Palm Pre Touchscreen Mobile Review and Specs

Palm Pre Complete Review

Palm Pre Features:

The Palm® Pre™ phone is available on the Sprint network.

Operating system Palm® webOS™ Network specs1 3G EVDO Rev A Display 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320x480 resolution HVGA display Keyboard Physical QWERTY keyboard Email2 Microsoft Exchange email with Microsoft® Direct Push Technology POP3/IMAP (Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, etc). Messaging Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS GPS3 Built-in GPS Digital camera 3 megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field Sensors Ambient light, accelerometer, and proximity Media formats supported Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 Image Formats: GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP Wireless connectivity4 Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support Memory 8GB (~7GB user available)5 USB mass storage support Connector MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed Headphone jack 3.5mm stereo Palm Touchstone™ Charging Dock6 Compatible Dimensions Width: 59.5mm (2.3 inches) Height: 100.5mm (3.9 inches) Thickness: 16.95mm (0.67 inches) Weight 135 grams (4.76 ounces)

Pros

• New user interface is simple but powerful
• Meets the needs of consumers and businesspeople
• Syncs with iTunes

Cons

• Only 8 GB of storage -- no memory card slot
• Cramped keyboard
• No LED notification light

Conclusion:

Despite some missing features and performance issues that make it less than ideal for on-the-go professionals, the Palm Pre offers gadget lovers and consumers well-integrated features and unparalled multitasking capabilities. The hardware could be better, but more importantly, Palm has developed a solid OS that not only rivals the competition but also sets a new standard in the way smartphones handle tasks and manage information.