Palm Pre vs Plum Velocity

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.

• Width

  Pre: 3 mm narrower

  Pre:

  59.5 mm

  Velocity:

  62.5 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Velocity: 0.5 in smaller diagonal

  Pre:

  3.1 in

  Velocity:

  2.6 in

• Depth

  Velocity: 4.3 mm thinner

  Pre:

  16.9 mm

  Velocity:

  12.6 mm

• Height

  Pre: 13 mm shorter

  Pre:

  100.5 mm

  Velocity:

  113.5 mm

• Release year

  Pre:

  2009

  Velocity:

  2011

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

   Height:

   100.5 mm

   Width:

   59.5 mm

   Depth:

   16.9 mm +4.3 mm versus Velocity

2. 2. Velocity

   Height:

   113.5 mm +13 mm versus Pre

   Width:

   62.5 mm +3 mm versus Pre

   Depth:

   12.6 mm

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

   Screen diagonal:

   3.1 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   3:2

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   28.6 cm²

2. 2. Velocity

   Screen diagonal:

   2.6 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   4:3

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   20.9 cm²

Pre has approximately 36.7% more rectangular screen area than Velocity.

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.

Practical features

Explicit Yes and No values are shown directly. Qualified or regional records retain their details. Unknown means the record is missing.

Battery capacity

Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.

Open a section for more detail. On narrow screens, swipe sideways or use Left/Right arrow keys while the table is focused. Unknown means missing data, not No. Recorded zero values are shown as recorded.