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Published:
8 Jan 2009
Market Status:
Released
US carrier availability:
Sprint - Available
    (Since Jun 2009 )
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Description:

Palm Pre is the first phone to run on the new Web OS, designed to be powerful but easy to use. The Pre features a 3.1" multi-touch screen and a sliding full QWERTY keyboard. It is a CDMA/EV-DO smart phone with Wi-Fi, GPS, 3-megapixel camera with flash, stereo Bluetooth, microUSB, and 8GB of internal memory.

User rating
Good
7.7
out of 10
based on 57 reviews
Editor's rating
Excellent
9.9
out of 10
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Palm Pre specifications

  • Phone type
    •  
      • Smart phone
  • Network technology
    • CDMA
      • 1900/800
    • GSM
    • iDEN
    • UMTS
    • TDMA
    • AMPS
    •  
  • Data
    •  
    • HSDPA
    • HSUPA
    • CDMA Data
      • 1xEV-DO rev.A
    •  
  • Multiple SIM Cards
    • Support
    • Number
  • Global Roaming
    •  
  • Design
    • Form Factor
      • Slider
    • Dimensions
    • Weight
      • 4.76 oz (135 g)the average is 3.7 oz (105 g)
    • Rugged
    • Antenna
      • Internal
    • Keyboard
      • Full keyboard (QWERTY)
    • Soft Keys
    • Side Keys
      • Volume control
    • Navigation/Control keys
    • Colors
  • Display
    • Type
      • Color
    • Technology
      • TFT
    • Size
      • 320 x 480 pixels
    • Physical Size
      • 3.10 inches
    • Colors
      • 16 777 216
    • Touch Screen
      • Capacitive
    • Multi-touch
      • Yes
    • Proximity Sensor
      • Yes
    • Light sensor
      • Yes
  • Additional Display
    • Support
    • Type
    • Type
    • Size
    • Physical Size
    • Colors
    • Touch screen
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great phone better than iphone

8 Jan 2010 hunter712

9 out of 10

the palm pre is the best phone I have ever used. I had a iphone 3G for about a year then I switched to the palm pre with sprint and I love all the features such as multi tasking and the qwerty keyboard. the screen is also better then the iphones and fsster then the iphone 3G but not faster then the 3GS. i wish the pre had a better apps as the iphones apps kill palms but with the new 1.4 update coming ouut i think the pre will be better then the 3GS but thats just my opinion. the battery life also does kind of suck on the pre i think because of multitasking. The way the pre interface flows it just makes sense.





great mutitasking
great screen
good keyboard could be better
multi touch
the interface is really good
battery life
no video recording but will have on update in feb


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4 Jan 2010 reviewer

5.3 out of 10

I had a palm pre for at least six months. there were plenty of updates since i had it. the latest update changed the performance but not a lot. i wish the screen can be square instead of round corners. the home screen is nothing but wallpaper on it and five icons on the bottom row. the Project Ares developer really doesnt do anything, i wish you can customize than home screen 





Multitasking
Calendar
HTML web browser
updates
battery life
boot time
no virtual keyboard


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Nice mix

23 Dec 2009 ShoTyme

8.7 out of 10

The Palm Pre is a nice and well balanced phone.

I think Palm rushed the phone out before it was truly ready, but in its current state, it is ready for basic use. Power users might want to wait until GPU access is offered, which will improve performance and battery.

Key features is Synergy. Palm allows you to pull your information from a cloud, which includes Google, Yahoo, Exchange, facebook, and Linkin. If you prefer not to use the cloud, Palm uses its Palm Profile to keep your information backed up.

Next feature is multitasking. It is not the first phone to offer multitasking, but it does it the best. It is the closest thing to being on your desktop. It uses "cards" the same way Microsoft used "windows" in its operating system. I love this system. The one thing I wish they would add is the ability to view two cards at the same time, but I really like the "in yo face multitasking". It is truly unmatched.

It has nowhere to go but up. It will only get better.





multitasking
synergy
form factor
OTA updates

battery life
No GPU access yet
no palm desktop for backup


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