| Motorola Aura | Apple iPhone 3GS |
| Manufacture | Motorola | Apple |
| Model | Aura | iPhone 3GS |
| Form factor | Swivel | Block |
| Weight | 141 gram | 135.00 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 97 x 48 x 19 | 116.00 x 62.00 x 12.00 |
| Operating System | Other | iPhone OS |
| Networks | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 | 2G - 850/900/1800/1900 3G - 900/1900/2100 |
| HSCSD |  | |
| GPRS |  | |
| EDGE | | |
| UMTS | | |
| HSDPA | | |
| HSPA+ | | |
| WiMAX | | |
| LTE (4G light) | | |
| WLAN / Wi-Fi | | |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | | |
| Wi-Fi Direct | | |
| SMS | | |
| MMS | | |
| | |
| HDMI out | | |
| USB port | | |
| MHL | | |
| Bluetooth | | |
| Bluetooth version | NA | NA |
| DLNA | | |
| GPS | | |
| Glonass | | |
| ANT+ | | |
| IrDA | | |
| NFC | | |
| 3.5 mm audio connector | | |
| Camera | | |
| Camera resolution | 2 megapixel | 3 megapixels, autofocus |
| Image Stabilization | | |
| BSI sensor | | |
| Camera Flash/Light | | |
| Flash type | NA | NA |
| Video recording | | |
| Video capture resolution | NA | NA |
| Second Camera | NA | NA |
| Display size | 1.55 inches | 3.50 |
| Touchscreen | | |
| Colour display | | |
| Number of colours | 16000000 | 16000000 |
| Display width | 480 | 320 |
| Display height | 480 | 480 |
| PPI | 437.95 | 164.83 |
| Second Display | NA | NA |
| CPU | NA | ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz |
| GPU | NA | NA |
| Memory | 2 GB | 16 GB / 32 GB |
| Micro SIM | | |
| Dual SIM | | |
| MP3 | | |
| Ringtones / Music file format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, WMA9, WMA10, H.263 | Polyphonic, MP3 |
| Java | | |
| Games | Yes | Downloadable |
| FM Radio | | |
| Battery | 810 mAh | NA |
| Standby time (h) | 400 | 300 |
| Talktime (m) | 438 | 720 |
| Wireless Charging | | |
| Browser | 2.0 XHTML | HTML. Safari browser |
| Calendar | | |
| Voicedialing | | |
| IP Code | NA | NA |
| Predictive text | | |
| RSS reader | | |
| Voicememo | | |
| PC Synchronization | | |
| SyncML | | |
| Website | Website | Website |