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HP Pre 3 vs Lava A50

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

HP Pre 3

HP Pre 3

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Lava A50

Lava A50

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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.

  • Screen diagonalPre 3: 0.42 in smaller diagonalPre 3: 3.58 in · A50: 4 in
  • DepthA50: 6.3 mm thinnerA50: 9.7 mm · Pre 3: 16 mm
  • HeightPre 3: 12 mm shorterPre 3: 111 mm · A50: 123 mm
  • Release year2011 / 2016Pre 3: 2011 · A50: 2016

Physical size

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.

Front
Pre 3: 111 × 64 mm 1 A50: 123 × 63.4 mm 2
Side
Pre 3: 111 × 16 mm 1 A50: 123 × 9.7 mm 2
  1. 1. Pre 3
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    64 mm
    Depth
    16 mm+6.3 mm versus A50
    Weight
    156 g
  2. 2. A50
    Height
    123 mm+12 mm versus Pre 3
    Width
    63.4 mm
    Depth
    9.7 mm
    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.

Screen size
Pre 3: 3.58 in, 5:3, About 36.5 cm² rectangular area 1 A50: 4 in, 5:3, About 45.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Pre 3 3.58 in · 5:3 About 36.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. A50 4 in · 5:3 About 45.5 cm² rectangular area

A50 has approximately 24.8% more rectangular screen area than Pre 3.

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.

No unambiguous storage/RAM pairings are recorded. See the original specifications below.

Pre 3: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB RAM

A50: Original memory entry

8 GB · 512 MB RAM

Practical features

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

1. Pre 3

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
No

2. A50

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

Battery capacity

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

Recorded capacity

Bars start at zero and share a scale within this chart.

  1. 1. Pre 31230 mAh
  2. 2. A501550 mAh

    +320 mAh versus Pre 3

Specifications

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1. Pre 32. A50

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationPre 3A50
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 64 Х 16 mm
  • 123 Х 63.4 Х 9.7 mm
Weight
  • 156 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.58" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1550 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • HP webOS 2.2
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationPre 3A50
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 51.4%
  • 58.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 261 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationPre 3A50
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationPre 3A50
Processor CPU
  • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 205
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationPre 3A50
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2016
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • Black + Silver
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 350 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 388 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationPre 3A50
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationPre 3A50
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationPre 3A50
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer For India

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