Palm Pre vs Samsung Galaxy A5

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

  Galaxy A5: 10 g lighter

  Pre:

  133 g

  Galaxy A5:

  123 g

• Width

  Pre: 10.2 mm narrower

  Pre:

  59.5 mm

  Galaxy A5:

  69.7 mm

• Screen diagonal

  Pre: 1.9 in smaller diagonal

  Pre:

  3.1 in

  Galaxy A5:

  5 in

• Depth

  Galaxy A5: 10.2 mm thinner

  Pre:

  16.9 mm

  Galaxy A5:

  6.7 mm

• Height

  Pre: 38.8 mm shorter

  Pre:

  100.5 mm

  Galaxy A5:

  139.3 mm

• Release year

  Pre:

  2009

  Galaxy A5:

  2014

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 +10.2 mm versus Galaxy A5

2. 2. Galaxy A5

   Height:

   139.3 mm +38.8 mm versus Pre

   Width:

   69.7 mm +10.2 mm versus Pre

   Depth:

   6.7 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. Galaxy A5

   Screen diagonal:

   5 in

   Aspect ratio (height:width):

   16:9

   Approximate rectangular screen area:

   68.9 cm²

Galaxy A5 has approximately 140.8% more rectangular screen area than Pre.

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.

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.

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