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{{Game
|name = The Sims 3 for smartphone
|image = [[File:Sims 3 IPhone.jpg|200px250px]]
|caption = The Sims 3 iPhone logo
|developer = [[wikipedia:EA Canada|EA Black Box]] <br> [[wikipedia:Electronic Arts|EA Play]]<ref>[http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/the-sims-3-facts-and-figures The Sims 3: Facts and Figures]</ref>
|publisher = [[Electronic Arts]], producer: [[Ben Bell]]
|series = [[The Sims series|The Sims]]
|engine = [[Wikipedia:Windows Mobile|Windows Mobile]], [[Wikipedia:iPhone OS|iPhone OS]], [[Wikipedia:BlackBerry OS|BlackBerry OS]], [[wikipedia:Android (operating system)|Android]], [[Wikipedia:webOS|webOS]]
|platforms = Windows Mobile, iPhone, BlackBerry, Palm webOS, Android
|release = '''Windows Mobile'''<br>{{Vgrelease|INT=May 5, 2009<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/windows-mobile/973205-the-sims-3</ref>}}'''iPhone'''<br>{{Vgrelease|INT=June 2, 2009<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/iphone/960206-the-sims-3</ref>}}'''Blackberry'''<br>{{Vgrelease|INT=August 20, 2009<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/blackberry/973986-the-sims-3</ref>}}'''Android'''<br>{{Vgrelease|INT=September 6, 2011<ref>https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eamobile.sims3_na_qwf&feature=search_result</ref>}}'''webOS'''<br>{{Vgrelease|INT=2010}}
|genre = [[wikipedia:Life simulation|Life simulation]]
|modes = [[wikipedia:Single-player|Single-player]]
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|media = Download
|requirements =
|related pages = yes
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'''''The Sims 3''''' was released for [[Wikipedia:Windows Mobile|Windows Mobile]] on May 5, 2009,<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/windows-mobile/973205-the-sims-3</ref> [[Wikipedia:iPhone|iPhone]] and [[Wikipedia:iPod Touch|iPod Touch]] on June 2, 2009,<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/iphone/960206-the-sims-3</ref> [[Wikipedia:BlackBerry OS|BlackBerry OS]] on August 20, 2009, Palm webOS in 2010,<ref>http://www.gamefaqs.com/blackberry/973986-the-sims-3</ref> and [[wikipedia:Android (operating system)|Android]]
on September 6, 2011.<ref>https://market.android.com/details?id=com.eamobile.sims3_na_qwf&feature=search_result</ref> The objective of the game was to unlock and complete wishes for the Sims. To see what wishes had been completed, the player had to go to the main menu and click Goal Checklist. There were 73 goals. It was shut down on August 11, 2017.
 
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== Differences between the computer and smartphone version ==
*Less customization {{clarify|which?}} in the CAS stage, and the limit of creating one Sim.
*Some traits included from the developing stage of ''The Sims 3'' that were removed for the computer version, such as [[Shy]] (later to be re-introduced in ''[[The Sims 3: Late Night]]''), Conversationalist and Vain. Traits that are only in the mobile version are Conversationalist, Vain, Modest and Active.
*Fewer lifetime wishes.
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*Fewer careers, only five careers available.
*The disability to have children (reintroduced in [[The Sims 3: Ambitions (iPhone)]])
*The disability to see the full simSim in Town Map and view lots.
*The ability to wear different outfits (sleepwear, formalwear etc.)
*Build mode
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*Bernie
*Theresa
*Luke (Traits: Shy, Good Sense of Humor, Natural Cook, Active)
*Luke
*Maggie
*Jake
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*Walter
*Kia
*Marcell (Traits: Natural Cook, Easily Bored, Vain, Active)
*Marcell
*Jill
*Ruth
* Margaret
 
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==Other buildings and locations==
*Pawnshop  - It can be unlocked once all the goals are completed.
*Quickmart - Sims can buy groceries here and get the Business job.
*Hobby Shop - Buy seeds to plant things, a fishing kit and a repair kit.
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==Cheats==
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==Upgrade houses==
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*Second Update - More rooms, bigger rooms and more garden space.
*Third Update - More rooms and bigger rooms, plus more windows and doors.
 
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* Ruth can be based on Grandma Ruthie from ''[[MySims]]'' because she and Ruth have the same looks and their names also match.
* ''The Sims 3'' is optimized for the iPhone 5 with an update. It was later optimized for iPad and iOS 9 with a separate update.
*The game featured brief special event images during certain important moments in a sim's life, such as getting a new job, first kiss, and first woohoo. This is reminiscent of the special event camera in ''[[The Sims 2]]''.
*The game featured a few unique music tracks, such as during the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sis8u0a9exM loading] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uP9Aq46OZvk main menu] screens.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery widths="185">
File:Sims 3 iPhone Screenshot.jpg|Game screenshootscreenshot from iPhone version
file:theThe sims 3 or blackberry logo.jpg|The Sims 3 for Blackberry logo
file:TS3Android_CAS1TS3Android CAS1.jpg|CAS (Android)
file:TS3Android_CentralParkTS3Android CentralPark.jpg|Neighborhood view (Android)
1DDD5DA2-EEF8-46C8-A22A-60EFE5623DFD.jpeg|Home Screen
</gallery>
 
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== References==
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