Posted by Smartphone Review on March 10, 2010
Palm Pre Phone Sprint
The revolutionary Palm Pre will make your life simpler by always being one step ahead. The Palm Pre will pull each of your online calendars into a single, easy-to-view screen, so you’ll always be on top of your appointments, and it will automatically link all your contacts from different sources, letting you easily find what you need when you need it. Whether you are sending emails or text messages, browsing the web, listening to music, or simply making a phone call, the Palm Pre makes everything easier than ever.
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The svelte Palm Pre slides out to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy text input. |
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Palm Synergy Brings Your Calendars and Contacts Together
The Palm Pre features Synergy technology, which gathers all your information from different sources and puts them together in one place for you to see. Instead of having your information scattered in different screens, the Pre automatically brings them together so you can easily find what you need. If you have calendars from Microsoft Outlook, Google, and Facebook, Synergy will automatically gather all your appointments and put them into one easy-to-view calendar, so you won’t miss an appointment again.
The Pre also makes managing your contacts simple — not only will it gather your contacts from different places such as Google, Exchange, and Facebook, but if you have the same contacts in different places, this revolutionary phone will automatically link them together so they show up just once. And all your conversations with the same person will automatically be gathered into one chat-style view. For example, if you start a conversation via text message with someone, the Pre lets you quickly reply via IM or email.
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1. Take photos with the 3 megapixel camera.
2. Built-in GPS makes navigation easy.
3. Contacts are gathered into one listing.
4. Never miss an appointment with a universal calendar. |
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Sleek, Attractive Design with Easy-to-Use Keyboard
The Palm Pre features a sleek design that looks great and fits easily into your pocket. It measures 2.3 x 3.9 x 0.67 inches (WxHxD) and weighs just 4.75 ounces. The pebble-shaped phone has a beautiful 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320×480 resolution display that lets you watch videos in full widescreen format. When it’s time to write an email, you don’t have to settle for a small onscreen keyboard. Simply slide out the QWERTY keyboard for fast and accurate text input. The Palm Pre has 8GB of built-in memory and uses a standard 3.5mm stereo headphone jack so you can connect any headphone you want.
3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS Keeps You Connected
The Palm Pre is smartly connected to the Internet all the time, so you’ll always have quick access to your email, calendars, and other information. When you are on the road, the Pre connects to Sprint’s 3G network for Internet connectivity wherever you are. Sprint’s 3G network is America’s most dependable and provides outstanding speed and performance. If you are home or near a Wi-Fi hotspot, the Pre can also connect to it for even faster connectivity. And with GPS functionality built in, the Pre will let you look up directions or nearby points of interest even if you’re not sure where you are.
Live Email that Connects with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
The Palm Pre features live email, which means that whenever you get a new email, it is pushed directly onto your phone. You don’t have to wait manually push a refresh button or wait for a scheduled sync. And if your email has attachments, you can view audio, video, images, and other documents directly on the Pre. For business users, the Pre can connect to your work email through Microsoft Exchange Activesync, making things easy for your IT department.
WebOS Operating System Lets You Multitask and Do More
The Palm Pre runs Palm’s new webOS, which lets you keep multiple applications open at the same time and move easily between them. Each application is represented by an on-screen card. You can flip through the cards, move them around, or throw them off the screen to close the application.
The webOS features universal search capability, so if you need to find anything, simply start typing. The Pre will first search through your contacts and applications to see if it can find what you’re looking for, and then it will offer to search Google, Google Maps, Wikipedia or Twitter. No matter what you’re looking for, the Pre will quickly help you find it.
Watch videos in full widescreen format. View larger. |
If you receive a text message or have a calendar appointment coming up, the webOS will let you know you with a small, unobtrusive notification on the bottom of the screen. You’ll always know what’s going on without being completely interrupted.
Take and View Photos, Watch Videos, and Listen to Music
The Pre lets you take great pictures with the built-in three-megapixel camera with LED flash. You can also watch widescreen videos on the beautiful screen, or buy songs from the Amazon MP3 store and listen to them with the built-in music player.
Download Applications Directly Onto Your Phone
The Pre’s App Catalog makes it easy to download new applications by simply browsing for them and downloading them directly to your phone. By downloading additional optional applications, you can do more with your phone.
Automatic Over-the-Air Back Up
The over-the-air Palm Services automatically backs up your data and lets you restore it — all without connecting to your computer. If your phone is lost or stolen, you can even remote erase everything on it. Additionally, the phone will automatically receive software updates so it will always be up to date.
* Activating and Setting Up the Palm Pre on First Use
After receiving Palm Pre, it needs to be set up and activated. Activation requires a few steps. First, turn on the phone by pressing and holding the Power button. You will be prompted to choose English or Spanish. The next screen will check for voice and data activation. Once ready, tap Next. You will be presented with a Terms and Conditions page for Palm Services. Tap Accept to continue. At this point, you’ll need to slide out the keyboard to create a new profile. Enter your name and password. The next step is entering your email address. You’ll enter the same password and email combination you first entered, and then tap Next to continue. The next screen will confirm your profile and you’ll receive an email from Palm. You’ll have to accept various terms and service, and continue to tap Next when necessary to continue. When prompted, you’ll have to choose between two location-based service settings. Either enable Auto-Locate, which provides for seamless use of location services all the time, or tap on Ask Each Time, which gives you a prompt every time an application requests the phone’s location. Once done, you’ll go through a tutorial and at the conclusion of the tutorial, an onscreen prompt will let you know that you’re done. First Use set up is now complete and your Palm Pre is ready to go.
What’s in the Box
Palm Pre smartphone, standard lithium ion battery, AC travel charger, carry pouch, USB cable, 3.5mm stereo headset.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Really good OS
Really good OS especially with the last 1.4 update, their is no other phone out their that can have about 50 apps open at once
4 Stars Palm Pre Best Phone on Sprint
I love this phone. I think it is probably one of, if not, the best phone on Verizon. The gesture area and the notification area are five stars alone. The multi-tasking is awesome and the cards are just versions above andriod and iphone. I find myself using gestures for other phones, it is just that simple.
I would give this phone a complete five-stars, but there are some issues with the build quality, which is improving. Also there are stuff that is missing like auto-correct spelling and various other things, but Palm has kept updating this phone continuously.
I tried using the Eris and the Droid, and I just couldn’t get a hang of it. The Eris doesn’t have a keyboard, and the Droid is just bulky and landscape keyboards are horrible.
I would give this phone a try. The apps are improving, and the software and hardware build continue to get better.
The keyboard is cramped, but it is easy to get use to.
4 Stars Some suggestions for Palm Pre
I bought this phone for my wife (I myself use a BB as I am tied into a BES for email) and played around with it and have some suggestions for Palm.
The Pre is competing for the consumer market as BB has the corporate market pretty much locked up. A lesson to learn from BB is that each model they come out with is rarley missing a feature that was on a previous model.
Versus the Iphone, multitasking is nice, however as a former centro user I find that even if I didn’t have the BB the Pre is missing certain key features that were possible using the centro.
