Palm Pre Plus vs Samsung Galaxy S III T999

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

    Galaxy S III T999: 5 g lighter

    Pre Plus:
    138 g
    Galaxy S III T999:
    133 g
  • Width

    Pre Plus: 11.1 mm narrower

    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
    Galaxy S III T999:
    70.6 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre Plus: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
    Galaxy S III T999:
    4.8 in
  • Depth

    Galaxy S III T999: 8.3 mm thinner

    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
    Galaxy S III T999:
    8.6 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 36.1 mm shorter

    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
    Galaxy S III T999:
    136.6 mm
  • Release year

    Pre Plus:
    2010
    Galaxy S III T999:
    2012

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 +8.3 mm versus Galaxy S III T999
  2. 2. Galaxy S III T999

    Height:
    136.6 mm +36.1 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    70.6 mm +11.1 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth:
    8.6 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    138 g

    +5 g versus Galaxy S III T999

  2. 2. Galaxy S III T999

    133 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. Galaxy S III T999

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

Galaxy S III T999 has approximately 122% 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.

Recorded RAM for Pre Plus, Galaxy S III T999, compared at the same storage capacity.
StoragePre PlusGalaxy S III T999
16 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
32 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
Pre Plus: Original memory entry

16 GB · 512 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. Galaxy S III T999

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 64 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. Galaxy S III T999

    2100 mAh

    +950 mAh versus Pre Plus

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. Galaxy S III T999

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, Galaxy S III T999.
SpecificationPre PlusGalaxy S III T999
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 136.6 Х 70.6 Х 8.6 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 133 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Super AMOLED
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 4.8" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 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.
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 16/32 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 64 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2100 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8960 Snapdragon S4 Plus
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pre Plus, Galaxy S III T999.
SpecificationPre PlusGalaxy S III T999
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.6 cm2
  • 63.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.9%
  • 65.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 306 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Corning Gorilla Glass 2
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pre Plus, Galaxy S III T999.
SpecificationPre PlusGalaxy S III T999
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 8 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 8 MP
  • f/2.6
  • 1/3''
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 1.9 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 1.9 MP
  • f/2.6
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, Galaxy S III T999.
SpecificationPre PlusGalaxy S III T999
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • Dual-core 1.5 GHz Krait
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
  • Adreno 225
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, Galaxy S III T999.
SpecificationPre PlusGalaxy S III T999
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2012
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • Pebble Blue
  • Marble white
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 310 EUR
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 300 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h (3G) Music play - Up to 48 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pre Plus, Galaxy S III T999.
SpecificationPre PlusGalaxy S III T999
SIM card
  • 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 - T999
  • T999L -3G - HSDPA 850 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 - T999
  • T999L -4G - LTE band 4(1700/2100)
  • 27(800) - T999L
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE (T999L)
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
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL TV-out)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • EDR
  • aptX
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR - 0.43 W/kg (head) 1.26 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.20 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, Galaxy S III T999.
SpecificationPre PlusGalaxy S III T999
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, Galaxy S III T999.
SpecificationPre PlusGalaxy S III T999
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass
  • barometer - S-Voice natural language commands and dictation -Dropbox (50 GB cloud storage) -MP4/DivX/XviD/WMV/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+/AC3/FLAC player -Photo/video editor -Document editor - For T-Mobile Also known as Samsung SGH-T999
  • Samsung Galaxy S III T-Mobile