Palm Pre Plus vs Xolo A500S IPS

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

    A500S IPS: 18 g lighter

    Pre Plus:
    138 g
    A500S IPS:
    120 g
  • Width

    Pre Plus: 3.7 mm narrower

    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
    A500S IPS:
    63.2 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre Plus: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
    A500S IPS:
    4 in
  • Depth

    A500S IPS: 7.9 mm thinner

    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
    A500S IPS:
    9 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 24.5 mm shorter

    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
    A500S IPS:
    125 mm
  • Release year

    Pre Plus:
    2010
    A500S IPS:
    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.

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    Height:
    100.5 mm
    Width:
    59.5 mm
    Depth:
    16.9 mm +7.9 mm versus A500S IPS
  2. 2. A500S IPS

    Height:
    125 mm +24.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    63.2 mm +3.7 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth:
    9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    138 g

    +18 g versus A500S IPS

  2. 2. A500S IPS

    120 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. A500S IPS

    Screen diagonal:
    4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    5:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    45.5 cm²

A500S IPS 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

A500S IPS: 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. A500S IPS

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 battery capacity

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    1150 mAh

  2. 2. A500S IPS

    1400 mAh

    +250 mAh versus Pre Plus

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. A500S IPS

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, A500S IPS.
SpecificationPre PlusA500S IPS
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 125 Х 63.2 Х 9 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 120 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 4" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memory Recorded 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)
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1150 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 1400 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
  • Android 4.2 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Mediatek MT6572W
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pre Plus, A500S IPS.
SpecificationPre PlusA500S IPS
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%
  • 57.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pre Plus, A500S IPS.
SpecificationPre PlusA500S IPS
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, A500S IPS.
SpecificationPre PlusA500S IPS
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • Dual-core 1.3 GHz Cortex-A7
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
  • Mali-400
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, A500S IPS.
SpecificationPre PlusA500S IPS
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2013
  • July
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
  • White
  • Red
  • Blue
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 120 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 492 h (2G) / Up to 470 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 10 h (2G) / Up to 8 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pre Plus, A500S IPS.
SpecificationPre PlusA500S IPS
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual 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 21.1/5.76 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
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
Harmful irradiation Unknown
  • SAR EU - 0.72 W/kg (head) 0.53 W/kg (body)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, A500S IPS.
SpecificationPre PlusA500S IPS
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, A500S IPS.
SpecificationPre PlusA500S IPS
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For India