1. A memory card slot. Importaint for transfering information and also the next point.
2. Ability to play back video using various formats (xvid/divx) without converting.
3. BES syncronization via Blackberry exchange (available previously via AT&T’s network using Blackberry Connect).
While the Iphone is missing the 3 above items as well, as the newcomer palm has to look at current Treo users as its starting point and natural upgraders and make sure that current features that are possible using the older base model or VIA addons aren’t left out. While #3 is obviosly network dependent and probably requres BB consent I don’t understand why 1&2 were left out and would have given the Pre a clear feature advantage over the Iphone.
4 Stars Really Fun Touch Phone - Great Calendar, E-mail, Everything!
I did it! I finally got rid of my Windows Mobile phone and got a Palm Pre Plus, and I love it.
The Palm OS is so much fun and easy to use! Windows Mobile is great only if you use Outlook, but if you use a bunch of other things now like Facebook, LinkedIn, and other applications, Palm does a better job of having all your apps work seemlessly together. I always had trouble syncing with Windows Mobile with all my contacts and calendar. Palm has gone to great lengths to design software to migrate your calendar, contacts and e-mail over to their phones. Palm has quite a few fun apps too of its own, even if, there are not as many as Apple’s. The browser and e-mail and surfing the web are easy to do. It plays music and videos including songs from iTunes in MPG4 or MPG3 mode.
This phone should appeal to students, Moms and business people alike. The screen is vivid and bright. The colors are very rich. The games are addicting to play if you buy any. My sons play 3D Need for Speed and love it. I play the matching games, checkers and loaded an aquarium on mine that are fun. I keep my shopping list now on this phone. I can surf the web, read my e-mails, get e-books, get on Facebook and text message a lot easier on my Palm Pre Plus than on my any of my Windows Mobile phones.
I have not had the battery issues others worry about. Palm just updated the phone which allows the applications to open really fast and which extends the battery life. Plus, by tweaking the brightness of the phone, etc., I get my Palm Pre to run all day long. I also bought another battery and a car charger just in case I need to use it for longer. Also, other phones have battery issues as well. My son’s iPhone battery runs out often too. If he watches too many videos, his iPhone needs a recharge every 3 hours. The batteries from many phones need to catch up to all the ways people use their phones now.
I also got this phone because it has a physical keyboard. I got tired of the touch virtual keyboards since it’s too easy to make mistakes with them. The Palm Pre Plus’ keyboard is comfortable and easy to use, I find.
The only warning I have is that this phone is touch screen to the max, which makes it either super fun to use, or will make you super frustrated. There are no buttons or balls to navigate with this phone. The stylus found on other Palm devices is gone. You touch, swipe or pinch the screen to open and close your apps, but it takes half a day or so to get use to the feel of the phone. It’s not intuitive. At first when you get the phone, you’ll feel that anything you touch opens up. Palm does include a quick user’s guide on all the ways to touch the screen. In addition, one can not easily edit documents with the Palm Pre software, but a new application might be developed soon on this, I hope. That being said, people who want an alternative to the iPhone would probably be very happy with the Palm Pre Plus.
The Palm Pre Plus has been overshadowed by the iPhone and Droid. I was an original Palm user when the Palm Pilot first came out, and then switched to the iPhone, Blackberry Storm and Windows Mobile (Samsung Omnia and Motorola Q). My opinion is that the Palm Pre Plus is the best for my money and for my needs. I would highly recommend the Palm Pre Plus, especially after the new upgrade, if you are looking for a fun touch phone. In fact, I think Palm should use their WebOS to design a touch tablet or netbook too.
5 Stars Short but sweet
I will not waste your time by extolling the virtues (of which there are many) and faults (again, many) of this phone. Simply put, this phone exceeds all others in ONE way…Palm has given me upgrades consistently and reliably. Compare the first year (which is not over yet) to the first 3 years of Apple…no comparison! You had to buy a new device to get all the updates I have gotten…and Palm is NOT DONE YET! Still getting more!
What can I say…walk on the bleeding edge, expect some cuts! But you can also expect a wild ride! For a first generation phone this thing is the best and it’s only getting better!
Buy/More Info
Posted by Smartphone Review on March 8, 2010
Palm Pre Phone Sprint
The revolutionary Palm Pre will make your life simpler by always being one step ahead. The Palm Pre will pull each of your online calendars into a single, easy-to-view screen, so you’ll always be on top of your appointments, and it will automatically link all your contacts from different sources, letting you easily find what you need when you need it. Whether you are sending emails or text messages, browsing the web, listening to music, or simply making a phone call, the Palm Pre makes everything easier than ever.
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The svelte Palm Pre slides out to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy text input. |
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Palm Synergy Brings Your Calendars and Contacts Together
The Palm Pre features Synergy technology, which gathers all your information from different sources and puts them together in one place for you to see. Instead of having your information scattered in different screens, the Pre automatically brings them together so you can easily find what you need. If you have calendars from Microsoft Outlook, Google, and Facebook, Synergy will automatically gather all your appointments and put them into one easy-to-view calendar, so you won’t miss an appointment again.
The Pre also makes managing your contacts simple — not only will it gather your contacts from different places such as Google, Exchange, and Facebook, but if you have the same contacts in different places, this revolutionary phone will automatically link them together so they show up just once. And all your conversations with the same person will automatically be gathered into one chat-style view. For example, if you start a conversation via text message with someone, the Pre lets you quickly reply via IM or email.
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1. Take photos with the 3 megapixel camera.
2. Built-in GPS makes navigation easy.
3. Contacts are gathered into one listing.
4. Never miss an appointment with a universal calendar. |
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Sleek, Attractive Design with Easy-to-Use Keyboard
The Palm Pre features a sleek design that looks great and fits easily into your pocket. It measures 2.3 x 3.9 x 0.67 inches (WxHxD) and weighs just 4.75 ounces. The pebble-shaped phone has a beautiful 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320×480 resolution display that lets you watch videos in full widescreen format. When it’s time to write an email, you don’t have to settle for a small onscreen keyboard. Simply slide out the QWERTY keyboard for fast and accurate text input. The Palm Pre has 8GB of built-in memory and uses a standard 3.5mm stereo headphone jack so you can connect any headphone you want.
3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS Keeps You Connected
The Palm Pre is smartly connected to the Internet all the time, so you’ll always have quick access to your email, calendars, and other information. When you are on the road, the Pre connects to Sprint’s 3G network for Internet connectivity wherever you are. Sprint’s 3G network is America’s most dependable and provides outstanding speed and performance. If you are home or near a Wi-Fi hotspot, the Pre can also connect to it for even faster connectivity. And with GPS functionality built in, the Pre will let you look up directions or nearby points of interest even if you’re not sure where you are.
Live Email that Connects with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
The Palm Pre features live email, which means that whenever you get a new email, it is pushed directly onto your phone. You don’t have to wait manually push a refresh button or wait for a scheduled sync. And if your email has attachments, you can view audio, video, images, and other documents directly on the Pre. For business users, the Pre can connect to your work email through Microsoft Exchange Activesync, making things easy for your IT department.
