Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3G vs Apple iPhone 7 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max

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general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Apple Apple
Announced June 2008 September 2016 September 2025
Status Discontinued Available - September 2016 Coming Soon - September 2025
Price - Rs. 60,000 ($882.35) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 149,900 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Black(8/16 GB), White (16 GB) Jet Black, Black, Silver, Gold, Rose Gold Silver, Cosmic Orange, Deep Blue
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
138.3 x 67.1 x 7.1 mm
(5.44 x 2.64 x 0.28 in)
163.4 x 78 x 8.8 mm
(6.43 x 3.07 x 0.35 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz) 138 g (4.87 oz) 233 g (8.22 oz)
SIM Type - Nano SIM -
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA 800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
4G Network - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700) LTE
5G Network - - SA/NSA/Sub6 - International
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave - USA
SAR US - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.19 W/kg (head)
1.19 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
SAR EU - W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
1.38 W/kg (head)
1.34 W/kg (body)
- W/kg (head)
- W/kg (body)
Messaging SMS, MMS SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM
Build Features - - Fingerprint with Force Touch
- IP67 certified - dust and water resistant
- Water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
- Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)
IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 6m for 30 min)
Apple Pay (Visa, MasterCard, AMEX certified)

hardware Hardware and OS

OS iPhone OS, upgradable to iOS 4 iOS 10 iOS 26
Processor 412 MHz ARM 11 Quad-core, Apple A10 Fusion Hexa-core, Apple A19 Pro (3 nm)
GPU PowerVR MBX 6 core Apple GPU (6-core graphics)
RAM 128 MB 2 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 8 GB/ 16 GB storage 32/128/256 GB 2 TB
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 3D Touch Display, Ion-strengthened Glass, Oleophobic Coating FHD+ LTPO Super Retina XDR OLED Screen
120Hz, HDR10, Dolby Vision, 1000 Nits (typ)
1600 Nits (HBM), 3000 Nits (peak)
Ceramic Shield 2 Protections
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 4.7 inches 6.9 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 750 x 1334 pixels (326 ppi) 1320 x 2868 pixels (458 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 65.45% 91.36%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

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

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 12 MP 48 MP + 48 MP + 48 MP
Flash No Quad-LED (dual tone) Dual-LED Dual-tone Flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.8, OIS, Geo-tagging, simultaneous 4K video and 8MP image recording, touch focus, face/smile detection, HDR (photo/panorama) 48 MP, f/1.6, 24mm (wide), 1/1.28", 1.22µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS
48 MP, f/2.8, 100mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, 3D sensor‑shift OIS, 4x optical zoom
48 MP, f/2.2, 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF
TOF 3D LiDAR scanner (depth)
HDR (photo/panorama)
Video No 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps,1080p@120fps, 720p@240fps 4K@24/25/30/60/100/120fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120/240fps, 10-bit HDR, Dolby Vision HDR (up to 60fps), ProRes, ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2, 3D (spatial) video/audio, stereo sound rec.
Front Camera No [Similar] 7 MP, 1080p@30fps, 720p@240fps, face detection, HDR, panorama [Similar] 18 MP multi-aspect, f/1.9, (wide), PDAF, OIS
SL 3D, (depth/biometrics sensor)
HDR, Dolby Vision HDR, 3D (spatial) audio, stereo sound rec., ProRes RAW, Apple Log 2
4K@24/25/30/60fps, 1080p@25/30/60/120fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSDPA HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE Cat6 300/50 Mbps, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps HSPA, LTE, 5G, EV-DO Rev.A 3.1 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.0 with A2DP, headset support only v4.2, A2DP, LE 6.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6e/7, tri-band, hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 v2.0, reversible connector USB Type-C 3.2 Gen 2, DisplayPort
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS, NavIC
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5 (Safari) Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB/ 16 GB storage, 128 MB RAM 32/128/256 GB, 2 GB RAM 2 TB, 12 GB RAM or 1 TB, 12 GB RAM or 512 GB, 12 GB RAM or 256 GB, 12 GB RAM NVMe
Expandable Storage No No No
USB OTG - - Not Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint 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
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor barometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Non-removable Li-Po battery Li-Ion 4832 MAh - Nano SIM Model
Li-Ion - ESIM Only Model
Wired, PD2.0, 50% in 20 min
25W wireless (MagSafe), 50% in 30 min
15W wireless (MagSafe) - China only
25W wireless (Qi2)
4.5W reverse wired
Capacity 1960 mAh 5088 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h - -
Talk Time Up to 10 h Up to 14 h -