Apple iPhone 3G vs. iPhone 3GS vs. Palm Pre vs. HTC G1

Apple once again has taken the blogosphere by storm with their latest iteration of the iPhone and its software. The Palm Pre was released just this Saturday and the blogs were ablaze with chatter (until today) with all things Pre. Earlier this month, Google’s Android development team released the much anticipated cupcake update (Firmware 1.5). With all the news coming at breakneck speed, it’s difficult to stay abreast of all the developments and all the details. Below is an attempt to highlight the hardware differences between four devices, the iPhone 3G, the new iPhone 3GS, the Palm Pre, and the HTC G1 in a concise table. As you can see, the hardware is very closely matched.

	iPhone 3G	iPhone 3GS	Palm Pre	Google G1
Cost	$100 (8GB) $150 (16GB)	$200 (16GB)$300 (32GB)	$200	$180
Carrier	AT&T	AT&T	Sprint	T-Mobile
Minimum Monthly Cost	$70	$70	$70	$55
Processor	32-bit Samsung S5L8900 620 MHz processor	Unknown but said to be about twice as fast.	TI OMAP3430 600MHz (but could be higher)	Qualcomm MSM7201A 528MHz
ROM	8GB	16GB / 32GB	8GB	256MB
Expandable Storage	No	No	No	Yes, MicroSD (up to16GB)
Screen Size	3.5” (320×480)	3.5” (320×480)	3.1” (320X480)	3.2” (320×480)
Multi-Touch	Yes	Yes	Yes	Not Officially Supported, but Yes
Camera	2.0MP fixed focus	3MP autofocus with video	3MP autofocus with video	3MP autofocus with video
Battery Life	Voice: 5hrs 3G, 10hrs 2G Standby: 300hrs	Voice: 5hrs 3G, 12hrs 2G Standby: 300hrs	Voice: 5hrs Standby:	Voice: Standby:
Dimensions	2.4×4.5×0.48 4.7oz	2.4×4.5×0.48 4.8oz	2.3×3.9×0.67 4.67oz	2.16×4.60×0.62 5.60oz
Keyboard	Virtual	Virtual	Hardware	Hardware + Virtual

Tags: Google G1, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, Palm Pre

Comments

jesus111

ok ok the palmpre is 4 noobs its TERRIBLE/ phone3g aight but no video so no good/ gl pretty good but iphone 3gs PWNS!!!!

kygeek

i have both the G1 and an Iphone 3G... have owned iphones since the first gen. I really wanted to like the G1 better than my Iphone. But honestly i find myself using it less and less.... its just not in the same class... i wish it was and perhaps with Android updates and improvements it will be good competition. It cannot compete graphically or on a enterprise level and until it does it will not be in the running.

henry

A better comparison table is at
http://www.clashem.com/phones.php?id1=1196&...

jacob

sooo... basicly the G1 pwns the others, but i already knew that. whats kinda gay is that nearly every single new feature on the 3gs is a rip off of the G1(G1 got an update months before the 3gs was released that gave it a load of new features and it already had many of the "new" 3gs features)

BOB

The palm pre does not have video or auto focus. Basically it's a pile of poo

Fan_boy

Gotta love Jobs groupies.

Gurqn

Noobs , iphone 3g have a 400mhz cpu^^

dalton

the old iphones processor was just over 400 mhz (i wanna say 435), the new one according to an accidental t-mobile leak is 600 mhz. the article says the 3g is 620 and the new one is twice as fast. thats almost a 1.3 GHz PHONE! weird error, but awesome to consider

Rupert Stubbs

The Palm Pre does NOT have video. FYI.

ME

the Palm Pre will get video with an update later on. the only reason they didnt include video and voice control on the 3G with 3.0 software is because they want you to have to PAY for the best new features that only apple can offer. You can already buy things like voice recorders in the App Store LEGITAMITLY im not talking jailbreaking.

But that is why the palm pre "can" add video with the same camera whereas the iphone "can't".