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Palm Pre Plus vs Philips W8500

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

    Pre Plus: 34 g lighter

    Pre Plus:
    138 g
    W8500:
    172 g
  • Width

    Pre Plus: 11.5 mm narrower

    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
    W8500:
    71 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre Plus: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
    W8500:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    W8500: 4.6 mm thinner

    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
    W8500:
    12.3 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 31.5 mm shorter

    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
    W8500:
    132 mm
  • Release year

    Pre Plus:
    2010
    W8500:
    2013

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 +4.6 mm versus W8500
  2. 2. W8500

    Height:
    132 mm +31.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    71 mm +11.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth:
    12.3 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    138 g

  2. 2. W8500

    172 g

    +34 g versus Pre Plus

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. W8500

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

W8500 has approximately 78.1% 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

W8500: Original memory entry

4 GB

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. W8500

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
Yes
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. Pre Plus

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. W8500

    2400 mAh

    +1250 mAh versus Pre Plus

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. W8500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, W8500.
SpecificationPre PlusW8500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 132 Х 71 Х 12.3 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 172 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 540 x 960 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pre Plus, W8500.
SpecificationPre PlusW8500
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.6 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.9%
  • 54.4%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 256 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pre Plus, W8500.
SpecificationPre PlusW8500
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 8 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, W8500.
SpecificationPre PlusW8500
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • Dual-core 1.2 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, W8500.
SpecificationPre PlusW8500
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2013
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Silver
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)
  • Talking time- Up to 8 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pre Plus, W8500.
SpecificationPre PlusW8500
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
  • (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 12
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
  • A2DP
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, W8500.
SpecificationPre PlusW8500
Radio
  • No
  • No
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, W8500.
SpecificationPre PlusW8500
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - IP67 dust/water resistant (up to 1m for 30 mins)