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| Global Score | |
| 37.8 | 40.5 |
| Basic Information | |
| Palm | HP |
| webOS | webOS 2.1 |
| 2009-01-08 | 2011-02-09 |
| 3.96 x 2.34 x 0.67 inches | 3.31 x 2.15 x 0.59 inches |
| 4.76 ounces | 3.63 ounces |
| -- | Black and White |
| $ 100.00 | $ 80.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 3.1 inches | 2.6 inches |
| 320 x 480 pixels | 320 x 400 pixels |
| TFT | LCD |
| 186 pixels per inch | 197 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 7 | 6.9 |
| Performance | |
| -- | Qualcomm Snapdragon S2 MSM7230 chipset |
| processor | Scorpion (Single-Core 800 MHz) processor |
| GPU | Adreno 205 (245 MHz) GPU |
| 5.76 | 7.2 |
| Storage | |
| 8 GB internal memory | 8 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Camera | |
| 3.00 MP | 5.00 MP |
| 5.06 | 5.5 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| EV-DO A and CDMA | HSDPA, HSUPA, UMTS, EDGE and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.6 | 3.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 1150mAh Li-Ion Battery | 910mAh Li-Ion Battery |
| Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 300 hours standby time 5 hours talk time | 300 hours standby time 5 hours talk time |
| 2.8 | 2.4 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 2.1, EDR | Bluetooth 2.1, EDR |
| GPS | GPS |
| Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
HP Veer 4G is a little bit better than Palm Pre, having a 40.5 score against 37.8. HP Veer 4G is a newer cellphone, and it's also much lighter and thinner than Palm Pre. HP Veer 4G counts with a much better processing power than Palm Pre, and although they both have 1 CPU cores, the HP Veer 4G also has an extra graphics processing unit.
Palm Pre counts with a bit more vivid screen than HP Veer 4G, because although it has a just a little worse pixel count in each inch in the screen, it also counts with a bigger display and a slightly higher 480 x 320 resolution. The HP Veer 4G and Palm Pre feature incredibly similar storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos, both of them have exactly the same 8 GB internal memory capacity.
HP Veer 4G shoots just a bit better videos and photos than Palm Pre, because it has a lot more megapixels back-facing camera. Palm Pre features greater battery life than HP Veer 4G, because it has 1150mAh of battery capacity.
HP Veer 4G is not only the best phones in our current comparison, but it's also a lot cheaper, making it very easy to pick between these phones.
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