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Palm Pre Plus vs Samsung I9305 Galaxy S III

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

      I9305 Galaxy S III: 7 g lighter

      Pre Plus:
      138 g
      I9305 Galaxy S III:
      131 g

    • Width

      Pre Plus: 11.1 mm narrower

      Pre Plus:
      59.5 mm
      I9305 Galaxy S III:
      70.6 mm

    • Screen diagonal

      Pre Plus: 1.7 in smaller diagonal

      Pre Plus:
      3.1 in
      I9305 Galaxy S III:
      4.8 in

    • Depth

      I9305 Galaxy S III: 8.3 mm thinner

      Pre Plus:
      16.9 mm
      I9305 Galaxy S III:
      8.6 mm

    • Height

      Pre Plus: 36.1 mm shorter

      Pre Plus:
      100.5 mm
      I9305 Galaxy S III:
      136.6 mm

    • Release year

      Pre Plus:
      2010
      I9305 Galaxy S III:
      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 I9305 Galaxy S III

    2. 2. I9305 Galaxy S III

      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

      +7 g versus I9305 Galaxy S III

    2. 2. I9305 Galaxy S III

      131 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. I9305 Galaxy S III

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

    I9305 Galaxy S III 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, I9305 Galaxy S III, compared at the same storage capacity.
    StoragePre PlusI9305 Galaxy S III
    16 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. I9305 Galaxy S III

    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. I9305 Galaxy S III

      2100 mAh

      +950 mAh versus Pre Plus

    Specifications

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    1. Pre Plus2. I9305 Galaxy S III

    Everyday essentials
    Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, I9305 Galaxy S III.
    SpecificationPre PlusI9305 Galaxy S III
    Dimensions (HxWxD)
    • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
    • 136.6 Х 70.6 Х 8.6 mm
    Weight
    • 138 g
    • 131 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 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 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
    • 4.3 (Jelly Bean)
    • upgradable to 4.4.4 (KitKat); TouchWiz UI
    Chipset Unknown
    • Exynos 4412 Quad (32 nm)
    NFC Unknown
    • Yes
    Headphone jack
    • Yes
    • Yes
    Display
    Display — specifications for Pre Plus, I9305 Galaxy S III.
    SpecificationPre PlusI9305 Galaxy S III
    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, I9305 Galaxy S III.
    SpecificationPre PlusI9305 Galaxy S III
    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

    Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

    Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, I9305 Galaxy S III.
    SpecificationPre PlusI9305 Galaxy S III
    Processor CPU
    • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
    • Quad-core 1.4 GHz Cortex-A9
    Graphics processor GPU
    • PowerVR SGX
    • Mali-400MP4
    Antutu 7 score * Unknown
    • 20000
    GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
    • 1253
    General specs
    General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, I9305 Galaxy S III.
    SpecificationPre PlusI9305 Galaxy S III
    Release date
    • 2010
    • March
    • 2012
    • September
    Colors
    • Black
    • Titanium Gray
    • Sapphire Black
    Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
    • 170 EUR
    • 320 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 580 h (2G) / Up to 390 h (LTE)/ 510 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 16 h (2G) / Up to 11 h (3G)
    Communication and Connectivity
    Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pre Plus, I9305 Galaxy S III.
    SpecificationPre PlusI9305 Galaxy S III
    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 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 3(1800)
    • 7(2600)
    • 20(800)
    Speed
    • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
    • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
    • LTE Cat3 100/50 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
    • 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 - 0.41 W/kg (head) 0.87 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)
    Music and Audio
    Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, I9305 Galaxy S III.
    SpecificationPre PlusI9305 Galaxy S III
    Radio
    • No
    • No
    Others Unknown
    • Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
    Other features
    Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, I9305 Galaxy S III.
    SpecificationPre PlusI9305 Galaxy S III
    Dop
    • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
    • Sensors Accelerometer
    • gyro
    • proximity
    • compass
    • barometer - ANT+ -S-Voice natural language commands and dictation - Also known as Samsung GALAXY S III LTE