Palm Pre Plus vs Samsung i897 Captivate

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Comparing the Palm Pre Plus vs Samsung i897 Captivate across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung i897 Captivate runs at a higher processing speed of 1.0 GHz, while Palm Pre Plus runs at 0.6 GHz, making Samsung i897 Captivate the better performer.


Display: Samsung i897 Captivate offers a screen size of 4 inches, while Palm Pre Plus offers 3.1 inches, making Samsung i897 Captivate the larger display of the two. Samsung i897 Captivate features a Super AMOLED display compared to Palm Pre Plus's LCD, making Samsung i897 Captivate the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Samsung i897 Captivate offers a higher rear camera resolution with 5 MP, while Palm Pre Plus offers 3 MP, making Samsung i897 Captivate better for rear camera photography.


Battery: Samsung i897 Captivate offers a higher battery capacity with 1500 mAh, while Palm Pre Plus offers 1150 mAh, making Samsung i897 Captivate better for longer battery life.


Storage: Both Palm Pre Plus and Samsung i897 Captivate offer the same internal storage of 16 GB.

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Summary

Release Date

19 May, 2010
30 Jul, 2010

Performance

N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 3110
(upto 600 MHz)
(upto 1 GHz)
512 MB RAM
512 MB RAM

Display

3.1 inches (7.87 cm)
4 inches (10.16 cm)
LCD
Super AMOLED
320x480 px
480x800 px

Rear Camera

3 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Battery

1150 mAh
1500 mAh

Storage

16 GB
16 GB

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General

Operating System

WebOS v1.3
Android v2.1

Performance

Chipset

N/A
Samsung Exynos 3 3110

Processor

600 MHz
1 GHz

Graphics (GPU)

N/A
PowerVR SGX 540

RAM

512 MB
512 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

3.1 inches  (7.87 cm)
4 inches  (10.16 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px
480x800 px

Pixel Density

186 ppi
233 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

47.85 %
57.9 %

Design

Height

100.5 mm
122.4 mm

Width

59.5 mm
64.2 mm

Thickness

16.90 mm
9.90 mm

Weight

138 grams
118 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

3 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Primary Camera

Autofocus

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection
Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Video Recording

N/A
1280x720 @ 25

Battery

Capacity

1150 mAh
1500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5(2G)
Up to 6.5(3G) / Up to 13.5(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

16 GB
16 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes
Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM
Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported
5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 a/b/g)
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1
Yes v3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS
Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Music

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

Sensors

Other Sensors

Accelerometer
Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Games

3D Games
N/A

Java

Yes MIDP 2.1
N/A

Browser

Yes
N/A

Phone Book

Practically unlimited entries Photocall
N/A

SMS

Yes
N/A

MMS

Yes
N/A

Email

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

Other Facilities

Multi-touch input method Organizer Document viewer Voice memo/dial
N/A