iPhone 3GS
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The iPhone 3GS[lower-alpha 1] is a smartphone that was designed, developed, and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the third generation iPhone and the successor to the iPhone 3G. It was unveiled on June 8, 2009[8] at the WWDC 2009 which took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
Developer | Apple Inc. |
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Manufacturer | Foxconn (contract manufacturer)[1] |
Slogan | "The fastest, smartest phone yet." (2009–2010) "More to love. Less to pay." (2010–2012)[2] |
Generation | 3rd |
Model | A1325 (China) A1303[3] |
Compatible networks | Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
First released | June 19, 2009; 14 years ago (2009-06-19) |
Discontinued | June 24, 2010; 13 years ago (June 24, 2010) (16, 32 GB) September 12, 2012; 11 years ago (September 12, 2012) (8 GB) |
Predecessor | iPhone 3G |
Successor | iPhone 4 |
Related | iPod Touch (3rd generation) |
Type | Smartphone |
Form factor | Slate |
Dimensions | 115.5 mm (4.55 in) H 62.1 mm (2.44 in) W 12.3 mm (0.48 in) D |
Mass | 135 g (4.8 oz) |
Operating system | Original: iPhone OS 3.0 Last: iOS 6.1.6, released February 21, 2014 (2014-02-21) |
System-on-chip | Samsung S5PC100 |
CPU | 600 MHz ARM Cortex-A8[4] |
GPU | PowerVR SGX535 |
Memory | 256 MB DRAM |
Storage | 8, 16 or 32 GB flash memory |
Battery | Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery 3.7 V 1220 mAh |
Display | 3.5 in (89 mm) diagonal 3:2 aspect ratio screen 24-bit (16.76 million colors) LCD 480×320 pixel resolution at 163 ppi |
Sound | Single loudspeaker 3.5 mm TRRS, 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response (internal, headset) Microphone |
Rear camera | 3 MPix with video (VGA at 30 fps) Photo and video geotagging Tap to focus video or still images Exposure |
Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Dock connector[5] |
Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen display 3-axis accelerometer Digital compass Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor Microphone Headset controls |
SAR | Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 0.67 W/kg[6] |
Website | Apple – iPhone – Mobile phone, iPod, and Internet device. at the Wayback Machine (archived June 25, 2009) |
This iPhone is named "3GS" where "S" stood for Speed (Phil Schiller had mentioned it in the launch keynote).[9] Improvements include performance, a 3-megapixel camera with higher resolution and video ability, voice control,[10] and support for 7.2 Mbit/s HSDPA downloading (but remains limited to 384 kbps uploading as Apple had not implemented the HSUPA protocol).[11] It was released in the United States, Canada, and six European countries on June 19, 2009,[12] in Australia and Japan on June 26,[13][14] and internationally in July and August 2009.
The iPhone 3GS runs Apple's iOS operating system. It was succeeded as Apple's flagship smartphone by the iPhone 4 on June 24, 2010. At the same time, an 8 GB model of the iPhone 3GS was released, discontinuing the 16 and 32 GB models,[15] the 8 GB 3GS continued in production until September 2012 when the iPhone 5 was announced.