Apple iPhone 4 8GB vs Apple iPhone 17
Quick Comparison
Apple iPhone 17 has better RAM than Apple iPhone 4 8GB. In terms of display resolution, Apple iPhone 17 has better resolution of 2622 x 1206 than Apple iPhone 4 8GB which has resolution of 960 x 640. Apple iPhone 17 has more internal memory than Apple iPhone 4 8GB
| Name | Apple iPhone 4 8GB | Apple iPhone 17 |
| RAM | 512 MB | 8 GB |
|---|---|---|
| Display | 3.5 in | 6.3 in |
| Internal Memory | 8 GB | 256 GB |
| Battery | 1420 mAh | 3692 mAh |
| Camera | 5 MP | 48 MP + 48 MP Dual |
| Price | Rs. 13799 | Rs. 82900 |
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Price And Launch
The launch Date of the first phone is June, 2010. The cost of Apple iPhone 4 8GB is Rs. 13799. The launch Date of the second phone is September 09, 2025. The cost of Apple iPhone 17 is Rs. 82900.
Display comparison
Apple iPhone 4 8GB has screen size of 3.5 inches which falls short to Apple iPhone 17's 6.3 inch screen. Apple iPhone 4 8GB has IPS LCD Screen type where as Apple iPhone 17 has OLED Screen type. Apple iPhone 17 has display density of 460 PPI & Apple iPhone 4 8GB has only 330 PPI display density. In terms of screen to body ratio, Apple iPhone 17 has better screen to body ratio of ~ 90.1% than Apple iPhone 4 8GB's ~ 54%. Apple iPhone 4 8GB has 3:2 aspect ratio where as Apple iPhone 17 has 20:9 aspect ratio.
Memory comparison
Apple iPhone 17's larger 8 GB RAM is better for playing games and all with respect to Apple iPhone 4 8GB's lower 512 MB RAM. Apple iPhone 17 has more Internal Memory (256 GB) than Apple iPhone 4 8GB (8 GB).
Camera comparison
Apple iPhone 17's 48 MP + 48 MP Dual Rear Camera outclasses Apple iPhone 4 8GB's 5 MP Rear Camera in terms of resolution. Apple iPhone 17 will be better choice if you're looking to click lot of selfies as it has better 18 MP Front Camera in comparison to Apple iPhone 4 8GB's 0.3 MP Front Camera.
Technical comparison
Both the phones has iOS Operating System but the first one runs on version 4 and the second one on 26 version.
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Full Comparison
| Name | Apple iPhone 4 8GB | Apple iPhone 17 |
| General | ||
| Model | iPhone 4 8GB | iPhone 17 |
| Sim Type | Single Sim, GSM | Dual Sim, GSM+GSM |
| Dual Sim | No | Yes |
| Sim Size | Micro SIM | eSIM+Nano SIM |
| Device Type | Smartphone | Smartphone |
| Release Date | June, 2010 | September 09, 2025 |
| In The Box | iPhone with iOS 26, USB-C Charge Cable (1 m), Documentation | |
| Design | ||
| Dimensions | 58.6 x 115.2 x 9.3 mm | 71.5 x 149.6 x 8 mm |
| Weight | 137 g | 177 g |
| Design Type | Classic (Candybar) | |
| Colors | Black, White, Mist Blue, Sage, Lavender | |
| Display | ||
| Type | Color IPS LCD Screen (16M colors Colors) | Color OLED Screen (1B Colors) |
| Touch | Yes | Yes |
| Size | 3.5 inches, 640 x 960 pixels | 6.3 inches, 1206 x 2622 pixels, 120 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 3:2 | 20:9 |
| PPI | ~ 330 PPI | ~ 460 PPI |
| Screen to Body Ratio | ~ 54% | ~ 90.1% |
| Glass Type | Ceramic Shield 2 | |
| Brightness | 1,000 Nits Max Brightness (Typical); 1,600 Nits Peak Brightness (Hdr); 3,000 Nits Peak Brightness (Outdoor); 1 Nit Minimum Brightness | |
| Features | Corning Gorilla Glass, Oleophobic Coating | Dynamic Island, Always-on Display, Promotion Technology With Adaptive Refresh Rates Up To 120hz, Hdr Display, True Tone, Wide Colour (P3), Haptic Touch, 20,00,000:1 Contrast Ratio (Typical), Fingerprint-resistant Oleophobic Coating, Anti-reflective Coating, Support For Display Of Multiple Languages And Characters Simultaneously |
| Notch | Yes, Small Notch | |
| Memory | ||
| RAM | 512 MB | 8 GB |
| Storage | 8 GB | 256 GB |
| Card Slot | No | |
| Connectivity | ||
| GPRS | Yes | Yes |
| EDGE | Yes | Yes |
| 3G | Yes 7.2 Mbps Download 5.76 Mbps Upload | Yes |
| 4G | Yes | |
| 5G | Yes | |
| 5G Bands | FDD-5G NR (Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n12, n20, n25, n26, n28, n30, n66, n70, n75), TDD-5G NR (Bands n38, n40, n41, n48, n53, n77, n78, n79) | |
| VoLTE | Yes | |
| Wifi | Yes, with wifi-hotspot | Yes, with wifi-hotspot |
| Wifi Version | Wi-Fi 7 | |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v2.1 | Yes, v6.0, A2DP, LE |
| USB | Yes, Proprietary v2.0 | Yes, USB-C v2.0 |
| USB Features | USB Charging | USB on-the-go, USB Charging |
| Performance | ||
| Geekbench Score | 9,263 (Multi Core) (v6) 3,617 (Single Core) | |
| Extra | ||
