Let's face it, the rumor-heat around the web is growing rapidly as we move on towards the launch of the Palm Pre and the Worldwide Developers Conference '09 where Apple might be revealing the new iPhone.

Now in such a situation, its better for one to most closely keep an eye on the actual facts and figures of a product instead of paying attention to any rumors about it.

Therefore! keeping in mind the need of our users, we have come up with a detailed comparison of the features and specifications of the Palm Pre and iPhone side-by-side. In this case, we will assume to compare the Pre with an iPhone loaded with the 3.0 OS and all data will be based upon facts we already know about both the devices. So here it is:

	Palm Pre	Apple iPhone
Manufacturer	Palm, Inc.	Apple Inc.
Operating System	Palm WebOS	iPhone OS
Type	Slide-out	Candybar
Career	Sprint	AT&T
Touchscreen	Yes	Yes
Screen size	3.1 inches	3.5 inches
Input	Physical Keyboard	Virtual Keyboard
Multitasking	Yes	No
Camera	3MP with LED flash	2MP without flash
Video Recording	Yes	No
WiFi and GPS	Yes	Yes
Networks	CDMA	GSM
Removable Battery?	Yes	No
Memory	8GB only	8GB or 16GB only
Price	$200 with contract	$200 pr $300 with contract

Thats most of the facts about the Pre and the iPhone that we know as of now. If there is an error or we missed out an important piece of data, be sure to point it out. Most of the features discussed for the iPhone in this table are for the current model of the iPhone.

As you can see that the iPhone has an edge over the Pre at some areas while the Pre seems to be as competitive in terms of features and functionality. Now we will leave the rest for you to decide on which one is better and why.

Also don't forget to take a look at the comparison of Nokia N97 vs iPhone.