Palm Treo 500v vs Sony Ericsson W960

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.

  • Width

    W960: 6.5 mm narrower

    Treo 500v:
    61.5 mm
    W960:
    55 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Treo 500v: 0.2 in smaller diagonal

    Treo 500v:
    2.4 in
    W960:
    2.6 in
  • Depth

    W960: 0.5 mm thinner

    Treo 500v:
    16.5 mm
    W960:
    16 mm

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. Treo 500v

    Height:
    110 mm
    Width:
    61.5 mm +6.5 mm versus W960
    Depth:
    16.5 mm +0.5 mm versus W960
  2. 2. W960

    Height:
    109 mm
    Width:
    55 mm
    Depth:
    16 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Treo 500v

    120 g

    +1 g versus W960

  2. 2. W960

    119 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. Treo 500v

    Screen diagonal:
    2.4 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    17.8 cm²
  2. 2. W960

    Screen diagonal:
    2.6 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    4:3
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    20.9 cm²

W960 has approximately 17.4% more rectangular screen area than Treo 500v.

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.

Treo 500v: Original memory entry

150 MB

W960: Original memory entry

8 GB · 128 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. Treo 500v

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
See details microSD (dedicated slot)

2. W960

NFC:
Unknown
Headphone jack:
No
Memory card support:
No

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. Treo 500v

    1200 mAh

    +300 mAh versus W960

  2. 2. W960

    900 mAh

Specifications

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1. Treo 500v2. W960

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Treo 500v, W960.
SpecificationTreo 500vW960
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 61.5 Х 16.5 mm
  • 109 Х 55 Х 16 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 119 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • TFT
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 2.6" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 240 x 320 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 150 MB
  • 8 GB
  • 128 MB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 900 mAh
  • Removable Li-Po
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Symbian 9.1
  • UIQ 3.0
Headphone jack
  • No
  • No
Display
Display — specifications for Treo 500v, W960.
SpecificationTreo 500vW960
Touchscreen Unknown
  • resistive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 256K
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 20.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 4:3 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 26.4%
  • 34.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 154 PPI
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Treo 500v, W960.
SpecificationTreo 500vW960
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 3.15 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 3.15 MP
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 320p@15fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 0.3 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • VGA videocall camera
Performance
Performance — specifications for Treo 500v, W960.
SpecificationTreo 500vW960
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • 32-bit Philips Nexperia PNX4008 208 MHz
General specs
General specs — specifications for Treo 500v, W960.
SpecificationTreo 500vW960
Release date
  • 2007
  • September
  • 2007
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Vinyl Black
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 180 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 370 h Talking time- Up to 9 h
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Treo 500v, W960.
SpecificationTreo 500vW960
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Mini-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
Speed
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Class 10
Edge
  • No
  • No
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11b
GPS
  • No
  • No
USB
  • miniUSB
  • 2.0
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.89 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.81 W/kg (head) 1.12 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.96 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Treo 500v, W960.
SpecificationTreo 500vW960
Radio
  • No
  • Stereo FM radio
  • RDS
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • Handwriting recognition -Wallpapers
  • screensavers
Other features
Other features — specifications for Treo 500v, W960.
SpecificationTreo 500vW960
Dop
  • MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player -Organizer -Pocket Office -Voice memo
  • Walkman Touch player -TrackID music recognition -Document editor (Word
  • Excel
  • PowerPoint
  • PDF) -Predictive text input -Photo editor -Organizer -Voice memo