The Palm Pre is Palm’s latest venture into the smartphone arena. It has their much hyped new Palm webOS operating system and is meant to compete with the likes of the iPhone and blackberry. The Pre has several strong points including its multitasking capabilities and notifications systems. Its vibrant display with multitouch functionality is very nice and its web browser is very solid. It has good call quality and wireless options include 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS.
The downsides are its cramped keyboard and short battery life. It also can’t film videos with its camera and still no flash support for its browser. Other than these few downsides the Palm Pre is a very nice smartphone for on the go professionals, and it’s available for only $149.99 with a new contract from Sprint.
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Here are the full tech specs:
General
- Product Type Smartphone With digital camera / digital player
- Service Provider Sprint Nextel
- Width 2.4 in
- Depth 0.7 in
- Height 3.9 in
- Weight 4.8 oz
Cellular
- Technology CDMA2000 1X
- Band CDMA 800/1900
- Phone Design Slider
- Antenna Internal
- Polyphonic Ringer Yes
- Call Timer Yes
- Speakerphone Yes
- Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b , IEEE 802.11g , Bluetooth 2.1 EDR
- Additional Features QWERTY keyboard layout
Communicator Features
- Operating System Palm webOS
- User Memory 8 GB
Messaging & Data Services
- Messaging Services Yahoo! Messenger , AOL Instant Messenger Service (AIM)
- Mobile Email Yes
- Supported Email Protocols POP3 , IMAP4
- Internet Browser Yes
- EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) Yes
- Messaging / Data Features Mobile blog , XHTML Browser
Multimedia Features
- Playback Digital Video Formats H.264 , MPEG-4 , H.263 video and AMR audio
Digital Camera
- Camera highlights With a resolution of 3 megapixels, this model will give you better pictures than other phones.
- Sensor Resolution 3 megapixels
- Camera Light Source LED light
GPS System
- GPS Navigation GPS receiver
Organizer
- Alarm Clock Yes
- Calendar Yes
- Reminder Yes
- Calculator Basic
Display
- Type LCD display
- Technology TFT
- Display Resolution 320 x 480 pixels
- Diagonal Size 3.1 in
- Color Support Color
- Color Depth 24-bit (16.7 million colors)
- Display Illumination Color White
Digital Player (Recorder)
- Supported Digital Audio Standards AAC , AMR , MP3 , WAV
Memory
- Internal Shared Memory Yes
Connections
- Connector Type 1 x Headset jack – Mini-phone 3.5 mm , 1 x Micro-USB
Price: $99.99
