HTC Primo vs Palm Treo 500v

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

    Primo: 5 g lighter

    Primo:
    115 g
    Treo 500v:
    120 g
  • Width

    Primo: 1.8 mm narrower

    Primo:
    59.7 mm
    Treo 500v:
    61.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Treo 500v: 1.3 in smaller diagonal

    Primo:
    3.7 in
    Treo 500v:
    2.4 in
  • Depth

    Primo: 7.3 mm thinner

    Primo:
    9.2 mm
    Treo 500v:
    16.5 mm
  • Height

    Treo 500v: 10.3 mm shorter

    Primo:
    120.3 mm
    Treo 500v:
    110 mm
  • Release year

    Primo:
    2012
    Treo 500v:
    2007

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. Primo

    Height:
    120.3 mm +10.3 mm versus Treo 500v
    Width:
    59.7 mm
    Depth:
    9.2 mm
  2. 2. Treo 500v

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    61.5 mm +1.8 mm versus Primo
    Depth:
    16.5 mm +7.3 mm versus Primo

Weight

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

  1. 1. Primo

    115 g

  2. 2. Treo 500v

    120 g

    +5 g versus Primo

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. Primo

    Screen diagonal:
    3.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    39 cm²
  2. 2. Treo 500v

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²

Primo has approximately 118.5% more rectangular screen area than Treo 500v.

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.

Primo: Original memory entry

4 GB (1 GB user available) · 512 MB RAM

Treo 500v: Original memory entry

150 MB

Practical features

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

1. Primo

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Treo 500v

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

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. Primo

    1500 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Treo 500v

  2. 2. Treo 500v

    1200 mAh

Specifications

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1. Primo2. Treo 500v

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Primo, Treo 500v.
SpecificationPrimoTreo 500v
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 120.3 Х 59.7 Х 9.2 mm
  • 110 Х 61.5 Х 16.5 mm
Weight
  • 115 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • Super LCD2
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.7" inch
  • 2.4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 480 x 800 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 4 GB (1 GB user available)
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 150 MB
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1500 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 4.0.3 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • not upgradable to 4.1 (Jelly Bean); Sense UI 4
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8255 Snapdragon S2
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Primo, Treo 500v.
SpecificationPrimoTreo 500v
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Unknown
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 65K
Screen area
  • 39.0 cm2
  • 17.8 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 54.3%
  • 26.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 252 PPI
  • 167 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Primo, Treo 500v.
SpecificationPrimoTreo 500v
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • 720p
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Specifications
  • No
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Primo, Treo 500v.
SpecificationPrimoTreo 500v
Processor CPU
  • 1.0 GHz Scorpion
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 205
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Primo, Treo 500v.
SpecificationPrimoTreo 500v
Release date
  • 2012
  • February. Released 2012
  • April
  • 2007
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • Brown
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 130 EUR
  • 90 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Primo, Treo 500v.
SpecificationPrimoTreo 500v
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Yes
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
  • No
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • miniUSB
Bluetooth
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • aptX
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.87 W/kg (head) 0.77 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.87 W/kg (head)
  • SAR EU - 0.89 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Primo, Treo 500v.
SpecificationPrimoTreo 500v
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
  • No
Others
  • Beats Audio
  • 5-way navigation button
Other features
Other features — specifications for Primo, Treo 500v.
SpecificationPrimoTreo 500v
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - DivX/XviD/MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Document editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input
  • MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player -Organizer -Pocket Office -Voice memo