Palm Pre GSM
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- Posted: 20 Feb 2009
- Market Status: Released
- Release date: 13 Oct 2009
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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 GSM/HSDPA smart phone with Wi-Fi, GPS, 3-megapixel camera with flash, stereo Bluetooth, microUSB, and 8GB of internal memory.
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Palm Pre GSM specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.67 inches)
- Low-resolution camera (3 megapixels)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- webOS
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Slider
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 3.96 x 2.34 x 0.67 (100.5 x 59.5 x 16.9 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 4.76 oz (135 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 4.76 oz (135 g)
- Design features:
- Full keyboard
- Side Keys:
Side Keys - Buttons on the side of the phone, designed to be used by fingertips while holding the phone - one-handed operation.
- Left: Volume control
Display
- Physical size:
- 3.10 inches
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 320 x 480 pixels
- Pixel density:
- 186 ppi
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 16 777 216
- Touchscreen:
- Capacitive, Multi-touch
- Features:
- Light sensor, Proximity sensor
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 5.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 5.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 8.3 days (200 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 8.3 days (200 hours)
- Talk time (3G):
- 5.00 hours
- Stand-by time (3G):
- 8.3 days (200 hours)
- Capacity:
Capacity - Shows the battery capacity in mAh
- 1150 mAh
- Type:
Type - Refers to the battery type. Three major battery typesare used: Li-Ion, Li-Polymer, Ni-MH
- Li - Ion
Hardware
- Processor:
- Single core, ARM Cortex-A8
- Built-in storage:
- 8000 MB
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 3 megapixels, Immobile
- Flash:
- LED
- Features:
- Geo tagging
- Camcorder:
- Yes
Multimedia
- Music player:
Music player - Audio support such as MP3
- Supported formats:
- MP3, AAC, AAC+, WAV, AMR
- Supported formats:
- Video playback:
Video playback - Video support such as MPEG4
- Supported formats:
- MPEG4, H.263, H.264
- Supported formats:
- Streaming:
- Yes
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Yes
- Supports:
- HTML, WAP 2.0
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 900, 2100 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- HSDPA 3.6 Mbit/s, UMTS, EDGE
- Global Roaming:
Global Roaming - Global Roaming is the convenience of having a mobile phone to make and receive calls, send and receive SMS while you travel overseas with your regular mobile number. Usually the Global phones support multiple frequencies like - 900/1800/1900 mhz.
- Yes
- Satellite system:
- GPS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Document viewer, Calculator, Notes, Memo
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3, SMTP, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft Direct Push e-mail, Push e-mail
- Instant Messaging:
- Yes
- OTA Software updates:
- Yes
- Games:
- Yes
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 2.1, EDR
- Profiles:
- Advanced Audio Distribution (A2DP), Audio/Video Control Transport Protocol (AVCTP), Audio/Video Distribution Transport Protocol (AVDTP), Audio/Visual Remote Control Profile (AVRCP), Bluetooth Network Encapsulation Protocol (BNEP), Generic Access (GAP), Generic Audio/Video Distribution (GAVDP), Handsfree (HFP), Headset (HSP), Personal Area Networking Profile (PAN), Phone Book Access (PBAP), Serial Port (SPP), Service Discovery Protocol (SDP)
- Wi-Fi:
Wi-Fi - Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) - used radio waves (RF) or infrared signals to send and receive data over the air. Most popular WLAN solutions today is Wi-Fi (802.11b and 802.11g) standards. 801.11b provides data speeds of around 11mbps while 802.11g can go up to 54 mbps.
- 802.11 b, g
- USB:
- USB 2.0
- Connector:
- microUSB
- Headphones connector:
- 3.5mm
- Computer sync, OTA sync
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Sensors:
- Accelerometer
- Voice recording
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