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Palm Palm vs Plum Compass

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Palm Palm

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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.

  • WidthPalm: 22.1 mm narrowerPalm: 50.5 mm · Compass: 72.6 mm
  • Screen diagonalPalm: 1.7 in smaller diagonalPalm: 3.3 in · Compass: 5 in
  • ChipsetQualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm) / Spreadtrum SC7731CPalm: Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm) · Compass: Spreadtrum SC7731C
  • HeightPalm: 49.5 mm shorterPalm: 96.5 mm · Compass: 146 mm
  • Release year2018 / 2016Palm: 2018 · Compass: 2016

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.

Front
Palm: 96.5 × 50.5 mm 1 Compass: 146 × 72.6 mm 2
Side
Palm: 96.5 × 10 mm 1 Compass: 146 × 9.8 mm 2
  1. 1. Palm
    Height
    96.5 mm
    Width
    50.5 mm
    Depth
    10 mm
    Weight
    Unknown
  2. 2. Compass
    Height
    146 mm+49.5 mm versus Palm
    Width
    72.6 mm+22.1 mm versus Palm
    Depth
    9.8 mm
    Weight
    168.7 g

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.

Screen size
Palm: 3.3 in, 16:9, About 30 cm² rectangular area 1 Compass: 5 in, 16:9, About 68.9 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Palm 3.3 in · 16:9 About 30 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. Compass 5 in · 16:9 About 68.9 cm² rectangular area

Compass has approximately 129.6% 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 by storage capacity and phone
StoragePalmCompass
8 GB Not recorded 1 GB RAM
32 GB 3 GB RAM Not recorded

Practical features

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

1. Palm

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

2. Compass

NFC
Unknown
Headphone jack
Yes
Memory card support
See details microSD · up to 32 GB

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Recorded capacity

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

  1. 1. Palm800 mAh
  2. 2. Compass2000 mAh

    +1200 mAh versus Palm

Specifications

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1. Palm2. Compass

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationPalmCompass
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 96.5 Х 50.5 Х 10 mm
  • 146 Х 72.6 Х 9.8 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 168.7 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.3" inch
  • 5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 720 x 1280 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 8 GB
  • 1 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 2000 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
  • Android 6.0 (Marshmallow)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
  • Spreadtrum SC7731C
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationPalmCompass
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 30.0 cm2
  • 68.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.6%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 445 PPI
  • 294 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationPalmCompass
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • AF
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
  • 2 MP
Performance
Performance
SpecificationPalmCompass
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
  • Quad-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 505
Unknown
General specs
General specs
SpecificationPalmCompass
Release date
  • 2018
  • October
  • 2016
  • December
Colors
  • Gold
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • Blue
  • Red
  • Gold
  • White
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 620 h (2G) / Up to 600 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 25 h (2G) / Up to 20 h (3G)
Body build
  • Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3)
  • aluminum frame
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationPalmCompass
SIM card
  • Nano-SIMeSIM
  • Dual SIM (Micro-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -3G - HSDPA 2100 -4G - LTE
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Yes
Edge
  • Yes
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • 2.0
  • Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 4.2
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationPalmCompass
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationPalmCompass
Dop
  • 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
  • Sensors Accelerometer