Apple iPhone 3G vs Palm Pre - Difference and Comparison

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Rating: 3.9/5 (19 votes)

Currently 3.75/5
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Rating: 3.8/5 (20 votes)

Weight:

4.7 oz (133 g)

4.76 oz (135 g)

Bluetooth:

Supported Profiles: HSP, HFP 1.5, PBA version 2.0 + EDR

Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, PBA, A2DP, AVRC, PAN version 2.1+EDR

Camera:

Resolution: 2+ megapixel supports geo-tagging

Resolution: 3+ megapixel LED flash

E-mail client:

Protocols Supported: POP, IMAP, Exchange built-in attachment viewer (Microsoft Office, PDF)

Protocols Supported: Exchange Direct Push, POP3, IMAP

Memory card slot:

Browser:

Safari supports landscape mode, multi-touch zoom and pan, and multiple windows.

WebKit-based

Speakerphone:

Yes

Dimensions:

4.52" x 2.44" x 0.49" (115 x 62 x 12.4 mm)

3.9" x 2.3" x 0.67" (99 x 58 x 17 mm)

Voice dialing:

Supports enlarging text:

Ringer Profiles:

Languages supported:

English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian, Swedish, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Polish

English, Spanish

Vibrate mode:

Yes

USB:

Version: 2.0 supports charging

Version: 2.0 High Speed built-in microUSB connector / supports mass storage mode

Picture ID:

Yes

Wi-Fi support:

Version(s): 802.11 b/g

Version(s): 802.11 b,g supports WPA, WPA2, 802.1X

Ringer ID:

Yes

Streaming Video:

Protocol: H.264 / MPEG-4 (MOV, MP4, M4V, 3GPP) via Safari web browser / plus dedicated YouTube client

Protocol: RTSP

Touch Screen:

Primary input method: Finger multi-touch

Primary input method: Finger capacitive

Java support:

Hard Drive:

Video Capture:

Text messaging (SMS):

2-Way: Yes threaded

2-Way: Yes

Keyboard:

Layout: QWERTY

MMS:

Yes

Alarm:

Yes

Side buttons:

volume keys, ringer switch on left / sleep key on top

volume

Picture messaging:

Calculator:

Yes

FM Radio:

Voice recorder:

Calendar:

Yes

Headphone Jack (3.5mm):

Yes

Screen Type:

LCD (Color TFT/TFD)

Operating System:

(proprietary) iPhone / based on OS X core

(proprietary) webOS

SyncML:

Music Player:

Supported Formats: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV iPod

Supported Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WAV

Screen Resolution:

320 x 480 pixels

Infrared:

To-Do List:

Yes

Stereo Speakers:

BREW:

Data network:

Technology: HSDPA 3.6

Technology: 1xEV-DO rA

Games:

Yes

Auto-complete suggestions for text:

Yes

Headset Jack (2.5 mm):

Live TV:

Push-To-Talk:

PictBridge:

Wireless Carrier:

AT&T

Sprint

Screen Colors:

16.7 million (24-bit)

Flashlight:

Screen size:

3.5" diagonal

3.1" diagonal

Networks:

GSM 850 / GSM 900 / GSM 1800 / GSM 1900 WCDMA 850 / WCDMA 1900 / WCDMA 2100

CDMA 850 / CDMA 1900

Built-in memory:

16 GB (internal memory available to user for storage) also available in 8 GB model

8 GB (internal memory available to user for storage)

Ruggedized:

Physical design:

Bar Internal Antenna

Slide slide-out QWERTY keyboard Internal Antenna

Digital TTY/TDD:

Yes

External Display:

GPS:

A-GPS supports LBS, photo geo-tagging

A-GPS

Polyphonic Ringtones:

Yes

Estimated Battery Life (Talk time):

5 hours max. (300 minutes)

Estimated Battery Life (Standby):

300 hours max. (12.5 days) talk time for 3G mode

Address Book size:

shared memory

CPU:

TI OMAP 3430

Battery Information:

1150 mAh LiIon

The Palm Pre, with a launch date of June 6, 2009 in the U.S. and available through Sprint Nextel, is a smartphone that is seen as an alternative to the iPhone 3G.

According to Wired magazine, when the Palm Pre was first announced in January at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, it offered features like universal search that scans contacts on the phone and the web, copy-and-paste and multi-tasking that were not available on the iPhone 3G. But in March Apple closed the gap significantly. The iPhone 3.0 update to be released in the summer of 2009 is expected to bring many of the Palm Pre’s features to the iPhone.

The Associated Press offered a glowing review of the Palm Pre, stating that Pre had better software capabilities ("a phone operating system that is more powerful, elegant and user-friendly") than the iPhone. The article mentions webOS features like multitasking, seeing notification regardless of which application you're using, and aggregating contacts from various sources including Google, MS Exchange and Facebook.

Another interesting feature of the Palm Pre when it launched was that when you connect it to a Mac or Windows PC, the computer thought that the Pre is an iPod. So the iTunes software could be used to transfer music libraries easily to the Pre. But on July 15 2009, Apple released an update for iTunes that broke this interoperability. Since Apple puts restrictions on the video and certain songs sold via the iTunes store, they cannot be played on the Pre.