Motorola U9 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

    U9: 50.5 g lighter

    U9:
    87.5 g
    Pre Plus:
    138 g
  • Width

    U9: 10.9 mm narrower

    U9:
    48.6 mm
    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    U9: 1.1 in smaller diagonal

    U9:
    2 in
    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
  • Depth

    U9: 0.5 mm thinner

    U9:
    16.4 mm
    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
  • Height

    U9: 10.5 mm shorter

    U9:
    90 mm
    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
  • Release year

    U9:
    2007
    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. U9

    Height:
    90 mm
    Width:
    48.6 mm
    Depth:
    16.4 mm
  2. 2. Pre Plus

    Height:
    100.5 mm +10.5 mm versus U9
    Width:
    59.5 mm +10.9 mm versus U9
    Depth:
    16.9 mm +0.5 mm versus U9

Weight

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

  1. 1. U9

    87.5 g

  2. 2. Pre Plus

    138 g

    +50.5 g versus U9

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. U9

    Screen diagonal:
    2 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    12.4 cm²
  2. 2. Pre Plus

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

Pre Plus has approximately 131% more rectangular screen area than U9.

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.

U9: Original memory entry

25 MB

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. U9

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (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.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. U92. Pre Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for U9, Pre Plus.
SpecificationU9Pre Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 90 Х 48.6 Х 16.4 mm
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 87.5 g
  • 138 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2" inch
  • 3.1" inch
Screen resolution
  • 240 x 320 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 25 MB
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 0 mAh,
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Linux / Java-based MOTOMAGX
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for U9, Pre Plus.
SpecificationU9Pre Plus
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 256K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 12.4 cm2
  • 28.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 28.3%
  • 47.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 200 PPI
  • 186 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for U9, Pre Plus.
SpecificationU9Pre Plus
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for U9, Pre Plus.
SpecificationU9Pre Plus
Processor CPU Unknown
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX
General specs
General specs — specifications for U9, Pre Plus.
SpecificationU9Pre Plus
Release date
  • 2007
  • October
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Pink
  • Purple
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 70 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h Talking time- Up to 7 h
  • 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 U9, Pre Plus.
SpecificationU9Pre Plus
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network Unknown
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed Unknown
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 12
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 1.36 W/kg (head) 0.56 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 1.02 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for U9, Pre Plus.
SpecificationU9Pre Plus
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • Second external OLED
  • 65K colors display (128 x 160 pixels) -Touch sensitive music keys -Downloadable wallpapers
  • screensavers
Unknown
Other features
Other features — specifications for U9, Pre Plus.
SpecificationU9Pre Plus
Dop
  • MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player -iTap -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging