HP
Veer 4G
vs. Palm
Pre Plus

Palm Pre Plus

4.5

Tie webOS

Palm Pre Plus

"The web OS browser is good. Pages load quickly and appear in full on the screen."
techradar.com | talking about the Pre Plus's web-browser
"It's still very bright and vibrant; decent in sunlight and farily resistant to fingerprints"
techradar.com | talking about the Pre Plus's screen

Reasons to buy the Palm Pre Plus

compatibility-score
Average compatibility with headphones
1.0
Screen type
More basic screen
TFT LCD screens is generally not as bright or as vivid as OLED
Internal storage
Average amount of internal storage
16 GB
Battery capacity
Small battery capacity
1,150 mAh
Screen size
Small screen
3.1"
Standby time
Average standby time
14.6 days
Talk time
Short talk time
5.5 hours
HP Veer 4G

4.3

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HP Veer 4G

"The HP Veer 4G has a cute, compact design."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the Veer 4G's form-factor
"No problems with general performance."
reviews.cnet.com | talking about the Veer 4G's processor

Reasons to buy the HP Veer 4G

Size
Really small
54x84x15 mm
Wifi
Average speed wifi
802.11n (150 mbps)
Weight
Light-weight
103 g
Frequency
Slow processor
0.8 GHz
Camera resolution
Average resolution
5 MP
Thickness
Thick
15 mm
Screen PPI
Not very sharp screen
196 PPI

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Overview

Screen 3.9 vs 5.1
Palm Pre Plus Winner: Palm Pre Plus
[details]
  • Brighter and more vivid colour reproduction, TFT LCD vs LCD
  • More than 30% larger screen, 3.1" vs 2.6"
Size 7.5 vs 7.0
HP Veer 4G Winner: HP Veer 4G
[details]
  • More than 30% smaller, 54x84x15 mm vs 59x100x16 mm
  • Around 30% lighter, 103 g vs 138 g
  • More than 10% thinner, 15 mm vs 17 mm
Storage 1.5 vs 1.9
Palm Pre Plus Winner: Palm Pre Plus
[details]
  • More than 2x more internal storage, which means more music, photos and movies, 16 GB vs 7.8 GB
Keyboard & keypad 5.5 vs 5.5
Too close to call
[details]
  • Have full keyboards
Music 4.0 vs 4.0
Too close to call
[details]
  • Neither have built in FM Radios
Battery 3.3 vs 3.5
Too close to call
[details]
  • Short talk time
  • Lower capacity batteries
Photo & Video - vs -
Missing information
[details]
  • Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc
Web browsing - vs -
Missing information
[details]
  • Neither supports Adobe Flash
Network - vs -
Missing information
[details]
  • Not the latest bluetooth support
  • Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
  • Neither have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
Sensors - vs -
Missing information
[details]
  • Lack assisted GPS
Processing power - vs 3.3
Missing information
[details]
  • Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
  • Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
Overall 4.3 vs 4.5

Screen

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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Screen size 2.6" vs 3.1" Very small screens
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Screen resolution 400x320 vs 480x320 Low resolution screens
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Screen PPI 196 PPI vs 185 PPI Lower quality display of text, images and video
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Screen type LCD vs TFT LCD Average color reproduction and brightness
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Touchscreen type Capacitive vs Capacitive Touchscreen

Size

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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Weight 103 g vs 138 g The Veer 4G is quite light, but the Pre Plus is heavier
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Thickness 15 mm vs 17 mm The Veer 4G is not too thick, but the Pre Plus is quite thick
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Size 54x84x15 mm vs 59x100x16 mm The Veer 4G is fairly small, but the Pre Plus is large
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Waterproof No vs No Neither are waterproof

Storage

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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Memory card None vs None Neither has a memory card slot
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Internal storage 7.8 GB vs 16 GB Average amount of internal storage for storing music, photos and movies

Keyboard & keypad

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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Numeric keypad None vs None Neither has a numeric keypad
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Keyboard QWERTY keyboard vs QWERTY keyboard Have full keyboards

Music

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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FM Radio No vs No Neither have built in FM Radios
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FM Transmitter No vs No Neither have built-in FM transmitters
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Headphone jack Proprietary vs 3.5 mm Both have a headphone jack

Battery

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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Talk time 5 hours vs 5.5 hours Short talk time
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Standby time 12.5 days vs 14.6 days Average standby time
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Battery capacity 910 mAh vs 1,150 mAh Lower capacity batteries
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Technology Lithium Ion vs Lithium Ion

Photo & Video

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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Camera 5 MP vs 3 MP They both have cameras
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Flash Yes vs Yes Both have camera flashes
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Secondary Camera None vs None
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Movie format Unknown vs Unknown
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Video out None vs None Neither have video output to connect to TVs etc

Web browsing

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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Browser benchmark Unknown vs Unknown
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Adobe Flash support No vs No Neither supports Adobe Flash

Network

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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Network HSDPA (7.2 mbps) vs HSDPA (7.2 mbps) Average data speeds
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Generation 3.5G vs 3.5G Standard network technology
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Download speed Unknown vs Unknown
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Upload speed Unknown vs Unknown
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Network latency Unknown vs Unknown
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Wifi 802.11n (150 mbps) vs 802.11g (54 mbps) The Veer 4G's has average speed wifi, but the Pre Plus is slower than most
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Wifi hotspot No vs No Neither have wifi hotspots for wireless tethering
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NFC No vs No Neither support NFC for wireless transactions
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Bluetooth 2.1 vs 2.1 Not the latest bluetooth support

Sensors

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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GPS GPS vs GPS Lack assisted GPS
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Accelerometer Yes vs Yes Both include an accelerometer
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Compass Unknown vs Unknown
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Gyroscope No vs No

Processing power

HP
Veer 4G
HP Veer 4G
Palm Pre Plus Palm
Pre Plus
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Frequency 0.8 GHz vs 600 MHz Less powerful processors than average, less snapiness and responsiveness
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Number of cores Single core vs Single core Both have less multitasking capability due to having only 1 core
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RAM Unknown vs 512 MB

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