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Palm Pre Plus vs Xolo A500

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Xolo A500

Xolo A500

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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.

  • WidthPre Plus: 4 mm narrowerPre Plus: 59.5 mm · A500: 63.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalPre Plus: 0.9 in smaller diagonalPre Plus: 3.1 in · A500: 4 in
  • DepthA500: 5.1 mm thinnerA500: 11.8 mm · Pre Plus: 16.9 mm
  • HeightPre Plus: 23.5 mm shorterPre Plus: 100.5 mm · A500: 124 mm
  • Release year2010 / 2013Pre Plus: 2010 · A500: 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.

Front
Pre Plus: 100.5 × 59.5 mm 1 A500: 124 × 63.5 mm 2
Side
Pre Plus: 100.5 × 16.9 mm 1 A500: 124 × 11.8 mm 2
  1. 1. Pre Plus
    Height
    100.5 mm
    Width
    59.5 mm
    Depth
    16.9 mm+5.1 mm versus A500
    Weight
    138 g
  2. 2. A500
    Height
    124 mm+23.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width
    63.5 mm+4 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth
    11.8 mm
    Weight
    Unknown

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.

Screen size
Pre Plus: 3.1 in, 3:2, About 28.6 cm² rectangular area 1 A500: 4 in, 5:3, About 45.5 cm² rectangular area 2
  1. 1. Pre Plus 3.1 in · 3:2 About 28.6 cm² rectangular area
  2. 2. A500 4 in · 5:3 About 45.5 cm² rectangular area

A500 has approximately 59.1% 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

A500: Original memory entry

4 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. A500

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 capacity

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus1150 mAh
  2. 2. A5001500 mAh

    +350 mAh versus Pre Plus

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. A500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationPre PlusA500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 124 Х 63.5 Х 11.8 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 0 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 16 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 4 GB
  • 512 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • No
  • microSD
  • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1500 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationPre PlusA500
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.6 cm2
  • 45.5 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.9%
  • 57.8%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationPre PlusA500
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance
SpecificationPre PlusA500
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • Dual-core 1.0 GHz
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
  • Adreno 203
General specs
General specs
SpecificationPre PlusA500
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2013
  • January
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 80 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 310 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationPre PlusA500
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM)
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
Speed
  • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
  • HSPA 7.2/5.76 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • Proprietary
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.55 W/kg (head) 0.78 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationPre PlusA500
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features
SpecificationPre PlusA500
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For India