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Palm Pre vs ZTE Blade

Compare recorded specifications, size and practical differences.

Palm Pre

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ZTE Blade

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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.

  • WeightBlade: 23 g lighterBlade: 110 g · Pre: 133 g
  • WidthBlade: 3 mm narrowerBlade: 56.5 mm · Pre: 59.5 mm
  • Screen diagonalPre: 0.4 in smaller diagonalPre: 3.1 in · Blade: 3.5 in
  • DepthBlade: 5.1 mm thinnerBlade: 11.8 mm · Pre: 16.9 mm
  • HeightPre: 15.5 mm shorterPre: 100.5 mm · Blade: 116 mm
  • Release year2009 / 2010Pre: 2009 · Blade: 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 Blade: 116 × 56.5 mm 2
Side
Pre: 100.5 × 16.9 mm 1 Blade: 116 × 11.8 mm 2
  1. 1. Pre
    Height
    100.5 mm
    Width
    59.5 mm
    Depth
    16.9 mm
    Weight
    133 g
  2. 2. Blade
    Height
    116 mm
    Width
    56.5 mm
    Depth
    11.8 mm
    Weight
    110 g

Specifications

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Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials
SpecificationPreBlade
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 100.5 Х 59.5 Х 16.9 mm
  • 116 Х 56.5 Х 11.8 mm
Weight
  • 133 g
  • 110 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • AMOLED or LCD
Screen size
  • 3.1" inch
  • 3.5" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 480 px
  • 480 x 800 px
Internal memoryRecorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 8 GB
  • 256 MB RAM
  • 512 MB RAM
  • 512 MB
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
  • 1250 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Palm webOS
  • Android 2.1 (Eclair)
  • upgradable to 2.2 (Froyo)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm MSM7227 Snapdragon S1
Headphone jack
  • Yes
  • Yes
Display
Display
SpecificationPreBlade
Touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 16M
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 28.6 cm2
  • 34.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 3:2 (height:width)
  • 5:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 47.9%
  • 53.2%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 186 PPI
  • 267 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video
SpecificationPreBlade
Rear camera, main
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 3.15 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions
  • LED flash
Unknown
Video
  • No
  • Yes
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0 MP,
Performance
Performance
SpecificationPreBlade
Processor CPU
  • 600 MHz Cortex-A8
  • 600 MHz ARM 11
Graphics processor GPU
  • PowerVR SGX
  • Adreno 200
General specs
General specs
SpecificationPreBlade
Release date
  • 2009
  • Februray
  • 2010
  • October
Colors
  • Black
  • Black
Historical recorded priceLegacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 180 EUR
  • 170 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 300 h Talking time- Up to 5 h
  • Stand by time- Up to 192 h Talking time- Up to 4 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity
SpecificationPreBlade
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
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
  • hotspot (Android 2.2)
GPS
  • Yes
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
USB
  • microUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.1
  • A2DP (headset support only)
  • 2.1
  • A2DP
  • EDR
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR - 0.92 W/kg (head) 0.94 W/kg (body)
Unknown
Music and Audio
Music and Audio
SpecificationPreBlade
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Other features
Other features
SpecificationPreBlade
Dop
  • Sensors Accelerometer Wireless charging
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • proximity
  • compass - MP4/H.264 player -MP3/WAV/eAAC+ player -Organizer -Voice memo -Predictive text input - Also known as Orange San Francisco
  • T-Mobile Blade