Apple iPhone 5 vs Palm Palm

Key differences

Calculated from recorded specifications using minimum difference thresholds. These are differences, not an overall ranking. For three phones, numeric highlights compare the two extremes.

• Width

  Palm: 8.1 mm narrower

  iPhone 5:

  58.6 mm

  Palm:

  50.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Palm: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

  iPhone 5:

  4 in

  Palm:

  3.3 in

• Chipset

  iPhone 5:

  Apple A6 (32 nm)

  Palm:

  Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)

• Depth

  iPhone 5: 2.4 mm thinner

  iPhone 5:

  7.6 mm

  Palm:

  10 mm

• Height

  Palm: 27.3 mm shorter

  iPhone 5:

  123.8 mm

  Palm:

  96.5 mm

• Release year

  iPhone 5:

  2012

  Palm:

  2018

Relative size, not calibrated actual size. Front and side outlines share one scale and a bottom baseline. Generic outlines use recorded body dimensions, excluding camera bumps.

1. 1. iPhone 5

   Height:

   123.8 mm +27.3 mm versus Palm

   Width:

   58.6 mm +8.1 mm versus Palm

   Depth:

   7.6 mm

   Weight:

   112 g

2. 2. Palm

   Height:

   96.5 mm

   Width:

   50.5 mm

   Depth:

   10 mm +2.4 mm versus iPhone 5

   Weight:

   Unknown

Screen size

Approximate rectangular screens calculated from recorded diagonal and aspect ratio at one relative scale. Rounded corners and cutouts are not subtracted. These are not phone outlines or calibrated actual sizes.

1. 1. iPhone 5

   Screen diagonal:

   4 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   44.1 cm²

2. 2. Palm

   Screen diagonal:

   3.3 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   30 cm²

iPhone 5 has approximately 46.9% more rectangular screen area than Palm.

Memory variants

Each row compares the same storage capacity. Cells show recorded RAM alternatives, not combined maxima. Not recorded does not mean unavailable in every market.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

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