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Full Specifications September 2, 2026
Palm · 2009

Palm Pre

Palm Pre smartphone. Announced Feb 2009. Features 3.1″ display, 3.15 MP primary camera, 1150 mAh battery, 8 GB storage, 256 MB RAM.

Display 3.1"
RAM 256 GB
Storage 8GB storage, no card slot
Camera 3 MP
Battery 1150 mAh
OS Palm webOS
Build 133g, 16.9mm thickness

Launch

Announced 2009, Februray. Released 2009, October
Status Discontinued

Platform

OS Palm webOS
CPU 600 MHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX

Display

Type TFT
Size 3.1 inches, 28.6 cm 2 (~47.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~186 ppi density)

Memory

Card slot No
Internal 8GB 256MB RAM

Main Camera

Single 3.15 MP
Features LED flash
Video No

Selfie camera

cam2modules No

Body

Dimensions 100.5 x 59.5 x 16.9 mm (3.96 x 2.34 x 0.67 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM

Battery

Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Charging Wireless
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 5 h

Sound

Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes

Comms

WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP (headset support only)
Positioning GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB

Network

Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps

Features

Sensors Accelerometer
Browser WAP 2.0 / HTML

Our Tests

Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -53.9dB

Misc

Colors Black
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.94 W/kg (body)
In depth

Full specifications

Announced 2009, Februray. Released 2009, October
Status Discontinued
OS Palm webOS
CPU 600 MHz Cortex-A8
GPU PowerVR SGX
Type TFT
Size 3.1 inches, 28.6 cm 2 (~47.9% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 320 x 480 pixels, 3:2 ratio (~186 ppi density)
Card slot No
Internal 8GB 256MB RAM
Single 3.15 MP
Features LED flash
Video No
cam2modules No
Dimensions 100.5 x 59.5 x 16.9 mm (3.96 x 2.34 x 0.67 in)
Weight 133 g (4.69 oz)
Keyboard QWERTY
SIM Mini-SIM
Type Removable Li-Ion 1150 mAh battery
Charging Wireless
Stand-by Up to 300 h
Talk time Up to 5 h
Loudspeaker Yes
3.5mm jack Yes
WLAN Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
Bluetooth 2.1, A2DP (headset support only)
Positioning GPS
Radio No
USB microUSB
Technology GSM / HSPA
2G bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G bands HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Speed HSPA 3.6/0.384 Mbps
Sensors Accelerometer
Browser WAP 2.0 / HTML
Camera Photo
Loudspeaker Voice 71dB / Noise 68dB / Ring 80dB
Audio quality Noise -95.7dB / Crosstalk -53.9dB
Colors Black
SAR 0.92 W/kg (head)     0.94 W/kg (body)
Price About 180 EUR
PhoneInsight Benchmark
24.6/100
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