Nokia N900 vs Palm Palm

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.

  • Width

    Palm: 9.3 mm narrower

    N900:
    59.8 mm
    Palm:
    50.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Palm: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    N900:
    3.5 in
    Palm:
    3.3 in
  • Chipset

    N900:
    TI OMAP 3430
    Palm:
    Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
  • Depth

    Palm: 8 mm thinner

    N900:
    18 mm
    Palm:
    10 mm
  • Height

    Palm: 14.4 mm shorter

    N900:
    110.9 mm
    Palm:
    96.5 mm
  • Release year

    N900:
    2009
    Palm:
    2018

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. N900

    Height:
    110.9 mm +14.4 mm versus Palm
    Width:
    59.8 mm +9.3 mm versus Palm
    Depth:
    18 mm +8 mm versus Palm
    Weight:
    181 g
  2. 2. Palm

    Height:
    96.5 mm
    Width:
    50.5 mm
    Depth:
    10 mm
    Weight:
    Unknown

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. N900

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    34.9 cm²
  2. 2. Palm

    Screen diagonal:
    3.3 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    30 cm²

N900 has approximately 16.1% more rectangular screen area than Palm.

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 N900, Palm, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageN900Palm
32 GB Unknown 3 GB RAM
N900: Original memory entry

32 GB · 256 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. N900

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)

2. Palm

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 GB

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. N900

    1320 mAh

    +520 mAh versus Palm

  2. 2. Palm

    800 mAh

Specifications

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1. N9002. Palm

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for N900, Palm.
SpecificationN900Palm
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110.9 Х 59.8 Х 18 mm
  • 96.5 Х 50.5 Х 10 mm
Weight
  • 181 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.5" inch
  • 3.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 800 x 480 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 16 GB (dedicated slot)
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1320 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Maemo 5
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Chipset
  • TI OMAP 3430
  • Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for N900, Palm.
SpecificationN900Palm
Touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 34.9 cm2
  • 30.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 5:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 52.6%
  • 61.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 267 PPI
  • 445 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for N900, Palm.
SpecificationN900Palm
Rear camera, main
  • 5 MP
  • Single
  • 12 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 5 MP
  • AF
  • 12 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • Carl Zeiss optics
  • Dual-LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 480p@25fps
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • VGA
  • 8 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for N900, Palm.
SpecificationN900Palm
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX530
  • Adreno 505
General specs
General specs — specifications for N900, Palm.
SpecificationN900Palm
Release date
  • 2009
  • August
  • 2018
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Gold
  • Titanium
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 160 EUR
  • 300 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 278 h (2G) / Up to 250 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 6 h 30 min (2G) / Up to 4 h 30 min (3G) Music play - Up to 24 h 30 min
Unknown
Body build Unknown
  • Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3)
  • aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for N900, Palm.
SpecificationN900Palm
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Nano-SIMeSIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -3G - HSDPA 2100 -4G - LTE
Speed
  • HSPA 10.2/2 Mbps
  • HSPA
  • LTE
GPRS
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 32
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • DLNA
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS; Ovi Maps
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.82 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.80 W/kg (head)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for N900, Palm.
SpecificationN900Palm
Radio
  • Stereo FM radio (via third par
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for N900, Palm.
SpecificationN900Palm
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • Infrared port - MP3/WMA/WAV/eAAC+ player -WMV/RealVideo/MP4/AVI/XviD/DivX player -TV-out -PDF document viewer -Photo editor
  • Sensors Infrared face recognition
  • accelerometer
  • proximity - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins) - Also known as Palm PVG100 (Pepito) Requires pairing with a mobile phone to work