Product Comparison: Casio FX-CG500 vs HP Prime G2

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Casio FX-CG500 Graphing Calculator

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General Specifications

Brand

Casio

Model

FX-CG500

Prime G2

Origin

China

About the Product

The fx-CG500 brings touchscreen technology to the graphing calculator. Its extra-large screen allows for more complete and detailed viewing of mathematics and its drag-and-drop functionality enables students to quickly and intuitively pull information from one representation into another.

Experience math in the age of touch with HP Prime—a sleek, full-color graphing calculator with an application based interface, touch-screen and keypad.

Size & Weight

Color

Gray

Black/Silver

Height

8.3 in.

7.13 in.

Width

8.11 in.

3.38 in.

Depth

3.5 in.

0.55 in.

Weight

11.11 oz.

8.04 oz.

What customers say about "Size & Weight"

Casio FX-CG500 Graphing Calculator

Pocketable, complete, easy to use.
Fits perfectly in your coat or uniform pocket.
Nice size, lasts forever.
Simple and easy to use. Amazing size and weight.
Easy to use. Lightweight. Compact with a protective case.

HP Prime G2 Graphing Calculator

Fits comfortably in the hand.
Great size and weight.
Compact enough to carry.
Excellent size that fits in your pocket.
An excellent calculator size for easy viewing of charts.

Display

Display Type

LCD

TFT LCD

Display Size

4.8 in (528 x 320 pixels)

3.5 in (320 x 240 pixels)

Touch Screen

Yes

Display Resolution

140 dpi

Touch Screen

What customers say about "Display"

Casio FX-CG500 Graphing Calculator

The touch screen sensitivity is excellent.
The touch screen and stylus are precise and sensitive.
The display is large enough to view functions side-by-side with their graphs.
Large clear screen shows your steps and makes it easy to check your math.
Its functions are straight forward and accessible and it has a nice big screen.

HP Prime G2 Graphing Calculator

This is an awesome calculator. I love the input methods and how the touch screen helps.
The touch screen is very good and responsive.
The UI is very accessible and intuitive.
Really convenient to use with a very responsive touch screen.
The display is great for graphs and the display is a touch screen.

Features

Internal Memory

24 MB

512 MB

RAM

500 KB

256000 KB

PC Connectivity

Yes

Battery Type

4 x AAA Batteries

Rechargeable Battery

Battery Life

4 days

Pre-Loaded Applications

Statistics, eActivity, Graphing, 3D graph function, Geometry, Picture Plot, Differential, Finance, Program, Physics, Sequence Graphing

Parametric, Advanced Graphing, Geometry, Spreadsheet, Statistics, Inference, DataStreamer, Trig

Extras

Strong Build And Design, Ergonomic design

Ergonomic design, HP Prime Mobile App, Touch screen or keypad navigation

What customers say about "Features"

Casio FX-CG500 Graphing Calculator

The graphs are beautiful, fast, and there are numerous solving tools such as min/max, intercepts, etc.
The size is outstanding and features are very easy to get used to.
Powerful graphing calculator and easy to update it.
The processing speed is slower than my Prime.

HP Prime G2 Graphing Calculator