Palm made a splash in the early summer of 2009 when it released its Pre, the hotly anticipated smartphone that signaled its re-rentry into the market it had once dominated with the Pilot and Treo handhelds. Not to be outdone, Apple soon released the iPhone 3GS, the successor to its hit iPhone 3G.
With two new handsets on the market, though, how's someone seeking a new web-connected, media-enabled phone to choose? This chart will help you see, at a glance, how the features of the Palm Pre and iPhone 3GS stack up to each other.
| iPhone 3GS | Palm Pre | |
| Capacity | 16GB, 32GB | 8GB |
| Multitouch screen | Yes | Yes |
| Screen size (inches) /Resolution |
3.5 / 480 x 320 | 3.1 / 320 x 480 |
| Battery Life | Talk/Web/Video: 5/9/10 hours Audio: 30 hours |
Unknown |
| GPS | Yes | Yes |
| Camera | 3 megapixel | 3 megapixel |
| Records Video? | Yes, 30 fps | No |
| Onboard Video Editing? | Yes | No |
| App Store | Apple App Store | Palm App Catalog |
| Carrier | AT&T | Sprint |
| Network Type | 3G | 3G |
| WiFi | Yes | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes | Yes |
| Sensors | Ambient light, proximity, accelerometer | Ambient light, proximity, accelerometer |
| Keyboard | Onscreen | Physical |
| Size (in inches) | 4.5 x 2.4 x 0.48 | 2.3 x 3.9 x .67 |
| Weight (in ounces) | 4.8 | 4.76 |
| Price | $199/$299 | $199 |
| Reviews | iPhone 3GS Review | Palm Pre review |
