Nokia Asha 500 vs Palm Pre

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

  Asha 500: 32 g lighter

  Asha 500:

  101 g

  Pre:

  133 g

• Width

  Asha 500: 1.4 mm narrower

  Asha 500:

  58.1 mm

  Pre:

  59.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Asha 500: 0.3 in smaller diagonal

  Asha 500:

  2.8 in

  Pre:

  3.1 in

• Depth

  Asha 500: 4.1 mm thinner

  Asha 500:

  12.8 mm

  Pre:

  16.9 mm

• Release year

  Asha 500:

  2013

  Pre:

  2009

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. Asha 500

   Height:

   100.3 mm

   Width:

   58.1 mm

   Depth:

   12.8 mm

2. 2. Pre

   Height:

   100.5 mm

   Width:

   59.5 mm +1.4 mm versus Asha 500

   Depth:

   16.9 mm +4.1 mm versus Asha 500

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. Asha 500

   Screen diagonal:

   2.8 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   24.3 cm²

2. 2. Pre

   Screen diagonal:

   3.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   28.6 cm²

Pre has approximately 17.9% more rectangular screen area than Asha 500.

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.

Practical features

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

Battery capacity

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