Palm Pre 2 vs. HP Pre 3: what's changed?
The Veer may be the cutest of the bunch, but Pre 3 has clearly taken the reigns as HP's top-of-the-line smartphone from the Palm Pre 2, and it's managed to do so while hanging onto the same portrait QWERTY slider form factor and most of the industrial design cues. So, under the hood, what's really changed? Quite a bit, turns out -- so follow the break for a line-by-line breakdown.
Palm Pre 2  | HP Pre 3  |
Dimensions | 59.6 x 100.7 x 16.9mm | 64 x 111 x 16mm |
Processor | 1GHz TI OMAP 3630 | 1.4GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8x55 |
RAM | 512MB | 512MB |
Display | 3.1-inch 480 x 320 | 3.58-inch 800 x 480 |
Camera | 5 megapixel with VGA video capture, no secondary | 5 megapixel primary with 720p video capture, VGA secondary |
Storage | 16GB | 8GB or 16GB |
Cellular radio | GSM / HSDPA or CDMA | GSM / HSPA+ and CDMA |
WiFi | 802.11b/g | 802.11b/g/n (dual-band) |
Bluetooth | 2.1 + EDR | 2.1 + EDR |
Gyroscope | No | No |
Accelerometer | Yes | Yes |
Touch-to-share capability | No | Yes |
Battery capacity | 1,150mAh | 1,230mAh |
