Apple iPhone 3G 16GB vs Samsung Galaxy S I9000

Comparing the Apple iPhone 3G 16GB vs Samsung Galaxy S I9000 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Galaxy S I9000 runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Apple iPhone 3G 16GB runs at 0.41 GHz, making Samsung Galaxy S I9000 the better performer.

Display: Samsung Galaxy S I9000 offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Apple iPhone 3G 16GB offers 3.5 inches, making Samsung Galaxy S I9000 the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy S I9000 features a Super AMOLED display compared to Apple iPhone 3G 16GB's TFT, making Samsung Galaxy S I9000 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Samsung Galaxy S I9000 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Apple iPhone 3G 16GB offers 2 MP, making Samsung Galaxy S I9000 better for rear camera photography.

Battery: Samsung Galaxy S I9000 offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Apple iPhone 3G 16GB offers 1150 mAh, making Samsung Galaxy S I9000 better for longer battery life.

Storage: Both Apple iPhone 3G 16GB and Samsung Galaxy S I9000 offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy S I9000 receives a higher user rating of 4.6, while Apple iPhone 3G 16GB has a rating of 4.2.

Apple iPhone 3G 16GB

₹7,400

(Discontinued)

Samsung Galaxy S I9000

₹31,500

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

11 Jul, 2008

03 Jun, 2010

06 May, 2026

Performance

N/A	N/A
N/A	Samsung Exynos 3 3110	Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
(upto 412 MHz)	(upto 1 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.8 GHz)
128 MB RAM	512 MB RAM	12 GB RAM

Display

N/A	N/A
3.5 inches (8.89 cm)	4 inches (10.16 cm)	6.31 inches (16.03 cm)
TFT	Super AMOLED	AMOLED
320x480 px	480x800 px	1216x2640 px (FHD+)
N/A	N/A	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

N/A	N/A
2 MP Primary Camera	5 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
N/A	N/A	50 MP Telephoto Camera (upto 3x Optical Zoom)
N/A	N/A	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera

N/A	N/A
N/A	N/A	50 MP

Battery

N/A	N/A
1150 mAh	1500 mAh	6500 mAh
N/A	N/A	90W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

16 GB	16 GB	256 GB
N/A	N/A	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.4/10

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Pros

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Device yet to be reviewed

Compact, premium design
Excellent battery life
Reliable performance
Strong portrait photography

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Video recording inconsistencies
Colours can be slightly oversaturated

User Ratings

4.2/5

(17 ratings)

4.6/5

(120 ratings)

4.4/5

(109 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	3,000,897 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	16h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v4.2.1

Android v2.1

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

N/A

Excellent

Chipset

N/A

Samsung Exynos 3 3110

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 SM8845

Processor

412 MHz, ARM 11

1 GHz

Octa core

3.8 GHz, Dual core, Oryon V3 Phoenix L 3.32 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon V3 Phoenix M

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR MBX

PowerVR SGX 540

Adreno 829

RAM

128 MB

512 MB

12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR5X Ultra

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A

3,000,897

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

4,004

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

17.4 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Display Type

TFT

Super AMOLED

AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

4 inches (10.16 cm)

6.31 inches (16.03 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px

480x800 px

1216x2640 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5000 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.5:9

Pixel Density

165 ppi

233 ppi

460 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

50.86 %

57.9 %

90.11 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.38 %

Design

Height

115.5 mm

122.4 mm

150.83 mm

Width

62.1 mm

64.2 mm

71.76 mm

Thickness

12.30 mm

9.90 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

133 grams

118 grams

191 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Water Resistance

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1.5 meter)

Ruggedness

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

N/A

Excellent

Resolution

2 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.57IMX921

N/A

50 MP
f/2.65 Telephoto Camera

N/A

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

1600 x 1200 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

1280x720 @ 30

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

N/A

Best In Class

Resolution

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Battery Rating

N/A

Excellent

Capacity

1150 mAh

1500 mAh

6500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 10 Hours(2G)

Up to 6.5(3G) / Up to 13.5(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 90W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A

16h 04m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A

0h 41m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano/eSIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

SAR Value

Head: 0.56 W/kg Body: 0.23 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 a/n) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.0

Yes v3

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

N/A

USB Type-C

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Applications

N/A

Google Search Maps Gmail YouTube Calendar Google Talk Picasa integration

N/A

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