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Palm Pre Plus vs Xolo Q500

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

    Q500: 22 g lighter

    Pre Plus:
    138 g
    Q500:
    116 g
  • Width

    Pre Plus: 3.5 mm narrower

    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
    Q500:
    63 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre Plus: 0.9 in smaller diagonal

    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
    Q500:
    4 in
  • Depth

    Q500: 6.2 mm thinner

    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
    Q500:
    10.7 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 18 mm shorter

    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
    Q500:
    118.5 mm
  • Release year

    Pre Plus:
    2010
    Q500:
    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 +6.2 mm versus Q500
  2. 2. Q500

    Height:
    118.5 mm +18 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    63 mm +3.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth:
    10.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    138 g

    +22 g versus Q500

  2. 2. Q500

    116 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. Q500

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

Q500 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.

Recorded RAM for Pre Plus, Q500, compared at the same storage capacity.
StoragePre PlusQ500
4 GB Unknown 1 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. Q500

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. Q500

    1450 mAh

    +300 mAh versus Pre Plus

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. Q500

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, Q500.
SpecificationPre PlusQ500
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 118.5 Х 63 Х 10.7 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 116 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
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
  • 1 GB 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
  • 1450 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
  • Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM8225Q Snapdragon S4 Play
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pre Plus, Q500.
SpecificationPre PlusQ500
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%
  • 61.0%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 233 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pre Plus, Q500.
SpecificationPre PlusQ500
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
  • panorama
  • HDR
Video
  • Yes
  • 720p
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, Q500.
SpecificationPre PlusQ500
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • Quad-core 1.2 GHz Cortex-A5
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
  • Adreno 203
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, Q500.
SpecificationPre PlusQ500
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2013
  • November
Colors
  • Black
  • White
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 90 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 333 h (2G) / Up to 242 h (3G) Talking time- Up to 13 h 20 min (2G) / Up to 10 h (3G)
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Pre Plus, Q500.
SpecificationPre PlusQ500
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - 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
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 3.0
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, Q500.
SpecificationPre PlusQ500
Radio
  • No
  • FM radio
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, Q500.
SpecificationPre PlusQ500
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity - For India