iPhone 3GS
The iPhone 3GS is a smartphone that was designed and marketed by Apple Inc. It is the third generation iPhone and the successor to the iPhone 3G. It was unveiled on June 8, 2009 at the WWDC 2009 which took place at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.
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| Developer | Apple Inc. |
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| Manufacturer | Foxconn (contract manufacturer) |
| Slogan | "The fastest, smartest phone yet." (2009–2010) "More to love. Less to pay." (2010–2012) |
| Generation | 3rd |
| Model | A1325 (China) A1303 |
| Compatible networks | Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Tri-band UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) |
| First released | June 19, 2009 |
| Discontinued | June 24, 2010 (16, 32 GB) September 12, 2012 (8 GB) |
| Predecessor | iPhone 3G |
| Successor | iPhone 4 |
| Related | iPod Touch (3rd generation) |
| Type | Smartphone |
| Form factor | Slate |
| Dimensions | 115.5 mm (4.55 in) H 62.1 mm (2.44 in) W 12.3 mm (0.48 in) D |
| Mass | 135 g (4.8 oz) |
| Operating system | Original: iPhone OS 3.0 Last: iOS 6.1.6, released February 21, 2014 |
| System-on-chip | Samsung S5PC100 |
| CPU | 600 MHz ARM Cortex-A8 |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX535 |
| Memory | 256 MB DRAM |
| Storage | 8, 16 or 32 GB flash memory |
| Battery | Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery 3.7 V 1220 mAh |
| Display | 3.5 in (89 mm) diagonal 3:2 aspect ratio screen 24-bit (16.76 million colors) LCD 480×320 pixel resolution at 163 ppi |
| Sound | Single loudspeaker 3.5 mm TRRS, 20 Hz to 20 kHz frequency response (internal, headset) Microphone |
| Rear camera | 3 MPix with video (VGA at 30 fps) Photo and video geotagging Tap to focus video or still images Exposure |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11 b/g) Bluetooth 2.1+EDR Dock connector |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen display 3-axis accelerometer Digital compass Proximity sensor Ambient light sensor Microphone Headset controls |
| SAR | Head: 1.19 W/kg Body: 0.67 W/kg |
| Website | Apple – iPhone – Mobile phone, iPod, and Internet device. at the Wayback Machine (archived June 25, 2009) |
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This iPhone is named "3GS" where "S" stood for Speed (Phil Schiller had mentioned it in the launch keynote). Improvements include performance, a 3-megapixel camera with higher resolution and video ability, voice control, and support for 7.2 Mbit/s HSDPA downloading (but remains limited to 384 kbps uploading as Apple had not implemented the HSUPA protocol). It was released in the United States, Canada, and six European countries on June 19, 2009, in Australia and Japan on June 26, and internationally in July and August 2009.
The iPhone 3GS runs Apple's iOS operating system. It was succeeded as Apple's flagship smartphone by the iPhone 4 on June 24, 2010. At the same time, an 8 GB model of the iPhone 3GS was released, discontinuing the 16 and 32 GB models, the 8 GB 3GS continued in production until September 2012 when the iPhone 5 was announced.