WebOS Operating System Lets You Multitask and Do More
The Palm Pre runs Palm’s new webOS, which lets you keep multiple applications open at the same time and move easily between them. Each application is represented by an on-screen card. You can flip through the cards, move them around, or throw them off the screen to close the application.
The webOS features universal search capability, so if you need to find anything, simply start typing. The Pre will first search through your contacts and applications to see if it can find what you’re looking for, and then it will offer to search Google, Google Maps, Wikipedia or Twitter. No matter what you’re looking for, the Pre will quickly help you find it.
Watch videos in full widescreen format. View larger. |
If you receive a text message or have a calendar appointment coming up, the webOS will let you know you with a small, unobtrusive notification on the bottom of the screen. You’ll always know what’s going on without being completely interrupted.
Take and View Photos, Watch Videos, and Listen to Music
The Pre lets you take great pictures with the built-in three-megapixel camera with LED flash. You can also watch widescreen videos on the beautiful screen, or buy songs from the Amazon MP3 store and listen to them with the built-in music player.
Download Applications Directly Onto Your Phone
The Pre’s App Catalog makes it easy to download new applications by simply browsing for them and downloading them directly to your phone. By downloading additional optional applications, you can do more with your phone.
Automatic Over-the-Air Back Up
The over-the-air Palm Services automatically backs up your data and lets you restore it — all without connecting to your computer. If your phone is lost or stolen, you can even remote erase everything on it. Additionally, the phone will automatically receive software updates so it will always be up to date.
* Activating and Setting Up the Palm Pre on First Use
After receiving Palm Pre, it needs to be set up and activated. Activation requires a few steps. First, turn on the phone by pressing and holding the Power button. You will be prompted to choose English or Spanish. The next screen will check for voice and data activation. Once ready, tap Next. You will be presented with a Terms and Conditions page for Palm Services. Tap Accept to continue. At this point, you’ll need to slide out the keyboard to create a new profile. Enter your name and password. The next step is entering your email address. You’ll enter the same password and email combination you first entered, and then tap Next to continue. The next screen will confirm your profile and you’ll receive an email from Palm. You’ll have to accept various terms and service, and continue to tap Next when necessary to continue. When prompted, you’ll have to choose between two location-based service settings. Either enable Auto-Locate, which provides for seamless use of location services all the time, or tap on Ask Each Time, which gives you a prompt every time an application requests the phone’s location. Once done, you’ll go through a tutorial and at the conclusion of the tutorial, an onscreen prompt will let you know that you’re done. First Use set up is now complete and your Palm Pre is ready to go.
What’s in the Box
Palm Pre smartphone, standard lithium ion battery, AC travel charger, carry pouch, USB cable, 3.5mm stereo headset.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Short but sweet
I will not waste your time by extolling the virtues (of which there are many) and faults (again, many) of this phone. Simply put, this phone exceeds all others in ONE way…Palm has given me upgrades consistently and reliably. Compare the first year (which is not over yet) to the first 3 years of Apple…no comparison! You had to buy a new device to get all the updates I have gotten…and Palm is NOT DONE YET! Still getting more!
What can I say…walk on the bleeding edge, expect some cuts! But you can also expect a wild ride! For a first generation phone this thing is the best and it’s only getting better!
4 Stars Really Fun Touch Phone - Great Calendar, E-mail, Everything!
I did it! I finally got rid of my Windows Mobile phone and got a Palm Pre Plus, and I love it.
The Palm OS is so much fun and easy to use! Windows Mobile is great only if you use Outlook, but if you use a bunch of other things now like Facebook, LinkedIn, and other applications, Palm does a better job of having all your apps work seemlessly together. I always had trouble syncing with Windows Mobile with all my contacts and calendar. Palm has gone to great lengths to design software to migrate your calendar, contacts and e-mail over to their phones. Palm has quite a few fun apps too of its own, even if, there are not as many as Apple’s. The browser and e-mail and surfing the web are easy to do. It plays music and videos including songs from iTunes in MPG4 or MPG3 mode.
This phone should appeal to students, Moms and business people alike. The screen is vivid and bright. The colors are very rich. The games are addicting to play if you buy any. My sons play 3D Need for Speed and love it. I play the matching games, checkers and loaded an aquarium on mine that are fun. I keep my shopping list now on this phone. I can surf the web, read my e-mails, get e-books, get on Facebook and text message a lot easier on my Palm Pre Plus than on my any of my Windows Mobile phones.
I have not had the battery issues others worry about. Palm just updated the phone which allows the applications to open really fast and which extends the battery life. Plus, by tweaking the brightness of the phone, etc., I get my Palm Pre to run all day long. I also bought another battery and a car charger just in case I need to use it for longer. Also, other phones have battery issues as well. My son’s iPhone battery runs out often too. If he watches too many videos, his iPhone needs a recharge every 3 hours. The batteries from many phones need to catch up to all the ways people use their phones now.
I also got this phone because it has a physical keyboard. I got tired of the touch virtual keyboards since it’s too easy to make mistakes with them. The Palm Pre Plus’ keyboard is comfortable and easy to use, I find.
The only warning I have is that this phone is touch screen to the max, which makes it either super fun to use, or will make you super frustrated. There are no buttons or balls to navigate with this phone. The stylus found on other Palm devices is gone. You touch, swipe or pinch the screen to open and close your apps, but it takes half a day or so to get use to the feel of the phone. It’s not intuitive. At first when you get the phone, you’ll feel that anything you touch opens up. Palm does include a quick user’s guide on all the ways to touch the screen. In addition, one can not easily edit documents with the Palm Pre software, but a new application might be developed soon on this, I hope. That being said, people who want an alternative to the iPhone would probably be very happy with the Palm Pre Plus.
The Palm Pre Plus has been overshadowed by the iPhone and Droid. I was an original Palm user when the Palm Pilot first came out, and then switched to the iPhone, Blackberry Storm and Windows Mobile (Samsung Omnia and Motorola Q). My opinion is that the Palm Pre Plus is the best for my money and for my needs. I would highly recommend the Palm Pre Plus, especially after the new upgrade, if you are looking for a fun touch phone. In fact, I think Palm should use their WebOS to design a touch tablet or netbook too.
5 Stars Really good OS
Really good OS especially with the last 1.4 update, their is no other phone out their that can have about 50 apps open at once
4 Stars Palm Pre Best Phone on Sprint
I love this phone. I think it is probably one of, if not, the best phone on Verizon. The gesture area and the notification area are five stars alone. The multi-tasking is awesome and the cards are just versions above andriod and iphone. I find myself using gestures for other phones, it is just that simple.
I would give this phone a complete five-stars, but there are some issues with the build quality, which is improving. Also there are stuff that is missing like auto-correct spelling and various other things, but Palm has kept updating this phone continuously.
I tried using the Eris and the Droid, and I just couldn’t get a hang of it. The Eris doesn’t have a keyboard, and the Droid is just bulky and landscape keyboards are horrible.
I would give this phone a try. The apps are improving, and the software and hardware build continue to get better.
The keyboard is cramped, but it is easy to get use to.
