App Store
Discover tens of thousands of apps that let you do even more with your iPhone.
Browse apps in categories from games to business, finance to fitness, and more
Calendar
Take your calendars with you on iPhone. Calendar works with Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft Outlook, and iCal to bring everything together
Compass
Use the new digital compass to find your way. Use the compass on its own,
or watch as it automatically reorients maps to match the direction you’re facing
Cut, Copy & Paste
Leave it to iPhone to reinvent the way you cut, copy, and paste words and images. Multi-Touch makes it fast and easy
iPod
With its 3.5-inch Multi-Touch display, iPhone is also one amazing iPod.
Sync media from your Mac or PC or buy music and video on the go, then watch in widescreen
iTunes
Shop the iTunes Store — the world’s largest online music store — from your iPhone. Download songs, movies, TV shows, and more
Keyboard
The intelligent keyboard on iPhone does far more than a fixed keyboard ever could.
With this keyboard at your fingertips, typing is easy and incredibly fast
Maps
Maps on iPhone combines everything you love about Google Maps with the accuracy of GPS
Messages
With a chat-style view and an intelligent Multi-Touch keyboard that predicts and suggests words as you type,iPhone texts smarter than any smartphone
Phone
On iPhone, making a call is as simple as tapping a name or number. And Visual Voicemail plays messages in any order — just like email
Photos
With a 3-megapixel autofocus camera and a photo application that makes it easy to share, iPhone 3GS is the most photo-friendly phone ever
Safari
iPhone 3GS features Safari — the world’s most advanced mobile web browser. Use it to surf the real web, really fast
Search
Search across your iPhone with Spotlight. Or search inside Contacts, Mail, Calendar, and Notes
Video Recording
Shoot and edit a mini-masterpiece right on iPhone 3GS. Record high-quality video, trim it to the perfect length, and share it any way you want
Voice Control
Making a call on iPhone has always been easy. With Voice Control, it’s even easier.
Now you can make calls and play music using just the sound of your voice
Voice Memos
Capture a thought, a memo, a meeting, or any audio recording with Voice Memos.
When you’re done, edit your recording, then email it or send it via MMS
Weather
Check the weather around the world or in your hometown
YouTube
Watch YouTube videos wherever you are
Technical Specifications
Size and weight1
- 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 compass2
- Wi-Fi
- Cellular
Power and battery3
- Built-in rechargeable lithium-ion battery
- Charging via USB to computer system or power adapter
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- Talk time:
- Up to 12 hours on 2G
- Up to 5 hours on 3G
- Standby time: Up to 300 hours
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- 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)
Capacity4
Color
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
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, and Croatian
- 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, Indonesian, Malay, 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)
Accessories
Engineered for extreme clarity and audio accuracy, these headphones let you hear musical details you’ve been missing.
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.
These earbud headphones have convenient buttons that let you adjust volume and control music and video playback.
Use this ultracompact USB-based adapter to charge your iPhone whenever it’s not connected to a computer.