HP announces the new Pre 3 with a 1.4GHz processor
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Announced as "a smartphone for professionals without giving up personal passions", the HP Pre 3 with webOS 2.2 has a 3.6" display at 480x800 pixels of resolution, 5MP camera with "video stabilization" and a front-facing cam. The phone comes at 0.63 (16mm) inches thickness and 5.5 ounces (156 grams) of weight. There is, of course, full Adobe Flash support in the browser.
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We are pretty psyched about this one's clock frequency - it is probably an overclocked 1.2GHz Snapdragon, but, judging from the "only" HD 720p video the camera is capable of, it might not be dual-core. Sigh. Otherwise it is compatible with the new version of the Touchstone charging gizmo, and has a 1230mAh battery.
The new features of webOS 2.1 are really many, but HP Synergy is supported for syncing your business and personal contacts and communication. The coolest feature - you can just tap your HP TouchPad tablet with the Pre 3, and share stuff between the two (for example, the web page you are currently enjoying). Fortunately, there seems to be full Flash Player 10.1 support in the browser, which will literally bring the full web to the device. And hopefully, this new 1.4 GHz processor will be able to keep up with the load.
The HP Pre 3 should be available this summer. Pricing, however, has not been announced yet.
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24 Comments
1. KingOfPhones posted on 09 Feb 2011, 13:44 4 0
THANK GOD THEY GOT A BIGGER DISPLAY. that was one of my complaints with the original Pre. now it has a fighting chance
2. Droid_X_Doug posted on 09 Feb 2011, 13:46 1 0
HP/Palm must have won the award for shortest time to obsolescence - the Pre 2 got obsoleted in what 4 months?
Interesting how there is no CDMA edition. Guess HP/Palm are not exactly feeling the VZW love?
7. Misanthropos posted on 09 Feb 2011, 14:15 1 2
kinda like the droid 2 and droid 2 global?
they'd be making a big mistake excluding CDMA.
3. MOTOX (unregistered) posted on 09 Feb 2011, 13:48 0 0
really droid x doug? it says rev-evdo....thats verizon's data.!.......and yah ok good display, battery, now where's my front cam and the recruitment of developers?
4. msa1988 posted on 09 Feb 2011, 13:53 0 0
It says in the 2nd paragraph it has a 5 mxp front facing camera...
15. Foneguy (unregistered) posted on 09 Feb 2011, 16:24 0 0
No it doesn't. Learn to read.
"5MP camera with "video stabilization" and a front-facing cam"
5. cornerofthemoon posted on 09 Feb 2011, 13:58 2 0
A summer release Great.....Just in time for the iPhone 5 to steal any thunder this thing would have had....Here we go again....
6. skymitch89 posted on 09 Feb 2011, 14:10 1 0
So, they aren't going to really push the Pre 2 but are already getting ready for the Pre 3? I say that's kind of lame.
12. Jeromeo posted on 09 Feb 2011, 14:58 1 4
What the hell is the difference between this and the Pre2, and Pre1?
They're all HIDEOUS!
13. Jeromeo posted on 09 Feb 2011, 15:01 0 3
Single-core processor and that tiny screen? Exactly what the high end is all about
17. XxVerbalxX (unregistered) posted on 09 Feb 2011, 17:11 1 0
who shit in ur sundae? its still a great phone and there still isnt even any dual core processors out right NOW. there maybe then but it in no way makes this phone a steaming pile. it will still b faster than any droid currently on the market. Not everyone want a giant screen. relax, have a beer or whatever u need to do, and come to grips that they make phones for the average joe, not average Jeromeo.
20. remixfa posted on 09 Feb 2011, 20:35 0 0
technically, the Streak7, which released last week on Tmobile carries the dual core Tegra2 processor, so yea, they are out :).
I dont know which will be faster, but its also not a fair test regardless of who wins. They arent the same system so they dont run things the same way. Comparing this to the pre2 would make a much more fair comparison since of course its the same OS.
Let em fight for it. Many people love the OS but hate the phone. Hopefully with HP in charge, that will change. This is definately a solid step (though i wish they would fix that cramped ass keyboard)
The more competition in the marketplace, the better we all are.
16. ayephoner posted on 09 Feb 2011, 16:36 0 1
what a tiny upgrade. i love my pre plus, but the 2 and 3 are just jokes. and the 2 is coming to verizon now? when will the 3 be here? bye bye pre.
18. jared posted on 09 Feb 2011, 18:51 1 0
i dont get it. there was all this hype for the webos event and this is what they come out with. basically the same pre with faster processor and no other form factor. and where is the pixi remodel. i dont care what anyone says, the veer is not it. hp better learn quick what people want if they want to be the new apple.
19. webOSdev2.0 posted on 09 Feb 2011, 20:29 0 0
I agree this was a big let down i had my hopes set on 4inch webos enabled dualcore dragon but instead i ended up with a 3.6inch webos enabled singlecored fish
