Phone Comparison - Apple iPhone 3GS vs Sony Xperia Go vs Samsung Galaxy Express

general General Info

Manufacturer Apple Sony Samsung
Announced June 2009 May 2012 January 2013
Status Available - June 2009 Available - July 2012 Available - March 2013
Colors Black, White White, Black, Yellow White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 115.5 x 62.1 x 12.3 mm
(4.55 x 2.44 x 0.48 in)
111 x 60.3 x 9.8 mm
(4.37 x 2.37 x 0.39 in)
132.2 x 69.1 x 9.3 mm
(5.2 x 2.72 x 0.37 in)
Weight 135 g (4.76 oz) 110g (3.88oz) 139.1 g (4.9.0.04 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100
4G Network - - LTE 800 / 900 / 1800 / 2600
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, v2.3 (Gingerbread), planned upgrade to v4.0 Android OS, v4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Processor 600 MHz Cortex-A8 Dual-core 1 GHz, NovaThor U8500 Dual-core 1.2 GHz
GPU PowerVR SGX535 Mali-400 -
RAM 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB
Internal Memory 8/16/32 GB storage 8 GB storage (4 GB user available) 8 GB storage
External Memory No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit LCD, capacitive touchscreen Super AMOLED Plus capacitive touchscreen
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M colors
Size 3.5 inches 3.5 inches 4.5 inches
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (165 ppi) 480 x 800 pixels (207 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 50.75% 54.38% 63.29%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No Stereo FM radio with RDS Stereo FM radio with RDS, FM r
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 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels
Flash No LED flash LED flash
Features Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face And Smile Detection, 3D Sweep Panorama Auto focus, Geo-tagging, Touch Focus, Face Detection
Video Yes, VGA@30fps, video geo-tagging Yes, 720p@30fps, continuous autofocus, video light, video stabilizer Yes, 720p@30fps
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes [Similar] Yes, 1.3 MP, 720p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Up to 86 kbps Yes
Edge Yes Up to 237 kbps Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps HSPA, LTE
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP, EDR
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, Wi-Fi hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0, USB On-the-go support Yes, microUSB v2.0 (MHL)
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML (Safari) HTML5, Adobe Flash HTML5

memory User Memory

Internal 8/16/32 GB storage, 256 MB RAM 8 GB storage (4 GB user available), 512 MB RAM 8 GB storage, 1 GB RAM
Expandable Storage No microSD, up to 32 GB microSD, up to 32 GB
USB OTG - Supported -

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 supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1305 mAh 2000 mAh
Stand by Up to 300 h Up to 520 h (2G)
Up to 460 h (3G)
Up to 830 h (2G)
Up to 770 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 12 h (2G)
Up to 5 h (3G)
Up to 6 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 5 h 30 min (3G)
Up to 22 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 11 h 30 min (3G)