Palm Palm vs Plum Velocity

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: 12 mm narrower

    Palm:
    50.5 mm
    Velocity:
    62.5 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Velocity: 0.7 in smaller diagonal

    Palm:
    3.3 in
    Velocity:
    2.6 in
  • Chipset

    Palm:
    Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
    Velocity:
    Mediatek MT6516
  • Depth

    Palm: 2.6 mm thinner

    Palm:
    10 mm
    Velocity:
    12.6 mm
  • Height

    Palm: 17 mm shorter

    Palm:
    96.5 mm
    Velocity:
    113.5 mm
  • Release year

    Palm:
    2018
    Velocity:
    2011

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. Palm

    Height:
    96.5 mm
    Width:
    50.5 mm
    Depth:
    10 mm
    Weight:
    Unknown
  2. 2. Velocity

    Height:
    113.5 mm +17 mm versus Palm
    Width:
    62.5 mm +12 mm versus Palm
    Depth:
    12.6 mm +2.6 mm versus Palm
    Weight:
    135 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.

  1. 1. Palm

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

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²

Palm has approximately 43.4% more rectangular screen area than Velocity.

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

512 MB · 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. Palm

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

2. Velocity

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)

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. Palm

    800 mAh

  2. 2. Velocity

    800 mAh

Specifications

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1. Palm2. Velocity

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Palm, Velocity.
SpecificationPalmVelocity
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 96.5 Х 50.5 Х 10 mm
  • 113.5 Х 62.5 Х 12.6 mm
Weight
  • 0 g
  • 135 g
Technology
  • IPS LCD
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.3" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 720 x 1280 px
  • 320 x 240 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 32 GB
  • 3 GB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 800 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
  • 800 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Android 8.1 (Oreo)
  • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset
  • Qualcomm MSM8940 Snapdragon 435 (28 nm)
  • Mediatek MT6516
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Palm, Velocity.
SpecificationPalmVelocity
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
Unknown
Screen area
  • 30.0 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 16:9 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 61.6%
  • 29.5%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 445 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Screen protection
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Unknown
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Palm, Velocity.
SpecificationPalmVelocity
Rear camera, main
  • 12 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 12 MP
  • AF
  • 2 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • 1080p@30fps
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 8 MP
  • Single
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications
  • 8 MP
Unknown
Performance
Performance — specifications for Palm, Velocity.
SpecificationPalmVelocity
Processor CPU
  • Octa-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A53
  • 416 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • Adreno 505
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Palm, Velocity.
SpecificationPalmVelocity
Release date
  • 2018
  • October
  • 2011
  • September
Colors
  • Gold
  • Titanium
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 300 EUR
Unknown
Battery life Unknown
  • Stand by time- Up to 200 h Talking time- Up to 6 h
Body build
  • Front/back glass (Gorilla Glass 3)
  • aluminum frame
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Palm, Velocity.
SpecificationPalmVelocity
SIM card
  • Nano-SIMeSIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -3G - HSDPA 2100 -4G - LTE
Unknown
Speed
  • HSPA
  • LTE
Unknown
GPRS
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Yes
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • WiFi Direct
  • hotspot
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
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
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Palm, Velocity.
SpecificationPalmVelocity
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Others Unknown
  • 2.5 mm audio jack
Other features
Other features — specifications for Palm, Velocity.
SpecificationPalmVelocity
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
  • Analog TV -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo -Predictive text input X100 – Dual SIM