Palm Pre Plus vs Sony Ericsson P990

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: 12 g lighter

    Pre Plus:
    138 g
    P990:
    150 g
  • Width

    P990: 2.5 mm narrower

    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
    P990:
    57 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    P990: 0.4 in smaller diagonal

    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
    P990:
    2.7 in
  • Depth

    Pre Plus: 9.1 mm thinner

    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
    P990:
    26 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 13.5 mm shorter

    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
    P990:
    114 mm
  • Release year

    Pre Plus:
    2010
    P990:
    2005

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 +2.5 mm versus P990
    Depth:
    16.9 mm
  2. 2. P990

    Height:
    114 mm +13.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    57 mm
    Depth:
    26 mm +9.1 mm versus Pre Plus

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    138 g

  2. 2. P990

    150 g

    +12 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. P990

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

Pre Plus has approximately 26.8% more rectangular screen area than P990.

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

P990: Original memory entry

64 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. P990

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details Memory Stick Duo Pro · 64 MB included

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

At least two unambiguous positive capacity values are needed for a chart. Original entries remain in the specifications.

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. P990

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, P990.
SpecificationPre PlusP990
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 114 Х 57 Х 26 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 150 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 2.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 64 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • Memory Stick Duo Pro
  • 64 MB included
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 0 mAh,
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Pre Plus, P990.
SpecificationPre PlusP990
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 28.6 cm2
  • 22.6 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.9%
  • 34.7%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 148 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pre Plus, P990.
SpecificationPre PlusP990
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 2 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 2 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, P990.
SpecificationPre PlusP990
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
Unknown
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, P990.
SpecificationPre PlusP990
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2005
  • Q4
Colors
  • Black
  • Premium Silver
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 220 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 400 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pre Plus, P990.
SpecificationPre PlusP990
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • Class 10
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • No
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.78 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, P990.
SpecificationPre PlusP990
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Handwriting recognition
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, P990.
SpecificationPre PlusP990
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Infrared port - MP3/MP4 player -Predictive text input -SyncML -Organizer -Voice command -Voice memo - P990i UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHzP990c UMTS 900/1800/1900 MHz for China Mainland