4 Stars Some suggestions for Palm Pre
I bought this phone for my wife (I myself use a BB as I am tied into a BES for email) and played around with it and have some suggestions for Palm.
The Pre is competing for the consumer market as BB has the corporate market pretty much locked up. A lesson to learn from BB is that each model they come out with is rarley missing a feature that was on a previous model.
Versus the Iphone, multitasking is nice, however as a former centro user I find that even if I didn’t have the BB the Pre is missing certain key features that were possible using the centro.
1. A memory card slot. Importaint for transfering information and also the next point.
2. Ability to play back video using various formats (xvid/divx) without converting.
3. BES syncronization via Blackberry exchange (available previously via AT&T’s network using Blackberry Connect).
While the Iphone is missing the 3 above items as well, as the newcomer palm has to look at current Treo users as its starting point and natural upgraders and make sure that current features that are possible using the older base model or VIA addons aren’t left out. While #3 is obviosly network dependent and probably requres BB consent I don’t understand why 1&2 were left out and would have given the Pre a clear feature advantage over the Iphone.
Buy/More Info
Posted by Smartphone Review on February 25, 2010
Palm Pre Phone Sprint
The revolutionary Palm Pre will make your life simpler by always being one step ahead. The Palm Pre will pull each of your online calendars into a single, easy-to-view screen, so you’ll always be on top of your appointments, and it will automatically link all your contacts from different sources, letting you easily find what you need when you need it. Whether you are sending emails or text messages, browsing the web, listening to music, or simply making a phone call, the Palm Pre makes everything easier than ever.
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The svelte Palm Pre slides out to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy text input. |
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Palm Synergy Brings Your Calendars and Contacts Together
The Palm Pre features Synergy technology, which gathers all your information from different sources and puts them together in one place for you to see. Instead of having your information scattered in different screens, the Pre automatically brings them together so you can easily find what you need. If you have calendars from Microsoft Outlook, Google, and Facebook, Synergy will automatically gather all your appointments and put them into one easy-to-view calendar, so you won’t miss an appointment again.
The Pre also makes managing your contacts simple — not only will it gather your contacts from different places such as Google, Exchange, and Facebook, but if you have the same contacts in different places, this revolutionary phone will automatically link them together so they show up just once. And all your conversations with the same person will automatically be gathered into one chat-style view. For example, if you start a conversation via text message with someone, the Pre lets you quickly reply via IM or email.
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1. Take photos with the 3 megapixel camera.
2. Built-in GPS makes navigation easy.
3. Contacts are gathered into one listing.
4. Never miss an appointment with a universal calendar. |
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Sleek, Attractive Design with Easy-to-Use Keyboard
The Palm Pre features a sleek design that looks great and fits easily into your pocket. It measures 2.3 x 3.9 x 0.67 inches (WxHxD) and weighs just 4.75 ounces. The pebble-shaped phone has a beautiful 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320×480 resolution display that lets you watch videos in full widescreen format. When it’s time to write an email, you don’t have to settle for a small onscreen keyboard. Simply slide out the QWERTY keyboard for fast and accurate text input. The Palm Pre has 8GB of built-in memory and uses a standard 3.5mm stereo headphone jack so you can connect any headphone you want.
3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS Keeps You Connected
The Palm Pre is smartly connected to the Internet all the time, so you’ll always have quick access to your email, calendars, and other information. When you are on the road, the Pre connects to Sprint’s 3G network for Internet connectivity wherever you are. Sprint’s 3G network is America’s most dependable and provides outstanding speed and performance. If you are home or near a Wi-Fi hotspot, the Pre can also connect to it for even faster connectivity. And with GPS functionality built in, the Pre will let you look up directions or nearby points of interest even if you’re not sure where you are.
Live Email that Connects with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
The Palm Pre features live email, which means that whenever you get a new email, it is pushed directly onto your phone. You don’t have to wait manually push a refresh button or wait for a scheduled sync. And if your email has attachments, you can view audio, video, images, and other documents directly on the Pre. For business users, the Pre can connect to your work email through Microsoft Exchange Activesync, making things easy for your IT department.
WebOS Operating System Lets You Multitask and Do More
The Palm Pre runs Palm’s new webOS, which lets you keep multiple applications open at the same time and move easily between them. Each application is represented by an on-screen card. You can flip through the cards, move them around, or throw them off the screen to close the application.
The webOS features universal search capability, so if you need to find anything, simply start typing. The Pre will first search through your contacts and applications to see if it can find what you’re looking for, and then it will offer to search Google, Google Maps, Wikipedia or Twitter. No matter what you’re looking for, the Pre will quickly help you find it.
Watch videos in full widescreen format. View larger. |
If you receive a text message or have a calendar appointment coming up, the webOS will let you know you with a small, unobtrusive notification on the bottom of the screen. You’ll always know what’s going on without being completely interrupted.
Take and View Photos, Watch Videos, and Listen to Music
The Pre lets you take great pictures with the built-in three-megapixel camera with LED flash. You can also watch widescreen videos on the beautiful screen, or buy songs from the Amazon MP3 store and listen to them with the built-in music player.
Download Applications Directly Onto Your Phone
The Pre’s App Catalog makes it easy to download new applications by simply browsing for them and downloading them directly to your phone. By downloading additional optional applications, you can do more with your phone.
Automatic Over-the-Air Back Up
The over-the-air Palm Services automatically backs up your data and lets you restore it — all without connecting to your computer. If your phone is lost or stolen, you can even remote erase everything on it. Additionally, the phone will automatically receive software updates so it will always be up to date.
* Activating and Setting Up the Palm Pre on First Use
After receiving Palm Pre, it needs to be set up and activated. Activation requires a few steps. First, turn on the phone by pressing and holding the Power button. You will be prompted to choose English or Spanish. The next screen will check for voice and data activation. Once ready, tap Next. You will be presented with a Terms and Conditions page for Palm Services. Tap Accept to continue. At this point, you’ll need to slide out the keyboard to create a new profile. Enter your name and password. The next step is entering your email address. You’ll enter the same password and email combination you first entered, and then tap Next to continue. The next screen will confirm your profile and you’ll receive an email from Palm. You’ll have to accept various terms and service, and continue to tap Next when necessary to continue. When prompted, you’ll have to choose between two location-based service settings. Either enable Auto-Locate, which provides for seamless use of location services all the time, or tap on Ask Each Time, which gives you a prompt every time an application requests the phone’s location. Once done, you’ll go through a tutorial and at the conclusion of the tutorial, an onscreen prompt will let you know that you’re done. First Use set up is now complete and your Palm Pre is ready to go.
What’s in the Box
Palm Pre smartphone, standard lithium ion battery, AC travel charger, carry pouch, USB cable, 3.5mm stereo headset.
User Ratings and Reviews
1 Star Constantly breaking! The worst phone I’ve ever owned!
PROS:
Like all other smart phones, there are lots of useful features. GoogleMaps is good to have, and Facebook and Google integration are good. But for the price, it’s nothing special. The touchstone charger is great, but for $75 it should include a cable!
