Palm Pre Plus vs Parla Sonic 3.5S

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

    Sonic 3.5S: 40 g lighter

    Pre Plus:
    138 g
    Sonic 3.5S:
    98 g
  • Width

    Pre Plus: 3.5 mm narrower

    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
    Sonic 3.5S:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre Plus: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
    Sonic 3.5S:
    3.5 in
  • Depth

    Sonic 3.5S: 5.2 mm thinner

    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
    Sonic 3.5S:
    11.7 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 17.3 mm shorter

    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
    Sonic 3.5S:
    117.8 mm
  • Release year

    Pre Plus:
    2010
    Sonic 3.5S:
    2015

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. Pre Plus

    Height:
    100.5 mm
    Width:
    59.5 mm
    Depth:
    16.9 mm +5.2 mm versus Sonic 3.5S
  2. 2. Sonic 3.5S

    Height:
    117.8 mm +17.3 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    63 mm +3.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth:
    11.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    138 g

    +40 g versus Sonic 3.5S

  2. 2. Sonic 3.5S

    98 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. Pre Plus

    Screen diagonal:
    3.1 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    28.6 cm²
  2. 2. Sonic 3.5S

    Screen diagonal:
    3.5 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    3:2
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    36.5 cm²

Sonic 3.5S has approximately 27.5% more rectangular screen area than Pre Plus.

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.

Pre Plus: Original memory entry

16 GB · 512 MB RAM

Sonic 3.5S: 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. Pre Plus

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
No

2. Sonic 3.5S

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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. Sonic 3.5S

    1300 mAh

    +150 mAh versus Pre Plus

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. Sonic 3.5S

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, Sonic 3.5S.
SpecificationPre PlusSonic 3.5S
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 117.8 Х 63 Х 11.7 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 98 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 320 x 480 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
  • 256 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1300 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
  • Android 4.4 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Spreadtrum 7715
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pre Plus, Sonic 3.5S.
SpecificationPre PlusSonic 3.5S
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 28.6 cm2
  • 36.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 3:2 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.9%
  • 49.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 165 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pre Plus, Sonic 3.5S.
SpecificationPre PlusSonic 3.5S
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 480p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, Sonic 3.5S.
SpecificationPre PlusSonic 3.5S
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • 1.0 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, Sonic 3.5S.
SpecificationPre PlusSonic 3.5S
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2015
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
Unknown
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h (2G) / - (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
  • Stand by time- Up to 171 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 3 h 30 min (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pre Plus, Sonic 3.5S.
SpecificationPre PlusSonic 3.5S
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM/ Micro-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 21.1/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • A-GPS only
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, Sonic 3.5S.
SpecificationPre PlusSonic 3.5S
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, Sonic 3.5S.
SpecificationPre PlusSonic 3.5S
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer