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Palm Pre vs T-Mobile Comet

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Palm Pre

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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.

      • WeightComet: 30.9 g lighterComet: 102.1 g · Pre: 133 g
      • WidthComet: 3.6 mm narrowerComet: 55.9 mm · Pre: 59.5 mm
      • Screen diagonalComet: 0.3 in smaller diagonalComet: 2.8 in · Pre: 3.1 in
      • DepthComet: 4.2 mm thinnerComet: 12.7 mm · Pre: 16.9 mm
      • HeightPre: 3.6 mm shorterPre: 100.5 mm · Comet: 104.1 mm
      • Release year2009 / 2010Pre: 2009 · Comet: 2010

      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.

      Front
      Pre: 100.5 × 59.5 mm 1 Comet: 104.1 × 55.9 mm 2
      Side
      Pre: 100.5 × 16.9 mm 1 Comet: 104.1 × 12.7 mm 2
      1. 1. Pre
        Height
        100.5 mm
        Width
        59.5 mm
        Depth
        16.9 mm
        Weight
        133 g
      2. 2. Comet
        Height
        104.1 mm
        Width
        55.9 mm
        Depth
        12.7 mm
        Weight
        102.1 g

      Specifications

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      Everyday essentials
      Everyday essentials
      SpecificationPreComet
      Dimensions (HxWxD)
      • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
      • 104.1 Х 55.9 Х 12.7 mm
      Weight
      • 133 g
      • 102.1 g
      Technology
      • TFT
      • TFT
      Screen size
      • 3.1" inch
      • 2.8" inch
      Screen resolution
      • 320 x 480 px
      • 240 x 320 px
      Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
      • 8 GB
      • 256 MB RAM
      		 Unknown
      Memory card support
      • No
      • microSD
      • up to 32 GB (dedicated slot)
      • 2 GB included
      BatteryCapacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
      • 1150 mAh
      • Removable Li-Ion
      • 1200 mAh
      • Removable Li-Ion
      Operating system OS
      • Palm webOS
      • Android 2.2 (Froyo)
      Chipset Unknown
      • Qualcomm MSM7225 Snapdragon S1
      Headphone jack
      • Yes
      • Yes
      Display
      Display
      SpecificationPreComet
      Touchscreen
      • capacitive touchscreen
      • capacitive touchscreen
      Display colors
      • 16M
      • 256K
      Screen area
      • 28.6 cm2
      • 24.3 cm2
      Screen format
      • 3:2 (height:width)
      • 4:3 (height:width)
      Screen to body ratio
      • 47.9%
      • 41.7%
      PPI /points per inch/
      • 186 PPI
      • 143 PPI
      Camera and Video
      Camera and Video
      SpecificationPreComet
      Rear camera, main
      • 3.15 MP
      • Single
      • 3.15 MP
      • Single
      Camera specs
      • 3.15 MP
      • 3.15 MP
      Functions
      • LED flash
      		 Unknown
      Video
      • No
      • CIF
      Front camera, selfie
      • 0 MP,
      • 0 MP,
      Performance
      Performance
      SpecificationPreComet
      Processor CPU
      • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
      • 528 MHz ARM 11
      Graphics processor GPU
      • PowerVR SGX
      • No
      General specs
      General specs
      SpecificationPreComet
      Release date
      • 2009
      • Februray
      • 2010
      • November
      Colors
      • Black
      • Black
      Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
      • 180 EUR
      • 150 EUR
      Battery life
      • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
      • Stand by time- Up to 288 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
      Communication and Connectivity
      Communication and Connectivity
      SpecificationPreComet
      SIM card
      • Mini-SIM
      • Mini-SIM
      Network
      • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
      • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
      Speed
      • HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
      • HSPA 7.2/0.384 Mbps
      GPRS
      • Class 10
      • Class 10
      Edge
      • Class 10
      • Class 10
      Wi-Fi
      • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
      • Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n
      • hotspot
      GPS
      • Yes
      • Yes
      • with A-GPS
      USB
      • microUSB
      • microUSB 2.0
      Bluetooth
      • 2.1
      • A2DP (headset support only)
      • 2.0
      • A2DP
      Harmful irradiation
      • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.94 W/kg (body)
      		 Unknown
      Music and Audio
      Music and Audio
      SpecificationPreComet
      Radio
      • No
      • FM radio
      Other features
      Other features
      SpecificationPreComet
      Dop
      • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
      • Sensors Accelerometer MP3/WMA/eAAC+ player -MP4/H.264 player -Organizer -Photo viewer/editor -Voice memo/dial/commands -Predictive text input (Swype) For T-Mobile