CONS:
This phone is a rickety piece of junk. My current Pre can’t make a phone call without jittering in and out. The online syncing is faulty and lost my contacts. The app selection is pathetic. The list goes on.
OVERALL:
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! The hardware is cheap and breaks. I have had three replacements in a year, and Sprint refuses to give me a different model. My brother and a friend have had similar issues, and both Sprint and Palm acknowledge that these problems are relatively common. The operating system is unnecessarily restricted (for instance, developers can not use the microphone for any purpose, so no chance of a voice recorder feature). The MP3 player application does the job, but it’s clunky and slow with only barebones features. The GPS Map is useful, but you certainly can’t rely on it! As soon as I count on it to get me where I’m going, it starts putting my location in random places on the map and messing up the route.
I hate this phone. It’s a prime example of a product rushed to market with lots of fancy features to entice customers, but simply not designed or built well enough. The fact that it essentially cost me $400 (with a rebate for signing a 2-year contract) makes me sick. It looks like it’s been marked down a lot. Trust me - it’s still not worth it!
5 Stars Palm Pre is THE phone right now hands down!
Ok, I have been using the Palm Pre for 4+ months now and I have to say its the best phone I ever had. No need to reboot your phone to get it to work right like the Windows Mobile phones. No need to go into memory manager to really close applications like windows mobile and android. Beautiful and very intuitive. All your data is synced into the cloud like Google’s GMail and so forth. Speaker phone is nice and loud and love the GPS turn by turn directions. I bought an aux capable so that I can plug my phone into my car speakers when I need directions. The app store is growing and not with the focus of quantity but with the focus on quality. Android and iphone boast a lot of applications but if you want to wade through 100 fart applications, more power to you. The updates for the phone keep coming frequently. The next update (1.4) which is scheduled for end of Jan or early Feb 2010 is going to include video record and edit capabilities.
Look, I can go on and on about how this phone truly is the ultimate communication and information organization device but you have to experience for yourself. Layered calendars so when I go look at the events for the day, my work calendar, and my personal calendar show up like one or you can drop down and look into the calendars separately. Contacts are pulled from your various accounts that you have set up on the phone and synchronized into one big pot without duplicates. Now you never have to go into contacts looking for a person, just open your phone and start typing a name and you go right to them with options on how you want to communicate.
Palm hit the ball out of the park and now Android and other OSes are trying to copy some of their winning formulas. This is the phone to get if you value stability, ease of use, organization, and rich feature set. Run, don’t walk to buy this phone.
P.S. The phone/OS is so good, I had to barter to get a Palm Pixi for my wife.
Dueces
5 Stars I LOVE MY PRE! (Will Update)
Pros
Multitasking!!!!
Keyboard
Homebrew apps (this allows for su much customization that it would take too much time to explain, just visit [...])
Calendar
Synergy with Google and Facebook
Cons
Small (but growing) app store
facebook app (the I-phone one is much better, but I can always use the mobile site)
That’s it!
I have always been a Palm faithful fan, but when my Treo 650 got stole I bought the Treo Pro and was so disgusted with Windows Mobile, that after a couple of months I was almost praying for the pre to finally make it’s appereance. Meanwhile to have a little fun (word that is not in the WinMo dictionary) I played with my gusbands Ipod Touch, and when he got the I-phone the Touch was just for me. I loved it, specially the facebook app. But the virtual keyboard was a dealbreaker, and even though there are 100,000 apps, I really could not help but miss the productivity of my Treo 650.
Since I live in Honduras a Palm Pre was hard to get, but finally I got one, and I am sooo in love with it. I objectively believe that WebOs is much better than the I-phones OS, the multitasking alone is beautyful, and the hardware with it’s full keyboard is just great.
It is late at night so I will update another day, there is so much to tell about this phone, I can’t believe it is still not selling as much as the Iphone. 
5 Stars Short Simple review
I love this phone. I bought it when it first came out (i am now on my third one). when people asked me when it first came out whether they should buy it or not, i said no. Thats right no. It still needed time to come into its own. And now that wait is over. this phone is bar non the best phone i have ever used. it still has a few kinks, but they just keep making it better with every patch.
pros:
Best multitasking of any phone (you wouldn’t even realize you needed this before this phone, try it you will see what i mean)
The web on this thing is the best i have ever used, and yes i have used an iphone i like this better.
It has a keyboard … not the best keyboard, but it is usable. (little bigger than centro)
IT HAS A WIRELESS CHARGER!!! one of a kind unique! it is so neat.
Cons:
battery life: if you are a heavy user you will need an extended battery and currently none of the extended batteries support the wireless charger
It can lag at times which is annoying.
Lastly the “living in the cloud” idea is awesome, but make sure you use some kind of backup software, they don’t really have the whole cloud thing figured out perfectly yet. (my wife lost all her info when her phone died)
1 Star Don’t buy this phone it’s Way to Fragile!!!
I bought this phone the day it came out so I have had plenty of time with it. I like the features of the phone and the web OS, really smooth. The keyboard doesn’t even bother me. The first Pre that I had was working great until I dropped it ONE time on my hard wood floor and the screen split in half. It was only a two foot fall and I had a protective case on it. The phone is very slippery and it will be dropped sooner or later! I filed an insurance claim and got a new one. Two days later I accidently dropped it again on my hard wood floor and the ear speaker stopped working. There wasn’t a scratch on the phone but the ear speaker no longer worked! The next time that I dropped it the little button on the top that shuts the screen off stopped working so now the screen stays on all of the time. I use my cell phone a lot like everyone these days. I have used cell phones since the early nineties and have dropped everyone of them multiple times and they always worked fine, even if it separated into a bunch of pieces. This is the most fragile phone on the market! If you think that you might drop your phone even once, steer very clear of the Pre. I like the features of the phone but it’s way too fragile. If this is the best Palm can do, they will be out of business within two years, I guarantee it! This phone is junk!
Buy/More Info
Posted by Smartphone Review on February 14, 2010
Palm Pre Phone Sprint
The revolutionary Palm Pre will make your life simpler by always being one step ahead. The Palm Pre will pull each of your online calendars into a single, easy-to-view screen, so you’ll always be on top of your appointments, and it will automatically link all your contacts from different sources, letting you easily find what you need when you need it. Whether you are sending emails or text messages, browsing the web, listening to music, or simply making a phone call, the Palm Pre makes everything easier than ever.
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The svelte Palm Pre slides out to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy text input. |
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Palm Synergy Brings Your Calendars and Contacts Together
The Palm Pre features Synergy technology, which gathers all your information from different sources and puts them together in one place for you to see. Instead of having your information scattered in different screens, the Pre automatically brings them together so you can easily find what you need. If you have calendars from Microsoft Outlook, Google, and Facebook, Synergy will automatically gather all your appointments and put them into one easy-to-view calendar, so you won’t miss an appointment again.
The Pre also makes managing your contacts simple — not only will it gather your contacts from different places such as Google, Exchange, and Facebook, but if you have the same contacts in different places, this revolutionary phone will automatically link them together so they show up just once. And all your conversations with the same person will automatically be gathered into one chat-style view. For example, if you start a conversation via text message with someone, the Pre lets you quickly reply via IM or email.
