Palm Pre Plus vs Vertu Signature Touch (2015)

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: 87 g lighter

    Pre Plus:
    138 g
    Signature Touch (2015):
    225 g
  • Width

    Pre Plus: 14.5 mm narrower

    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
    Signature Touch (2015):
    74 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre Plus: 2.1 in smaller diagonal

    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
    Signature Touch (2015):
    5.2 in
  • Depth

    Signature Touch (2015): 6.1 mm thinner

    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
    Signature Touch (2015):
    10.8 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 54.5 mm shorter

    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
    Signature Touch (2015):
    155 mm
  • Release year

    Pre Plus:
    2010
    Signature Touch (2015):
    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 +6.1 mm versus Signature Touch (2015)
  2. 2. Signature Touch (2015)

    Height:
    155 mm +54.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    74 mm +14.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth:
    10.8 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    138 g

  2. 2. Signature Touch (2015)

    225 g

    +87 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. Signature Touch (2015)

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

Signature Touch (2015) has approximately 160.5% 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

Signature Touch (2015): Original memory entry

64 GB · 512GB 4GB

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. Signature Touch (2015)

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
Memory card support:
See details microSD · up to 256 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. Signature Touch (2015)

    3160 mAh

    +2010 mAh versus Pre Plus

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. Signature Touch (2015)

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationPre PlusSignature Touch (2015)
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 155 Х 74 Х 10.8 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 225 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Sapphire crystal glass
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 5.2" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 1080 x 1920 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 GB
  • 512GB 4GB
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 3160 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
  • Android 5.1 (Lollipop)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8994 Snapdragon 810 (20 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pre Plus, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationPre PlusSignature Touch (2015)
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.6 cm2
  • 74.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.9%
  • 65.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 424 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Sapphire crystal glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pre Plus, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationPre PlusSignature Touch (2015)
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 21 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 21 MP
  • PDAF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • Dual-LED dual-tone flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2.1 MP
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationPre PlusSignature Touch (2015)
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • Octa-core (4x1.56 GHz Cortex-A53 & 4x1.82 GHz Cortex-A57)
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
  • Adreno 430
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationPre PlusSignature Touch (2015)
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2015
  • September
Colors
  • Black
  • Jet Calf
  • Garnet Calf
  • Grape Lizard
  • Pure Jet Lizard
  • Jet Alligator
  • Pure Navy Alligator
  • Clous de Paris Alligator
  • Pure Jet Red Gold
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 9000 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 350 h (2G) / - (3G) Talking time- Up to 4 h (2G) / Up to 4 h (3G)
Unknown
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pre Plus, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationPre PlusSignature Touch (2015)
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 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 TD-SCDMA -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 13(700)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
  • 28(700)
  • 29(700)
  • 38(2600)
  • 39(1900)
  • 40(2300)
  • 41(2500)
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0 (MHL)
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
  • aptX
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationPre PlusSignature Touch (2015)
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others Unknown
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, Signature Touch (2015).
SpecificationPre PlusSignature Touch (2015)
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Fast battery charging (Quick Charge 2.0) -Qi wireless charging - Titanium body (forged grade 5) and luxurious calf leather covered rear panel