Reviews of the Palm Pre (Sprint)
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maclife.com
Review Summary: Background apps are awesome, and (apparently) some users are still married to a physical keyboard. But for most Mac users, the Palm Pre doesn't stack up, leaving the smartphone score at Apple: 3, iPhone killers: 0.
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infosyncworld.com
Review Summary: Like the iPhone two years ago, the Palm Pre will be an O2 exclusive at introduction in the UK, meaning that it'll be a signature phone rather than the "mass market" approach Palm originally hoped for (and that Apple has got its eyes up for recently). ...
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macworld.com
Review Summary: With sagging profits and an uphill slog in front of it, Palm has had to bet the farm on the Pre's success as well as that of its underlying ground-up technological revamp, the webOS. So can Palm do it? Does the Pre live up to its hype? Let's take a ...
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mobilegazette.com
Review Summary: The Pre's key selling proposition is the new webOS operating system which allows true multitasking in a novel interface that is designed to make managing multiple applications as easy as possible. In terms of technological "wow factor", the Pre is one ...
Manufacturer: Palm
Part number: PALM100HK
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
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 higher quality 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
Power
- Type Power adapter
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