Palm Treo 500v vs Vertu Signature Touch

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.

  • Weight

    Treo 500v: 72 g lighter

    Treo 500v:
    120 g
    Signature Touch:
    192 g
  • Width

    Treo 500v: 7.5 mm narrower

    Treo 500v:
    61.5 mm
    Signature Touch:
    69 mm
  • Screen diagonal

    Treo 500v: 2.3 in smaller diagonal

    Treo 500v:
    2.4 in
    Signature Touch:
    4.7 in
  • Depth

    Signature Touch: 5.8 mm thinner

    Treo 500v:
    16.5 mm
    Signature Touch:
    10.7 mm
  • Height

    Treo 500v: 35 mm shorter

    Treo 500v:
    110 mm
    Signature Touch:
    145 mm
  • Release year

    Treo 500v:
    2007
    Signature Touch:
    2014

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
    Depth:
    16.5 mm +5.8 mm versus Signature Touch
  2. 2. Signature Touch

    Height:
    145 mm +35 mm versus Treo 500v
    Width:
    69 mm +7.5 mm versus Treo 500v
    Depth:
    10.7 mm

Weight

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

  1. 1. Treo 500v

    120 g

  2. 2. Signature Touch

    192 g

    +72 g versus Treo 500v

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. Signature Touch

    Screen diagonal:
    4.7 in
    Aspect ratio (height:width):
    16:9
    Approximate rectangular screen area:
    60.9 cm²

Signature Touch has approximately 241.4% 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.

Recorded RAM for Treo 500v, Signature Touch, compared at the same storage capacity.
StorageTreo 500vSignature Touch
64 GB Unknown 2 GB RAM
Treo 500v: Original memory entry

150 MB

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. Signature Touch

NFC:
Yes
Headphone jack:
Yes
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

  2. 2. Signature Touch

    2275 mAh

    +1075 mAh versus Treo 500v

Specifications

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1. Treo 500v2. Signature Touch

Everyday essentials
Everyday essentials — specifications for Treo 500v, Signature Touch.
SpecificationTreo 500vSignature Touch
Dimensions (HxWxD)
  • 110 Х 61.5 Х 16.5 mm
  • 145 Х 69 Х 10.7 mm
Weight
  • 120 g
  • 192 g
Technology
  • TFT
  • Sapphire crystal glass
Screen size
  • 2.4" inch
  • 4.7" inch
Screen resolution
  • 320 x 240 px
  • 1080 x 1920 px
Internal memory Recorded storage / RAM variants. Entries are alternatives, not a combined maximum. Ambiguous formats stay as recorded.
  • 150 MB
  • 64 GB
  • 2 GB RAM
Memory card support
  • microSD (dedicated slot)
  • No
Battery Capacity is not battery life. No endurance test is implied.
  • 1200 mAh
  • Removable Li-Ion
  • 2275 mAh
  • Non-removable Li-Ion
Operating system OS
  • Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.0 Standard Edition
  • Android 4.4.2 (KitKat)
Chipset Unknown
  • Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 (28 nm)
NFC Unknown
  • Yes
Headphone jack
  • No
  • Yes
Display
Display — specifications for Treo 500v, Signature Touch.
SpecificationTreo 500vSignature Touch
Touchscreen Unknown
  • capacitive touchscreen
Display colors
  • 65K
  • 16M
Screen area
  • 17.8 cm2
  • 60.9 cm2
Screen format
  • 4:3 (height:width)
  • 16:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio
  • 26.4%
  • 60.9%
PPI /points per inch/
  • 167 PPI
  • 469 PPI
Screen protection Unknown
  • Scratch-proof glass
Camera and Video
Camera and Video — specifications for Treo 500v, Signature Touch.
SpecificationTreo 500vSignature Touch
Rear camera, main
  • 2 MP
  • Single
  • 13 MP
  • Single
Camera specs
  • 2 MP
  • 13 MP
  • Hasselblad certified
  • AF
Functions Unknown
  • Dual-LED flash
Video
  • Yes
  • 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie
  • 0 MP,
  • 2.1 MP
  • Single
Specifications Unknown
  • 2.1 MP
Performance

Scores marked * are historical catalogue entries. Test conditions are unspecified; no new testing is implied.

Performance — specifications for Treo 500v, Signature Touch.
SpecificationTreo 500vSignature Touch
Processor CPU
  • 32-bit Intel XScale PXA270 312 MHz
  • Quad-core 2.3 GHz Krait 400
Graphics processor GPU Unknown
  • Adreno 330
GeekBench 4 Single Core * Unknown
  • 354
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core * Unknown
  • 1174
General specs
General specs — specifications for Treo 500v, Signature Touch.
SpecificationTreo 500vSignature Touch
Release date
  • 2007
  • September
  • 2014
  • June
Colors
  • Black
  • White
  • Jet/ Claret leather
  • pure Jet leather
  • Pure Jet Red Gold
  • Seaspray/ Damson/ Pure navy lizard
  • Jet Alligator
  • Clous De Paris
Historical recorded price Legacy catalogue value; date unknown. Not a current offer.
  • 90 EUR
  • 8290 EUR
Battery life
  • Stand by time- Up to 240 h Talking time- Up to 4 h 30 min
  • Stand by time- Up to 380 h Talking time- Up to 15 h 30 min
Communication and Connectivity
Communication and Connectivity — specifications for Treo 500v, Signature Touch.
SpecificationTreo 500vSignature Touch
SIM card
  • Mini-SIM
  • Micro-SIM
Network
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 900 / 1800 / 1900
  • Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100)
  • 5(850)
  • 7(2600)
  • 8(900)
  • 17(700)
  • 20(800)
  • 25(1900)
Speed
  • Yes
  • 384 kbps
  • HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps
  • LTE Cat4 150/50 Mbps
GPRS
  • Class 10
  • Yes
Edge
  • No
  • Yes
Wi-Fi
  • No
  • Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac
  • dual-band
  • Wi-Fi Direct
  • hotspot
GPS
  • No
  • Yes
  • with A-GPS
  • GLONASS
USB
  • miniUSB
  • microUSB 2.0
  • USB Host
Bluetooth
  • 2.0
  • A2DP
  • 4.0
  • A2DP
  • LE
Harmful irradiation
  • SAR EU - 0.89 W/kg (head)
  • SAR - 0.69 W/kg (head) 1.29 W/kg (body) SAR EU - 0.49 W/kg (head)
Music and Audio
Music and Audio — specifications for Treo 500v, Signature Touch.
SpecificationTreo 500vSignature Touch
Radio
  • No
  • No
Others
  • 5-way navigation button
  • Dolby Digital Plus audio enhancement -Bang & Olufsen -Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic
Other features
Other features — specifications for Treo 500v, Signature Touch.
SpecificationTreo 500vSignature Touch
Dop
  • MP3/AAC/AAC+/WMA/OGG/AMR player -WMV/MP4 player -Organizer -Pocket Office -Voice memo
  • Sensors Accelerometer
  • gyro
  • proximity
  • compass - Titanium body (forged grade 5) and luxurious calf leather covered rear panel - Also known as Vertu Signature Touch RM-980V
  • RM-980C