| GPS | Yes, with A-GPS Support | Precision dual-frequency GPS (GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS, BeiDou and NavIC) Digital compass Wi‑Fi Cellular iBeacon micro-location |
| Fingerprint Sensor | No | |
| Face Unlock | Yes | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Proximity | Face Id, Barometer, High Dynamic Range Gyro, High-g Accelerometer, Proximity Sensor, Dual Ambient Light Sensors |
| 3.5mm Headphone Jack | Yes | No |
| NFC | Yes | |
| AI Features | Apple Intelligence | |
| Water Resistance | Yes, 6 m upto 30 min | |
| IP Rating | IP68 | |
| Dust Resistant | Yes | |
| Extra Features | Emergency SOS, Crash Detection, Apple N1 Wireless Networking Chip, Apple second-generation Ultra Wideband Chip | |
| Camera | ||
| Rear Camera | 5 MP | 48 MP ƒ/1.6 (Wide Angle) 26mm (wide), 1/1.56", 1.0µm, dual pixel PDAF, sensor-shift OIS, Also enables 12MP optical-quality 2x Telephoto: 52 mm, ƒ/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift optical image stabilisation, 100% Focus Pixels 48 MP ƒ/2.2 (Ultra Wide) 13mm, 120˚ (ultrawide), 1/2.55", 0.7µm, PDAF, IMX972 |
| Camera Sensor | Sony IMX904 | |
| Auto Focus | Yes | Yes, Phase Detection autofocus |
| Features | Geo tagging, Touch to focus | 2x Optical Zoom In, 2x Optical Zoom Out; 4x Optical Zoom Range, Digital Zoom Up To 10x, Sapphire Crystal Lens Cover, True Tone Flash, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart Hdr 5, Next-generation Portraits With Focus And Depth Control, Portrait Lighting With Six Effects, Night Mode, Panorama (Up To 63mp), Latest-generation Photographic Styles, Spatial Photos, 48mp Macro Photography, Wide Colour Capture For Photos And Live Photos, Lens Correction (Fusion Ultra Wide), Advanced Red-eye Correction, Auto Image Stabilisation, Burst Mode, Photo Geotagging, Image Formats Captured: Heif And Jpeg, Video Recording: 4k Dolby Vision Video Recording At 24 Fps, 25 Fps, 30 Fps Or 60 Fps 1080p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 25 Fps, 30 Fps Or 60 Fps 720p Dolby Vision Video Recording At 30 Fps Cinematic Mode Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps Action Mode Up To 2.8k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps Macro Video Recording, Including Slow Motion And Time Lapse Slow‑motion Video Support For 1080p At 120 Fps Or 240 Fps Spatial Video Recording At 1080p At 30 Fps Dual Capture Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 30 Fps Time‑lapse Video With Stabilisation Night Mode Time Lapse Quicktake Video Up To 4k Dolby Vision At 60 Fps Sensor-shift Optical Image Stabilisation For Video (Fusion Main) Digital Zoom Up To 6x Audio Zoom True Tone Flash Cinematic Video Stabilisation (4k, 1080p And 720p) Continuous Autofocus Video Take 8mp Still Photos While Recording 4k Video Playback Zoom Video Formats Recorded: Hevc And H.264 Spatial Audio And Stereo Recording Wind Noise Reduction Audio Mix |
| Video Recording | 720p @ 30 fps HD | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD |
| Flash | Yes, LED | Yes, Dual LED |
| Front Camera | 0.3 MP | 18 MP ƒ/1.9 (Wide Angle) IMX914 Retina Flash |
| Front Video Recording | 4K @ 60 fps UHD, 1080p @ 60 fps FHD | |
| Technical | ||
| OS | iOS v4, upgradable to v7.1.2 | iOS v26 |
| Chipset | Apple | Apple A19 |
| CPU | 1 GHz, Single Core Processor | Hexa Core Processor |
| Fabrication Node | 3nm | |
| GPU | PowerVR SGX535 | Apple GPU (5-core graphics) |
| Java | No | No |
| Browser | Yes, supports HTML5 (Safari) | Yes |
| Multimedia | ||
| Supports | MMS, Instant Messaging, Voice Recording, Voice Commands, Calendar, YouTube Player | |
| Yes | Yes | |
| Music | MP3, AAC, eAAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless) | AAC‑LC, HE‑AAC, HE‑AAC v2, Protected AAC, MP3, Linear PCM, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital (AC‑3), Dolby Digital Plus (E‑AC‑3), Dolby Atmos and Audible (formats 2, 3, 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX and AAX+) |
| Video | MPEG4, H.264, Motion JPG, MOV | HEVC, H.264, MPEG‑4 Part 2 and Motion JPEG, HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG |
| FM Radio | No | No |
| Document Reader | Yes | Yes |
| Battery | ||
| Type | Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Size | 1420 mAh, Li-Po Battery | 3692 mAh, Li-ion Battery |
| Fast Charging | Yes | |
| Wireless Charging | Yes, 25W MagSafe | |
| Reverse Wireless Charging | Yes | |
| StandBy Time | 12 days | |
| Talk Time | 14 hours | |
| Video Playback Time | 30 hours | |
| Music Playback Time | 40 hours | |