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
