HTC Desire Eye vs Palm Pre Plus

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

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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.

  • Weight

    Pre Plus: 16 g lighter

    Desire Eye:
    154 g
    Pre Plus:
    138 g
  • Width

    Pre Plus: 14.3 mm narrower

    Desire Eye:
    73.8 mm
    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre Plus: 2.1 in smaller diagonal

    Desire Eye:
    5.2 in
    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
  • Depth

    Desire Eye: 8.4 mm thinner

    Desire Eye:
    8.5 mm
    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 51.2 mm shorter

    Desire Eye:
    151.7 mm
    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
  • Release year

    Desire Eye:
    2014
    Pre Plus:
    2010

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.

  1. 1. Desire Eye

    Height:
    151.7 mm +51.2 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    73.8 mm +14.3 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth:
    8.5 mm
  2. 2. Pre Plus

    Height:
    100.5 mm
    Width:
    59.5 mm
    Depth:
    16.9 mm +8.4 mm versus Desire Eye

Weight

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

  1. 1. Desire Eye

    154 g

    +16 g versus Pre Plus

  2. 2. Pre Plus

    138 g

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. Desire Eye

    Screen diagonal:
    5.2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    74.5 cm²
  2. 2. Pre Plus

    Screen diagonal:
    3.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.6 cm²

Desire Eye has approximately 160.5% more rectangular screen area than Pre Plus.

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.

Recorded RAM for Desire Eye, Pre Plus, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageDesire EyePre Plus
16 GB 2 GB RAM Unknown
Pre Plus: Original memory entry

16 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. Desire Eye

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Pre Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

Battery capacity

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

Recorded battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Desire Eye

    2400 mAh

    +1250 mAh versus Pre Plus

  2. 2. Pre Plus

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. Desire Eye2. Pre Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Desire Eye, Pre Plus.
SpecificationDesire EyePre Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 151.7 Х 73.8 Х 8.5 mm
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 154 g
  • 138 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 5.2" inch
  • 3.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 1080 x 1920 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 2400 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Po
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.4.4 (KitKat)
  • upgradable to 6.1 (Marshmallow); Sense UI 7
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
Chipset
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
Unknown
NFC
  • Yes
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Desire Eye, Pre Plus.
SpecificationDesire EyePre Plus
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 74.5 cm2
  • 28.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 66.6%
  • 47.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 424 PPI
  • 186 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Desire Eye, Pre Plus.
SpecificationDesire EyePre Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.0
  • 28mm (wide)
  • AF
  • 3.15 MP
Functions
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • HDR
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 13 MP
  • Single
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • 13 MP
  • f/2.2
  • 22mm (wide)
  • AF
Unknown
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Desire Eye, Pre Plus.
SpecificationDesire EyePre Plus
Processor CPU
  • Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 330
  • PowerVR SGX
Antutu 7 score *
  • 39156
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Single Core *
  • 926
Unknown
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core *
  • 2134
Unknown
GeekBench 4 RenderScript *
  • 2323
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Desire Eye, Pre Plus.
SpecificationDesire EyePre Plus
Release date
  • 2014
  • October
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Blue
  • Red
  • White
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 380 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 538 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 20 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h (2G) / - (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Desire Eye, Pre Plus.
SpecificationDesire EyePre Plus
SIM card
  • Nano-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - all versions -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 - Asia HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - AT&T HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 - EMEA TD-SCDMA - Asia -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 3(1800)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 28(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500) - Asia LTE band 2(1900)
  • 4(1700/2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 17(700)
  • 29(700) - AT&T LTE band 3(1800)
  • 20(800) - EMEA
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 42.2/21.1(AT&T)/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Desire Eye, Pre Plus.
SpecificationDesire EyePre Plus
Radio
  • FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for Desire Eye, Pre Plus.
SpecificationDesire EyePre Plus
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) - IPX7 dust proof and water resistant up to 1 meter and 30 minutes
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging