Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB vs Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Comparing the Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB vs Nokia 5800 XpressMusic across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB runs at a higher processing speed of 0.6 GHz, while Nokia 5800 XpressMusic runs at 0.43 GHz, making Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB offers a screen size of 3.5 inches, while Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers 3.2 inches, making Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB the larger display of the two. Nokia 5800 XpressMusic features a LCD display compared to Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB's TFT, making Nokia 5800 XpressMusic the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB and Nokia 5800 XpressMusic feature a 3.2 MP primary rear camera.

Battery: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers a higher battery capacity with 1320 mAh, while Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB offers 1219 mAh, making Nokia 5800 XpressMusic better for longer battery life.

Storage: Nokia 5800 XpressMusic offers higher internal storage with 81 GB, while Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB offers 16 GB, making Nokia 5800 XpressMusic the better option for storage.

User Rating: Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB receives a higher user rating of 5, while Nokia 5800 XpressMusic has a rating of 3.

Apple iPhone 3GS 16GB

₹12,075

(Discontinued)

Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

₹2,350

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

19 Jun, 2009

05 Nov, 2008

14 May, 2026

Expert Review

N/A

8.7/10

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Pros

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Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

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Device yet to be reviewed

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

5/5

(1 rating)

3/5

(4 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

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1 Video

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General

Launch Date

N/A

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

iOS v6.1

Symbian

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Origin OS

Performance

Chipset

Samsung S5PC100

N/A

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

Processor

600 MHz

434 MHz

Octa core

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

N/A

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

PowerVR SGX 535

N/A

Adreno 840

RAM

256 MB

128 MB

16 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

3,977,648

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

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Type

TFT

LCD

AMOLED

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

3.2 inches (8.13 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px

360x640 px

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

N/A

19.8:9

Pixel Density

165 ppi

229 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

50.86 %

49.08 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

N/A

Yes

Bezel-less Display

N/A

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

115.5 mm

111 mm

162.98 mm

Width

62.1 mm

51.7 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

12.30 mm

15.50 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

135 grams

109 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

N/A

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

N/A

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

N/A

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

2048 x 1536 Pixels

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Touch to focus

Digital Zoom

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30 fps

640x480 @ 25

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

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Battery

Capacity

1219 mAh

1320 mAh

6600 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5 Hours(3G) / Up to 12 Hours(2G)

Up to 5(3G) / Up to 8.75(2G)

N/A

Quick Charging

N/A

Yes 100W 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

15h 10m

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

N/A

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB

81 MB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 16 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Mini

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported

5G 4G

VoLTE

N/A

Yes

SIM 1

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

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

SIM 2

N/A

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

N/A

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v2

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

Music

N/A

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 WAV еAAC+ WMA with tereo speakers and 3.5 mm audio jack

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

N/A

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

N/A

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Accelerometer

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Games

N/A

+ Java downloadable

N/A

Java

N/A

Yes MIDP 2.1

N/A

Browser

N/A

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

N/A

Practically unlimited entries and fields

N/A

SMS

N/A

Yes

N/A

MMS

N/A

Yes MMS version 1.3 message size up to 600 kb

N/A

Email

N/A

Yes POP3 IMAP SMTP

N/A

Other Facilities

N/A

TV-out Voice command/dial Document viewer (Word Excel PowerPoint PDF) T9 Photo editor

N/A

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