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1. Take photos with the 3 megapixel camera.
2. Built-in GPS makes navigation easy.
3. Contacts are gathered into one listing.
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Sleek, Attractive Design with Easy-to-Use Keyboard
The Palm Pre features a sleek design that looks great and fits easily into your pocket. It measures 2.3 x 3.9 x 0.67 inches (WxHxD) and weighs just 4.75 ounces. The pebble-shaped phone has a beautiful 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320×480 resolution display that lets you watch videos in full widescreen format. When it’s time to write an email, you don’t have to settle for a small onscreen keyboard. Simply slide out the QWERTY keyboard for fast and accurate text input. The Palm Pre has 8GB of built-in memory and uses a standard 3.5mm stereo headphone jack so you can connect any headphone you want.
3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS Keeps You Connected
The Palm Pre is smartly connected to the Internet all the time, so you’ll always have quick access to your email, calendars, and other information. When you are on the road, the Pre connects to Sprint’s 3G network for Internet connectivity wherever you are. Sprint’s 3G network is America’s most dependable and provides outstanding speed and performance. If you are home or near a Wi-Fi hotspot, the Pre can also connect to it for even faster connectivity. And with GPS functionality built in, the Pre will let you look up directions or nearby points of interest even if you’re not sure where you are.
Live Email that Connects with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
The Palm Pre features live email, which means that whenever you get a new email, it is pushed directly onto your phone. You don’t have to wait manually push a refresh button or wait for a scheduled sync. And if your email has attachments, you can view audio, video, images, and other documents directly on the Pre. For business users, the Pre can connect to your work email through Microsoft Exchange Activesync, making things easy for your IT department.
WebOS Operating System Lets You Multitask and Do More
The Palm Pre runs Palm’s new webOS, which lets you keep multiple applications open at the same time and move easily between them. Each application is represented by an on-screen card. You can flip through the cards, move them around, or throw them off the screen to close the application.
The webOS features universal search capability, so if you need to find anything, simply start typing. The Pre will first search through your contacts and applications to see if it can find what you’re looking for, and then it will offer to search Google, Google Maps, Wikipedia or Twitter. No matter what you’re looking for, the Pre will quickly help you find it.
Watch videos in full widescreen format. View larger. |
If you receive a text message or have a calendar appointment coming up, the webOS will let you know you with a small, unobtrusive notification on the bottom of the screen. You’ll always know what’s going on without being completely interrupted.
Take and View Photos, Watch Videos, and Listen to Music
The Pre lets you take great pictures with the built-in three-megapixel camera with LED flash. You can also watch widescreen videos on the beautiful screen, or buy songs from the Amazon MP3 store and listen to them with the built-in music player.
Download Applications Directly Onto Your Phone
The Pre’s App Catalog makes it easy to download new applications by simply browsing for them and downloading them directly to your phone. By downloading additional optional applications, you can do more with your phone.
Automatic Over-the-Air Back Up
The over-the-air Palm Services automatically backs up your data and lets you restore it — all without connecting to your computer. If your phone is lost or stolen, you can even remote erase everything on it. Additionally, the phone will automatically receive software updates so it will always be up to date.
* Activating and Setting Up the Palm Pre on First Use
After receiving Palm Pre, it needs to be set up and activated. Activation requires a few steps. First, turn on the phone by pressing and holding the Power button. You will be prompted to choose English or Spanish. The next screen will check for voice and data activation. Once ready, tap Next. You will be presented with a Terms and Conditions page for Palm Services. Tap Accept to continue. At this point, you’ll need to slide out the keyboard to create a new profile. Enter your name and password. The next step is entering your email address. You’ll enter the same password and email combination you first entered, and then tap Next to continue. The next screen will confirm your profile and you’ll receive an email from Palm. You’ll have to accept various terms and service, and continue to tap Next when necessary to continue. When prompted, you’ll have to choose between two location-based service settings. Either enable Auto-Locate, which provides for seamless use of location services all the time, or tap on Ask Each Time, which gives you a prompt every time an application requests the phone’s location. Once done, you’ll go through a tutorial and at the conclusion of the tutorial, an onscreen prompt will let you know that you’re done. First Use set up is now complete and your Palm Pre is ready to go.
What’s in the Box
Palm Pre smartphone, standard lithium ion battery, AC travel charger, carry pouch, USB cable, 3.5mm stereo headset.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Palm Pre is THE phone right now hands down!
Ok, I have been using the Palm Pre for 4+ months now and I have to say its the best phone I ever had. No need to reboot your phone to get it to work right like the Windows Mobile phones. No need to go into memory manager to really close applications like windows mobile and android. Beautiful and very intuitive. All your data is synced into the cloud like Google’s GMail and so forth. Speaker phone is nice and loud and love the GPS turn by turn directions. I bought an aux capable so that I can plug my phone into my car speakers when I need directions. The app store is growing and not with the focus of quantity but with the focus on quality. Android and iphone boast a lot of applications but if you want to wade through 100 fart applications, more power to you. The updates for the phone keep coming frequently. The next update (1.4) which is scheduled for end of Jan or early Feb 2010 is going to include video record and edit capabilities.
Look, I can go on and on about how this phone truly is the ultimate communication and information organization device but you have to experience for yourself. Layered calendars so when I go look at the events for the day, my work calendar, and my personal calendar show up like one or you can drop down and look into the calendars separately. Contacts are pulled from your various accounts that you have set up on the phone and synchronized into one big pot without duplicates. Now you never have to go into contacts looking for a person, just open your phone and start typing a name and you go right to them with options on how you want to communicate.
Palm hit the ball out of the park and now Android and other OSes are trying to copy some of their winning formulas. This is the phone to get if you value stability, ease of use, organization, and rich feature set. Run, don’t walk to buy this phone.
P.S. The phone/OS is so good, I had to barter to get a Palm Pixi for my wife.
Dueces
1 Star Poor Engineering + Poor Service= Ex Sprint Customer
This past summer we bought the Palm Pre to upgrade from our old analog phones. We have been loyal and happy Sprint customers for the past 7 years. After charging up both phones, it was a snap to get going- HUGE! We are both quite tech savy so we had no problems at all with the phones for the first 3 weeks. The system sounds on one of the phones stopped working…so no Pandora or any music or ringtones would work. 3 trips to the Sprint store we get a new phone. Now the same problem happened with the other phone 2 weeks later. New phones all around! Now its January and we collaborately have had 7 phones since July. All the phones have been returned and replaced no questions. All of the returns have been system quirks that are known by Palm that have not been corrected except by returning phones and then sending customers “refurbished” Palms. Whats the deal, we spent over $700 for 2 phones and renewing our Sprint contract for 2 years since for the past 7 have been flawless. Now, I have spent 4 hours on the phone between Sprint and Palm. The customer service at Sprint is horrible like most big companies. But after asking to ask for a manager to help out the first time, I was disconnected. Second, time I was put on hold for 15 minutes and transfered around and then to Palm customer service who told me that there is a 14.95 charge for using there tech support which will be waived … the dead Palm Pre had a corruption during the last software patch and fried the phone. After hour plus it was decided that I need a new phone- AGAIN. So we are deciding what to do - Since a new contract was signed and now stuck with Sprint and Palm. Today, I am going to call Sprint to see what is going to happen to either give me credit for the palms or get new devices not refubished ones. To be Continuted….
