HTC Hero (CDMA) vs Palm Pre - Difference and Comparison

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HTC Hero (CDMA)

Palm Pre

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Rating: 3.5/5 (10 votes)

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Rating: 3.8/5 (20 votes)

Bluetooth:

Supported Profiles: HSP 1.1, HFP 1.5, A2DP, AVRC version 2.0+EDR

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

Camera:

Resolution: 5+ megapixel auto-focus

Resolution: 3+ megapixel LED flash

Weight:

4.5 oz (128 g)

4.76 oz (135 g)

E-mail client:

Protocols Supported: [Exchange, Gmail, POP3, IMAP4

Protocols Supported: Exchange Direct Push, POP3, IMAP

Memory card slot:

microSD (TransFlash) 2 GB card included

Browser:

WebKit-based supports Flash

WebKit-based

Speakerphone:

Yes

Dimensions:

4.46" x 2.22" x 0.54" (113 x 56 x 13.7 mm)

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

Voice dialing:

Speaker-independent (automatic)

Digital TTY/TDD:

Yes

Push-To-Talk:

External Display:

Wireless Carrier:

Sprint Tentative

Sprint

Polyphonic Ringtones:

Yes

Networks:

CDMA 850 / CDMA 1900

Ringer Profiles:

Physical design:

Bar Internal Antenna

Slide slide-out QWERTY keyboard Internal Antenna

Built-in memory:

133 MB (internal memory available to user for storage)

8 GB (internal memory available to user for storage)

GPS:

A-GPS

USB:

mini-USB connector

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

Supports enlarging text:

Picture ID:

Yes

Languages supported:

English only

English, Spanish

Ringer ID:

Yes

Vibrate mode:

Yes

Touch Screen:

Primary input method: Finger capacitive

Hard Drive:

Side buttons:

Yes

volume

MMS:

Yes

Picture messaging:

Text Messaging (SMS):

2-Way: Yes

Voice recorder:

FM Radio:

Operating System:

Android version 1.5

(proprietary) webOS

Headphone Jack (3.5mm):

Yes

Infrared:

Music Player:

Supported Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR-NB, WAV, WMA-9

Supported Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, WAV

Auto-complete suggestions for text:

Technology: XT9

Stereo Speakers:

CPU:

528 MHz MSM7600

TI OMAP 3430

Live TV:

Wi-Fi support:

Version(s): 802.11 b,g

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

PictBridge:

Java support:

Yes

Streaming Video:

Protocol: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264, WMV-9 YouTube

Protocol: RTSP

Keyboard:

Layout: QWERTY

Video Capture:

Max. Length: available memory QVGA (320 x 240) resolution

Battery Information:

1500 mAh LiIon

1150 mAh LiIon

Alarm:

Yes

Calculator:

Yes

Screen Type:

LCD (Color TFT/TFD)

Calendar:

Yes

Screen Resolution:

320 x 480 pixels

SyncML:

Screen Colors:

65,536 (16-bit)

16.7 million (24-bit)

To-Do List:

Yes

Screen size:

3.2" diagonal

3.1" diagonal

BREW:

Flashlight:

Games:

Yes

Ruggedized:

Headset Jack (2.5 mm):

Data Tethering:

High-Speed Data:

Technology: 1xEV-DO rA

Instant Messaging:

Networks Supported: GTalk, AOL, Windows Live, Yahoo!

Estimated Battery Life (Talk time):

4 hours max. (240 minutes)

Address Book size:

shared memory

Data network:

Technology: 1xEV-DO rA

HTC Hero and Palm Pre are both offered via Sprint in the U.S. The HTC Hero has a better camera, voice dialing, memory card slot. The Palm Pre has a more vibrant display (24-bit vs 16-bit for the Hero), more built-in memory (8GB) and smartphone features like multi-tasking with several applications, universal search and copy-paste.

Both phones have Webkit-based web browsers.