Palm Pre vs Samsung Transform

Comparing the Palm Pre vs Samsung Transform across performance, display, camera and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Samsung Transform runs at a higher processing speed of 0.8 GHz, while Palm Pre runs at 0.6 GHz, making Samsung Transform the better performer.

Display: Samsung Transform offers a screen size of 3.5 inches, while Palm Pre offers 3.1 inches, making Samsung Transform the larger display of the two. Both Palm Pre and Samsung Transform feature the same LCD display.

Rear Camera: Both Palm Pre and Samsung Transform feature a 3 MP primary rear camera.

Storage: Palm Pre offers higher internal storage with 8 GB, while Samsung Transform offers 512 GB, making Palm Pre the better option for storage.

Palm Pre

(Discontinued)

Samsung Transform

(Discontinued)

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Summary

Release Date

16 Oct, 2009

10 Oct, 2010

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General

Operating System

WebOS

Android v2.1

Performance

Chipset

N/A	Samsung S3C6410

Processor

600 MHz

800 MHz, Samsung

RAM

N/A

256 MB

Display

Display Type

LCD

Screen Size

3.1 inches (7.87 cm)

3.5 inches (8.89 cm)

Resolution

320x480 px

Pixel Density

186 ppi

165 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

47.85 %

51.11 %

Design

Height

100.5 mm

117 mm

Width

59.5 mm

61 mm

Thickness

16.95 mm

15.00 mm

Weight

133 grams

152 grams

Rear Camera

Resolution

3 MP
Primary Camera

3.2 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

N/A	2048 x 1536 Pixels

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Smile detection

Front Camera

Resolution

N/A	0.3 MP Primary Camera

Battery

Capacity

N/A

1500 mAh

Battery Type

N/A

Li-ion

TalkTime

Up to 5(2G)

Up to 6(2G)

Storage

Internal Storage

8 GB

512 MB

Expandable Storage

Yes	Yes Up to 32 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Single SIM

Network Support

5G Not Supported

Wi-Fi

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

Yes Wi-Fi 3 (802.11 b/g)

Bluetooth

Yes v2.1

Yes v3

GPS

Yes	Yes with A-GPS

Multimedia

Music

Yes Music Formats: Yes Music Formats : MP3 AAC AAC+ eAAC+ AMR QCELP WAV

N/A

Sensors

Other Sensors

N/A	Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer

Java

Yes

N/A

Browser

Yes

N/A

Phone Book

Practically Unlimited

N/A

Email

Yes POP3 IMAP

N/A

Other Facilities

Ambient light proximity Sensors Voice Memo Organiser

N/A