iPhone 3GS Technical Specifications

These are the official technical specifications of the Apple iPhone 3GS released June 19, 2009.

iPhone 3GS - Technical Specifications

Size and weight (1)
Height:
4.5 inches (115.5 mm)
Width:
2.4 inches (62.1 mm)
Depth:
0.48 inch (12.3 mm)
Weight:
4.8 ounces (135 grams)




Cellular and wireless
● UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
● GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
● Wi-Fi (802.11b/g)
● Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR

Location
● Assisted GPS
● Digital compass (2)
● Wi-Fi
● Cellular

Power and battery (3)
● Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
● Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
● Talk time:
Up to 12 hours on 2G
Up to 5 hours on 3G
● Standby time: Up to 300 hours
● Internet use:
Up to 5 hours on 3G
Up to 9 hours on Wi-Fi
● Video playback: Up to 10 hours
● Audio playback: Up to 30 hours




Mac system requirements
● Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
● Mac OS X v10.4.11 or later
● iTunes 8.2 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
● iTunes Store account
● Internet access

Windows system requirements
● PC with USB 2.0 port
● Windows Vista; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2 or later
● iTunes 8.2 or later (free download from www.itunes.com/download)
● iTunes Store account
● Internet access

Environmental requirements
● Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F
(0° to 35° C)
● Nonoperating temperature: -4° to 113° F
(-20° to 45° C)
● Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing
● Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m)

Capacity (4)
● 16GB or 32GB flash drive



Color
● Black or white



Display
● 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen Multi-Touch display
● 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
● Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
● Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously



Audio playback
● Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
● Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
● User-configurable maximum volume limit

Video playback
Video formats supported: H.264 video, up to 1.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Low-Complexity version of the H.264 Baseline Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; H.264 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Baseline Profile up to Level 3.0 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats



Languages
● Language support for English (U.S), English (UK), French (France), German, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese, Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, and Croatian
● Keyboard support for English (U.S.), English (UK), French (France), French (Canadian), French (Switzerland), German, Traditional Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin), Simplified Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin), Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese (QWERTY), Japanese (Kana), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Estonian, Hungarian, Icelandic, Lithuanian, Latvian, Flemish, Arabic, Thai, Czech, Greek, Hebrew, Indonesian, Malay, Romanian, Slovak, Croatian, Bulgarian, and Serbian
● Dictionary support (enables predictive text and autocorrect) for English (U.S.), English (UK), French, German, Traditional Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin, Zhuyin), Simplified Chinese (Handwriting, Pinyin), Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Danish, Swedish, Finnish, Norwegian, Korean, Japanese (QWERTY), Japanese (Kana), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Lithuanian, Arabic, Thai, Czech , Greek, Hebrew, Romanian, Slovak, and Croatian

Mail attachment support
Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Camera, photos, and video
● 3 megapixels
● Autofocus
● Tap to focus
● Video recording, VGA up to 30 fps with audio
● Photo and video geotagging
● iPhone and third-party application integration



External buttons and controls
● Sleep/wake
● Ring/silent
● Volume up/down
● Home



Connectors and input/output
● 30-pin dock connector
● 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
● Built-in speaker
● Microphone
● SIM card tray



Sensors
● Accelerometer
● Proximity sensor
● Ambient light sensor

Headphones
● Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
● Volume control
● Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
● Impedance: 32 ohms



In the box
● iPhone 3GS
● Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
● Dock Connector to USB Cable
● USB Power Adapter
● Documentation
● SIM eject tool



Environmental Status Report
iPhone 3GS embodies Apple’s continuing environmental progress. It is designed with the following features to reduce environmental impact:

● PVC-free handset
● PVC-free headphones
● PVC-free USB cable
● Bromine-free printed circuit boards
● Mercury-free LCD display
● Majority of packaging made from post-consumer recycled fiberboard and biobased materials
● Power adapter outperforms strictest global energy efficiency standards

Accessories
Apple In-Ear Headphones with Remote and Mic
Engineered for extreme clarity and audio accuracy, these headphones let you hear musical details you’ve been missing.



MobileMe Subscription
With a MobileMe subscription, you have everything you need, anywhere you are. Your email accounts, calendar, and contacts stay up to date on your iPhone and your computer — automatically.



Apple Earphones with Remote and Mic
These earbud headphones have convenient buttons that let you adjust volume and control music and video playback.



Apple USB Power Adapter
Use this ultracompact USB-based adapter to charge your iPhone whenever it’s not connected to a computer.



● Apple Universal Dock
● Apple Dock Connector to USB Cable
● iPhone 3G Universal Dock Adapter 3-Pack
● iPhone TTY Adapter
● Apple Component AV Cable
● Apple Composite AV Cable
● AirPort Extreme Base Station
● Nike + iPod Sensor
● World Travel Adapter Kit

1. Actual size and weight vary by configuration and manufacturing process.
2. Compass reliability may be affected by usage conditions such as nearby magnetic fields.
3. All battery claims depend on network configuration and many other factors; actual results will vary. Rechargeable batteries have a limited number of charge cycles and may eventually need to be replaced by an Apple service provider. See www.apple.com/batteries for more information. For more details of iPhone performance tests for talk time, standby time, Internet use over 3G, Internet use over Wi-Fi, video playback, and audio playback, see www.apple.com/iphone/battery.html.
4. 1GB = 1 billion bytes; actual formatted capacity less.