Phone Comparison - Palm Pre 2 vs Apple iPhone 4S

Palm Pre 2
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general General Info

Manufacturer Palm Apple
Announced October 2010 October 2011
Status Available - November 2010 Available - October 2011
Colors Black Black, White
Form Factor Candybar Candybar
Dimension 100.7 x 59.6 x 16.9 mm
(3.96 x 2.35 x 0.67 in)
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
(4.54 x 2.31 x 0.37 in)
Weight 145 g (5.11 oz) 140 g (4.94 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 1900
HSDPA 900 / 2100
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM

hardware Hardware and OS

OS HP webOS 2.0 iOS 5
Processor 1 GHz [Similar] 1 GHz dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor, Apple A5 chipset [Similar]
GPU PowerVR SGX543MP2 [Similar]
RAM 512 MB [Browse Similar] 512 MB [Browse Similar]
Internal Memory 16 GB storage 16/32/64 GB storage
External Memory No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen LED-backlit IPS TFT
Colors 16M colors capacitive touchscreen
Size 3.1 inches [Similar] 3.5 inches [Similar]
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels (186 ppi) 640 x 960 pixels (330 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 47.73% 53.92%
Multi-Touch yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes
Radio No
Games Yes Downloadable, incl. motion-bas
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 5 MP, 2592х1944 pixels [Similar] 8 MP, 3264x2448 pixels [Similar]
Flash LED flash LED flash
Features Geo-tagging Auto focus, Touch Focus, Geo-tagging, Face Detection, HDR
Video Yes Yes, 1080p@30fps, LED video light, video stabilization, geo-tagging
Front Camera No [Similar] Yes, VGA [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
3G HSDPA, 7.2 Mbps; HSUPA, 2 Mbps HSDPA, 14.4 Mbps; HSUPA, 5.8 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, EDR Yes, v4.0 with A2DP
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Wi-Fi hotspot
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, v2.0
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support Yes, with A-GPS support and GLONASS
Browser HTML, Adobe Flash HTML (Safari)

memory User Memory

Call Records Practically unlimited 100 received, dialed and missed calls
Internal 16 GB storage, 512 MB RAM 16/32/64 GB storage, 512 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint not supported fingerprint not supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
NFC NFC not supported NFC not supported

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Po
Capacity 1432 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 200 h (2G)
Up to 200 h (3G)
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min Up to 14 h (2G)
Up to 8 h (3G)