1 Star Constantly breaking! The worst phone I’ve ever owned!
PROS:
Like all other smart phones, there are lots of useful features. GoogleMaps is good to have, and Facebook and Google integration are good. But for the price, it’s nothing special. The touchstone charger is great, but for $75 it should include a cable!
CONS:
This phone is a rickety piece of junk. My current Pre can’t make a phone call without jittering in and out. The online syncing is faulty and lost my contacts. The app selection is pathetic. The list goes on.
OVERALL:
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! The hardware is cheap and breaks. I have had three replacements in a year, and Sprint refuses to give me a different model. My brother and a friend have had similar issues, and both Sprint and Palm acknowledge that these problems are relatively common. The operating system is unnecessarily restricted (for instance, developers can not use the microphone for any purpose, so no chance of a voice recorder feature). The MP3 player application does the job, but it’s clunky and slow with only barebones features. The GPS Map is useful, but you certainly can’t rely on it! As soon as I count on it to get me where I’m going, it starts putting my location in random places on the map and messing up the route.
I hate this phone. It’s a prime example of a product rushed to market with lots of fancy features to entice customers, but simply not designed or built well enough. The fact that it essentially cost me $400 (with a rebate for signing a 2-year contract) makes me sick. It looks like it’s been marked down a lot. Trust me - it’s still not worth it!
3 Stars Wanted to love it…but can’t
I’ve had the Pre since December 24th. Christmas present. I was thrilled since I had been asking for it for months and I wanted to get away from AT&T and the way to high bill for the iphone.
Well after only a week or two I am missing my iphone and here’s why.
1. I get a brand new phone that instantly needs updating.
2. I have to go to a semi sanctioned site and download 50 apps just get the phone to be a decent “phone”
i.e the phone is basic out the box outside of the multi function ability and a bunch of apps that don’t make sense. Nascar anyone?
3. It’s to damn sensitive to touch. I pulled the phone out of my jacket pocket to find out 4 or 5 apps were running. Yea for multi functionality.
4. Battery Life…worst I have ever had. From a full charge to 50% in less than two hours and I didn’t do anything but send maybe 10 texts and cruise FB for 5 mins.
5. It’s slow. Yes it has multi function ability but who cares if you have to wait 30 to 45 seconds for the system to think between apps and it gets slower the more things you have running. But again it moves fast in my jacket pocket.
6. Keyboard is way to small and moving from a virtual keyboard to this gave me almost a feeling of downgrading phone wise.
7. Sound quality is better than iphone which sucked on a good day.
After saying all that I will say the phone was fun for a day or two while I figured out how to add apps. After that nothing. The phone fits great in the palm of my hand and the camera is awesome. To bad I didn’t buy it for the camera.
5 Stars Short Simple review
I love this phone. I bought it when it first came out (i am now on my third one). when people asked me when it first came out whether they should buy it or not, i said no. Thats right no. It still needed time to come into its own. And now that wait is over. this phone is bar non the best phone i have ever used. it still has a few kinks, but they just keep making it better with every patch.
pros:
Best multitasking of any phone (you wouldn’t even realize you needed this before this phone, try it you will see what i mean)
The web on this thing is the best i have ever used, and yes i have used an iphone i like this better.
It has a keyboard … not the best keyboard, but it is usable. (little bigger than centro)
IT HAS A WIRELESS CHARGER!!! one of a kind unique! it is so neat.
Cons:
battery life: if you are a heavy user you will need an extended battery and currently none of the extended batteries support the wireless charger
It can lag at times which is annoying.
Lastly the “living in the cloud” idea is awesome, but make sure you use some kind of backup software, they don’t really have the whole cloud thing figured out perfectly yet. (my wife lost all her info when her phone died)
Buy/More Info
Posted by Smartphone Review on February 9, 2010
Palm Pre Phone Sprint
The revolutionary Palm Pre will make your life simpler by always being one step ahead. The Palm Pre will pull each of your online calendars into a single, easy-to-view screen, so you’ll always be on top of your appointments, and it will automatically link all your contacts from different sources, letting you easily find what you need when you need it. Whether you are sending emails or text messages, browsing the web, listening to music, or simply making a phone call, the Palm Pre makes everything easier than ever.
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The svelte Palm Pre slides out to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard for fast and easy text input. |
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Palm Synergy Brings Your Calendars and Contacts Together
The Palm Pre features Synergy technology, which gathers all your information from different sources and puts them together in one place for you to see. Instead of having your information scattered in different screens, the Pre automatically brings them together so you can easily find what you need. If you have calendars from Microsoft Outlook, Google, and Facebook, Synergy will automatically gather all your appointments and put them into one easy-to-view calendar, so you won’t miss an appointment again.
The Pre also makes managing your contacts simple — not only will it gather your contacts from different places such as Google, Exchange, and Facebook, but if you have the same contacts in different places, this revolutionary phone will automatically link them together so they show up just once. And all your conversations with the same person will automatically be gathered into one chat-style view. For example, if you start a conversation via text message with someone, the Pre lets you quickly reply via IM or email.
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1. Take photos with the 3 megapixel camera.
2. Built-in GPS makes navigation easy.
3. Contacts are gathered into one listing.
4. Never miss an appointment with a universal calendar. |
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Sleek, Attractive Design with Easy-to-Use Keyboard
The Palm Pre features a sleek design that looks great and fits easily into your pocket. It measures 2.3 x 3.9 x 0.67 inches (WxHxD) and weighs just 4.75 ounces. The pebble-shaped phone has a beautiful 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320×480 resolution display that lets you watch videos in full widescreen format. When it’s time to write an email, you don’t have to settle for a small onscreen keyboard. Simply slide out the QWERTY keyboard for fast and accurate text input. The Palm Pre has 8GB of built-in memory and uses a standard 3.5mm stereo headphone jack so you can connect any headphone you want.
3G, Wi-Fi, and GPS Keeps You Connected
The Palm Pre is smartly connected to the Internet all the time, so you’ll always have quick access to your email, calendars, and other information. When you are on the road, the Pre connects to Sprint’s 3G network for Internet connectivity wherever you are. Sprint’s 3G network is America’s most dependable and provides outstanding speed and performance. If you are home or near a Wi-Fi hotspot, the Pre can also connect to it for even faster connectivity. And with GPS functionality built in, the Pre will let you look up directions or nearby points of interest even if you’re not sure where you are.
Live Email that Connects with Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
The Palm Pre features live email, which means that whenever you get a new email, it is pushed directly onto your phone. You don’t have to wait manually push a refresh button or wait for a scheduled sync. And if your email has attachments, you can view audio, video, images, and other documents directly on the Pre. For business users, the Pre can connect to your work email through Microsoft Exchange Activesync, making things easy for your IT department.
