Palm Pre Plus vs ZTE Grand X V970

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

    Grand X V970: 28 g lighter

    Pre Plus:
    138 g
    Grand X V970:
    110 g
  • Width

    Pre Plus: 5.5 mm narrower

    Pre Plus:
    59.5 mm
    Grand X V970:
    65 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Pre Plus: 1.2 in smaller diagonal

    Pre Plus:
    3.1 in
    Grand X V970:
    4.3 in
  • Depth

    Grand X V970: 7 mm thinner

    Pre Plus:
    16.9 mm
    Grand X V970:
    9.9 mm
  • Height

    Pre Plus: 26.9 mm shorter

    Pre Plus:
    100.5 mm
    Grand X V970:
    127.4 mm
  • Release year

    Pre Plus:
    2010
    Grand X V970:
    2012

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 mm versus Grand X V970
  2. 2. Grand X V970

    Height:
    127.4 mm +26.9 mm versus Pre Plus
    Width:
    65 mm +5.5 mm versus Pre Plus
    Depth:
    9.9 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Pre Plus

    138 g

    +28 g versus Grand X V970

  2. 2. Grand X V970

    110 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. Grand X V970

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

Grand X V970 has approximately 78.1% 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, Grand X V970, compared at the same storage capacity.
StoragePre PlusGrand X V970
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. Grand X V970

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. Grand X V970

    1600 mAh

    +450 mAh versus Pre Plus

Specifications

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1. Pre Plus2. Grand X V970

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Pre Plus, Grand X V970.
SpecificationPre PlusGrand X V970
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 127.4 Х 65 Х 9.9 mm
Weight
  • 138 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • IPS LCD
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 4.3" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 540 x 960 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
  • 1600 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS 1.3.5
  • Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich)
  • upgradable to 4.1.1 (Jelly Bean)
Chipset Unknown
  • Nvidia Tegra 2
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Pre Plus, Grand X V970.
SpecificationPre PlusGrand X V970
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 28.6 cm2
  • 51.0 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.9%
  • 61.6%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 256 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Pre Plus, Grand X V970.
SpecificationPre PlusGrand X V970
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 5 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 5 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA
Performance
Performance — specifications for Pre Plus, Grand X V970.
SpecificationPre PlusGrand X V970
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • 1.0 GHz dual-core Cortex-A9
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
  • ULP GeForce
General specs
General specs — specifications for Pre Plus, Grand X V970.
SpecificationPre PlusGrand X V970
Release date
  • 2010
  • March
  • 2012
  • February
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 170 EUR
  • 230 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, Grand X V970.
SpecificationPre PlusGrand X V970
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Dual SIM (Mini-SIM
  • dual stand-by)
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 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
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • DLNA
  • hotspot
GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Pre Plus, Grand X V970.
SpecificationPre PlusGrand X V970
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others Unknown
  • Dolby Mobile -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Pre Plus, Grand X V970.
SpecificationPre PlusGrand X V970
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264/WMV player -MP3/eAAC+/WMA/WAV player -Document viewer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial -Predictive text input - Also known as ZTE Mimosa X
  • ZTE V970M (based on MediaTek MT6577 with dual-SIM card slots)