MWg UBiQUiO 501 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

    UBiQUiO 501: 18 g lighter

    UBiQUiO 501:
    120 g
    Pre Plus:
    138 g
  • Width

    Pre Plus: 5.5 mm narrower

    UBiQUiO 501:
    65 mm
    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    UBiQUiO 501: 0.6 in smaller diagonal

    UBiQUiO 501:
    2.5 in
    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
  • Depth

    UBiQUiO 501: 3.4 mm thinner

    UBiQUiO 501:
    13.5 mm
    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 21.5 mm shorter

    UBiQUiO 501:
    122 mm
    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
  • Release year

    UBiQUiO 501:
    2008
    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. UBiQUiO 501

    Height:
    122 mm +21.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    65 mm +5.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth:
    13.5 mm
  2. 2. Pre Plus

    Height:
    100.5 mm
    Width:
    59.5 mm
    Depth:
    16.9 mm +3.4 mm versus UBiQUiO 501

Weight

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

  1. 1. UBiQUiO 501

    120 g

  2. 2. Pre Plus

    138 g

    +18 g versus UBiQUiO 501

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. UBiQUiO 501

    Screen diagonal:
    2.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    19.4 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 47.8% more rectangular screen area than UBiQUiO 501.

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.

UBiQUiO 501: Original memory entry

64 MB RAM · 128 MB ROM

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. UBiQUiO 501

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details miniSD

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. UBiQUiO 501

    1250 mAh

    +100 mAh versus Pre Plus

  2. 2. Pre Plus

    1150 mAh

Specifications

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1. UBiQUiO 5012. Pre Plus

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, Pre Plus.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501Pre Plus
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 122 Х 65 Х 13.5 mm
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 138 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.5" 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.
  • 64 MB RAM
  • 128 MB ROM
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • miniSD
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6 Professional
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 750
Unknown
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, Pre Plus.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501Pre Plus
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 19.4 cm2
  • 28.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 24.4%
  • 47.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 160 PPI
  • 186 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, Pre Plus.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501Pre 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 UBiQUiO 501, Pre Plus.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501Pre Plus
Processor CPU
  • 200 MHz ARM926EJ-S
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • PowerVR SGX
General specs
General specs — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, Pre Plus.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501Pre Plus
Release date
  • 2008
  • March
  • 2010
  • March
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer. Unknown
  • 170 EUR
Battery life Unknown
  • 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 UBiQUiO 501, Pre Plus.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501Pre 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 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • Class 10
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • miniUSB 1.1
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 1.2
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, Pre Plus.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501Pre Plus
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for UBiQUiO 501, Pre Plus.
SpecificationUBiQUiO 501Pre Plus
Dop
  • Infrared port - MP3/AAC player -Pocket Office -Predictive text input -Organizer -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging