers video recording and video editing functions compared to the iPhone 3G. The camera records a maximum of 30 frames per second at 480p . It has an autofocus , an automatic white balance and an automatic macro function for close-ups. In addition, the camera sensors produce sharper images with wavefront coding technology.

Sales figures

The iPhone 3GS sold over a million units in the first weekend of its launch. It reached its first million units sold just as quickly as its predecessor iPhone 3G.

Web links

Commons : iPhone 3GS  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Wiktionary: iPhone  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Blake's iOS Device Specification Grid
  2. ↑ a b Specifications of the iPhone 3GS , Apple, accessed June 19, 2016
  3. ↑ iPhone 3GS Specifications. Retrieved December 21, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Matthias Kremp: iPhone, laptops, operating systems new: Apple on speed. In: Spiegel Online. June 8, 2009, accessed August 5, 2016 .
  5. ↑ 3GS test of the Frankfurter Allgemeine , accessed on December 28, 2011
  6. ↑ iPhone, laptops, new operating systems: Apple on Speed (June 8, 2009)
  7. ↑ Data sheet of the iPhone 3GS ( Memento of the original from January 3, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed December 26, 2011 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.inside-handy.de
  8. ↑ Rapid Repair - iPhone 3G S Comparison Chart
  9. ↑ Test of the iPhone 3GS , CNet, accessed December 29, 2011
  10. ^ "The eye for the small print" , PC-Welt, accessed on December 26, 2011
  11. ↑ Apple sells over a million iPhone 3GS. In: Apple Newsroom. Apple, June 22, 2009, accessed on May 22, 2020 (German).
  12. ↑ Mark Wilson: iPhone 3GS Selling As Quickly As iPhone 3G. In: gizmodo.com. June 22, 2009, Retrieved May 22, 2020 (American English).