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HP Pre 3 vs Nokia N950

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

HP Pre 3

HP Pre 3

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Nokia N950

Nokia N950

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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 · N950: 4 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 / TI OMAP 3630Pre 3: Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2 · N950: TI OMAP 3630

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
Side
Pre 3: 111 × 16 mm 1
  1. 1. Pre 3
    Height
    111 mm
    Width
    64 mm
    Depth
    16 mm
    Weight
    156 g
  2. 2. N950
    Height
    Unknown
    Width
    Unknown
    Depth
    Unknown
    Weight
    Unknown

    Unavailable dimensions are omitted from the drawing.

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 N950: 4 in, 16:9, About 44.1 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Pre 3 3.58 in · 5:3 About 36.5 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. N950 4 in · 16:9 About 44.1 cm² rectangular area

N950 has approximately 20.9% 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

N950: Original memory entry

8.5 GB user available · 1 GB 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. N950

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
No

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. N9501320 mAh

    +90 mAh versus Pre 3

Specifications

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1. Pre 32. N950

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationPre 3N950
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 111 Х 64 Х 16 mm
  • Х Х mm
Weight
  • 156 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • LCD
Screen size
  • 3.58" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 480 x 854 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 8.5 GB user available
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • No
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1230 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • HP webOS 2.2
  • MeeGo 1.2 Harmattan OS
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
  • TI OMAP 3630
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationPre 3N950
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 36.5 cm2
  • 44.1 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 51.4%
Unknown
PPI /points per inch/
  • 261 PPI
  • 245 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationPre 3N950
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 12 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
Unknown
Performance
Performance
SpecificationPre 3N950
Processor CPU
  • 1.4 GHz Scorpion
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 205
  • PowerVR SGX530
General specs
General specs
SpecificationPre 3N950
Release date
  • 2011
  • February
  • 2011
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
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
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationPre 3N950
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
  • HSPA 14.4/5.76 Mbps
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
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.80 W/kg (head) 1.24 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationPre 3N950
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features
SpecificationPre 3N950
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP3/WAV/eAAC+/WMA/FLAC player -MP4/H.264/WMV player -Document viewer (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF viewer) -Video/photo editor -Predictive text input (Swype) - This is a developers-only device
  • not available commercially

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