Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB vs Palm Pre 2 GSM

Comparing the Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB vs Palm Pre 2 GSM across performance, display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Palm Pre 2 GSM runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB runs at 0.6 GHz, making Palm Pre 2 GSM the better performer.

Display: Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB offers a screen size of 3.5 inches, while Palm Pre 2 GSM offers 3.1 inches, making Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB the larger display of the two. Both Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB and Palm Pre 2 GSM feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Palm Pre 2 GSM offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB offers 3.2 MP, making Palm Pre 2 GSM better for rear camera photography.

Storage: Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Palm Pre 2 GSM offers 16 GB, making Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB the better option for storage.

Apple iPhone 3GS 8GB

(Discontinued)

Palm Pre 2 GSM

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

19 Jun, 2009

23 Nov, 2010

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General

Operating System

iOS

WebOS v2

Performance

Chipset

Samsung S5PC100

N/A

Processor

600 MHz

1 GHz

RAM

256 MB

512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

3.1 inches (7.87 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px

Pixel Density

165 ppi

186 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

50.86 %

47.68 %

Design

Height

115.5 mm

100.7 mm

Width

62.1 mm

59.6 mm

Thickness

12.30 mm

16.90 mm

Weight

135 grams

145 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes	Yes LED Flash

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

640x480 @ 30

N/A

Video Recording Features

Optical Image stabilization

N/A

Battery

TalkTime

Up to 5(3G) / Up to 12(2G)

Up to 5.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Music

N/A	Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 WAV eAAC+ with 3.5 mm audio jack

Sensors

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Java

N/A	Yes MIDP 2.1

Browser

N/A

Yes

Phone Book

N/A	Yes Practically unlimited entries Photocall

SMS

N/A	Yes Threaded View

MMS

N/A

Yes

Email

N/A	Yes IMAP POP3 SMTP Microsoft Exchange Microsoft Direct Push e-mail Push e-mail

Other Facilities

N/A	Organizer Document viewer Adobe Flash 10.1 Voice memo/dial Predictive text input