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Apple iPhone 3GS vs HTC Hero

2.44 in
4.55 in
Apple iPhone 3GS Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 3GS
2.21 in
4.41 in
HTC Hero Mobile Phone
HTC Hero
Available colors
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13
4.3 out of 5
6 user ratings
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4.4 out of 5
7 user ratings
5 stars
71 %
4 stars
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User rating
42
4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
35 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
11 %
2 stars
2 %
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42
4.2 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
38 %
3 stars
21 %
2 stars
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Full Comparison

Hardware

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Operating systemApple iOS 6Android 1.5
CPU clock speed0.6 GHz0.53 GHz
CPU coresSingle-coreSingle-core
CPU modelARM Cortex-A8Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM7200A
RAM memory56 MB288 MB

Display

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Screen size3.5 in3.2 in
Touchscreenyesyes
Number of colors16.7M65K
Panel typeLCDLCD
Resolution480 x 320 px480 x 320 px
Pixel density165.0 ppi180.0 ppi
Dual screen supportnoyes
Scratch resistant displaynoyes
HDRnono
Multi touchyesyes

Rear camera

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Primary sensor resolution3.15 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Video recordingyesyes
Highest video resolution640 x 480 px352 x 288 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution30.0 fps15.0 fps
Autofocusyesyes
Geo-taggingyesyes
Touch focusyesyes

Storage

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Internal storage
  • 16 GB
  • 32 GB
  • 8 GB
256 MB
Memory card readernoyes
Types of memory card supportedNo memory slot
  • microSD
  • microSDHC

Design

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Colour of product
  • Black
  • Silver
  • White
  • Black
  • Silver
Water resistantnono
Shock resistantnono

Dimensions

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Height4.55 in4.41 in
Width2.44 in2.21 in
Depth0.48 in0.57 in
Weight4.76 oz4.76 oz

Sensors

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Accelerometeryesyes
Digital compassyesyes

Other features

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
FM radioyesyes

Connectivity

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Dual sim supportnono
Sim card sizeMini-SIMMini-SIM
DLNA certifiednono
Bluetoothyesyes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR2.0 EDR
Bluetooth profileA2DPA2DP
NFCnono
Charging connectionApple 30-pinUSB
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
Video outputNoNo

Cellular

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
Navigation systemA-GPSA-GPS
2G GSMyesyes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
3G UMTSyesyes
UMTS frequences
  • 850 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEnono

Battery

Apple iPhone 3GSApple iPhone 3GS
HTC HeroHTC Hero
Replaceable batterynoyes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium ion
Battery capacity1219.0 mAh1350.0 mAh
Standby time300.0 h750.0 h
Talk time12.0 h7.0 h
Fast chargingnono
Wireless charging nono

Pros & Cons

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          Often compared with Apple iPhone 3GS