Phone Comparison - Palm Pixi Plus vs Palm Pixi vs Palm Pre

general General Info

Manufacturer Palm Palm Palm
Announced March 2010 September 2009 Februray 2009
Status Available - June 2010 Available - Q4 2009 Available - October 2009
Colors Black Black Black
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 111 x 55 x 10.9 mm
(4.37 x 2.17 x 0.43 in)
111 x 55 x 10.9 mm
(4.37 x 2.17 x 0.43 in)
100.5 x 59.5 x 16.9 mm
(3.96 x 2.34 x 0.67 in)
Weight 92.5 g (3.25.0.18 oz) 99.5 g (3.49.0.18 oz) 133 g (4.69 oz)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G Network HSDPA 2100
HSDPA 850 / 1900 - for AT&T
HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Messaging SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail, IM SMS, MMS, Push Mail, EMail

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Palm webOS Palm webOS Palm webOS
Processor 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7627 600 MHz ARM 11, Qualcomm MSM7627 600 MHz Cortex-A8
GPU Adreno 200 Adreno 200 PowerVR SGX
RAM N/A N/A 256 MB
Internal Memory 8 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB storage
External Memory No No No

display Display

Type TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen TFT capacitive touchscreen
Colors 256K colors 256K colors 16M colors
Size 2.63 inches 2.63 inches 3.1 inches
Resolution 320 x 400 pixels (195 ppi) 320 x 400 pixels (195 ppi) 320 x 480 pixels (186 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 35.57% 35.57% 47.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes yes
Radio No No No
Games Yes Yes Yes
Loud Speaker yes yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 2 MP, 1600x1200 pixels 3.15 MP, 2048x1536 pixels
Flash LED flash LED flash enhanced fixed focus
Features Geo-tagging Geo-tagging Geo-tagging
Video Yes No No
Front Camera No [Similar] No [Similar] No [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps Class 10 (4+1/3+2 slots), 32 - 48 kbps
Edge Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps Class 10, 236.8 kbps
3G HSDPA, 7.2Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76Mbps HSDPA, 7.2Mbps; HSUPA, 5.76Mbps HSDPA 3.6 Mbps
Bluetooth Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP Yes, v2.1 with A2DP, headset support only
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g No Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
USB Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB v2.0 Yes, microUSB
GPS Yes, with A-GPS support, AT&T Navigator Yes, with A-GPS support Yes
Browser WAP 2.0 / HTML WAP 2.0 / HTML WAP 2.0 / HTML

memory User Memory

Internal 8 GB storage 8 GB 8 GB storage, 256 MB RAM
Expandable Storage No No No

Apps Sensors

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

battery Battery

Type Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion Standard battery, Li-Ion
Capacity 1150 mAh 1150 mAh 1150 mAh
Stand by Up to 350 h Up to 350 h Up to 300 h
Talk Time Up to 5 h 30 min (2G)
Up to 4 h (3G)
Up to 5 h Up to 5 h