WebOS Operating System Lets You Multitask and Do More
The Palm Pre runs Palm’s new webOS, which lets you keep multiple applications open at the same time and move easily between them. Each application is represented by an on-screen card. You can flip through the cards, move them around, or throw them off the screen to close the application.
The webOS features universal search capability, so if you need to find anything, simply start typing. The Pre will first search through your contacts and applications to see if it can find what you’re looking for, and then it will offer to search Google, Google Maps, Wikipedia or Twitter. No matter what you’re looking for, the Pre will quickly help you find it.
Watch videos in full widescreen format. View larger. |
If you receive a text message or have a calendar appointment coming up, the webOS will let you know you with a small, unobtrusive notification on the bottom of the screen. You’ll always know what’s going on without being completely interrupted.
Take and View Photos, Watch Videos, and Listen to Music
The Pre lets you take great pictures with the built-in three-megapixel camera with LED flash. You can also watch widescreen videos on the beautiful screen, or buy songs from the Amazon MP3 store and listen to them with the built-in music player.
Download Applications Directly Onto Your Phone
The Pre’s App Catalog makes it easy to download new applications by simply browsing for them and downloading them directly to your phone. By downloading additional optional applications, you can do more with your phone.
Automatic Over-the-Air Back Up
The over-the-air Palm Services automatically backs up your data and lets you restore it — all without connecting to your computer. If your phone is lost or stolen, you can even remote erase everything on it. Additionally, the phone will automatically receive software updates so it will always be up to date.
* Activating and Setting Up the Palm Pre on First Use
After receiving Palm Pre, it needs to be set up and activated. Activation requires a few steps. First, turn on the phone by pressing and holding the Power button. You will be prompted to choose English or Spanish. The next screen will check for voice and data activation. Once ready, tap Next. You will be presented with a Terms and Conditions page for Palm Services. Tap Accept to continue. At this point, you’ll need to slide out the keyboard to create a new profile. Enter your name and password. The next step is entering your email address. You’ll enter the same password and email combination you first entered, and then tap Next to continue. The next screen will confirm your profile and you’ll receive an email from Palm. You’ll have to accept various terms and service, and continue to tap Next when necessary to continue. When prompted, you’ll have to choose between two location-based service settings. Either enable Auto-Locate, which provides for seamless use of location services all the time, or tap on Ask Each Time, which gives you a prompt every time an application requests the phone’s location. Once done, you’ll go through a tutorial and at the conclusion of the tutorial, an onscreen prompt will let you know that you’re done. First Use set up is now complete and your Palm Pre is ready to go.
What’s in the Box
Palm Pre smartphone, standard lithium ion battery, AC travel charger, carry pouch, USB cable, 3.5mm stereo headset.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Palm Pre is THE phone right now hands down!
Ok, I have been using the Palm Pre for 4+ months now and I have to say its the best phone I ever had. No need to reboot your phone to get it to work right like the Windows Mobile phones. No need to go into memory manager to really close applications like windows mobile and android. Beautiful and very intuitive. All your data is synced into the cloud like Google’s GMail and so forth. Speaker phone is nice and loud and love the GPS turn by turn directions. I bought an aux capable so that I can plug my phone into my car speakers when I need directions. The app store is growing and not with the focus of quantity but with the focus on quality. Android and iphone boast a lot of applications but if you want to wade through 100 fart applications, more power to you. The updates for the phone keep coming frequently. The next update (1.4) which is scheduled for end of Jan or early Feb 2010 is going to include video record and edit capabilities.
Look, I can go on and on about how this phone truly is the ultimate communication and information organization device but you have to experience for yourself. Layered calendars so when I go look at the events for the day, my work calendar, and my personal calendar show up like one or you can drop down and look into the calendars separately. Contacts are pulled from your various accounts that you have set up on the phone and synchronized into one big pot without duplicates. Now you never have to go into contacts looking for a person, just open your phone and start typing a name and you go right to them with options on how you want to communicate.
Palm hit the ball out of the park and now Android and other OSes are trying to copy some of their winning formulas. This is the phone to get if you value stability, ease of use, organization, and rich feature set. Run, don’t walk to buy this phone.
P.S. The phone/OS is so good, I had to barter to get a Palm Pixi for my wife.
Dueces
1 Star Constantly breaking! The worst phone I’ve ever owned!
PROS:
Like all other smart phones, there are lots of useful features. GoogleMaps is good to have, and Facebook and Google integration are good. But for the price, it’s nothing special. The touchstone charger is great, but for $75 it should include a cable!
CONS:
This phone is a rickety piece of junk. My current Pre can’t make a phone call without jittering in and out. The online syncing is faulty and lost my contacts. The app selection is pathetic. The list goes on.
OVERALL:
DO NOT BUY THIS PHONE! The hardware is cheap and breaks. I have had three replacements in a year, and Sprint refuses to give me a different model. My brother and a friend have had similar issues, and both Sprint and Palm acknowledge that these problems are relatively common. The operating system is unnecessarily restricted (for instance, developers can not use the microphone for any purpose, so no chance of a voice recorder feature). The MP3 player application does the job, but it’s clunky and slow with only barebones features. The GPS Map is useful, but you certainly can’t rely on it! As soon as I count on it to get me where I’m going, it starts putting my location in random places on the map and messing up the route.
I hate this phone. It’s a prime example of a product rushed to market with lots of fancy features to entice customers, but simply not designed or built well enough. The fact that it essentially cost me $400 (with a rebate for signing a 2-year contract) makes me sick. It looks like it’s been marked down a lot. Trust me - it’s still not worth it!
1 Star Poor Engineering + Poor Service= Ex Sprint Customer
This past summer we bought the Palm Pre to upgrade from our old analog phones. We have been loyal and happy Sprint customers for the past 7 years. After charging up both phones, it was a snap to get going- HUGE! We are both quite tech savy so we had no problems at all with the phones for the first 3 weeks. The system sounds on one of the phones stopped working…so no Pandora or any music or ringtones would work. 3 trips to the Sprint store we get a new phone. Now the same problem happened with the other phone 2 weeks later. New phones all around! Now its January and we collaborately have had 7 phones since July. All the phones have been returned and replaced no questions. All of the returns have been system quirks that are known by Palm that have not been corrected except by returning phones and then sending customers “refurbished” Palms. Whats the deal, we spent over $700 for 2 phones and renewing our Sprint contract for 2 years since for the past 7 have been flawless. Now, I have spent 4 hours on the phone between Sprint and Palm. The customer service at Sprint is horrible like most big companies. But after asking to ask for a manager to help out the first time, I was disconnected. Second, time I was put on hold for 15 minutes and transfered around and then to Palm customer service who told me that there is a 14.95 charge for using there tech support which will be waived … the dead Palm Pre had a corruption during the last software patch and fried the phone. After hour plus it was decided that I need a new phone- AGAIN. So we are deciding what to do - Since a new contract was signed and now stuck with Sprint and Palm. Today, I am going to call Sprint to see what is going to happen to either give me credit for the palms or get new devices not refubished ones. To be Continuted….
3 Stars Wanted to love it…but can’t
I’ve had the Pre since December 24th. Christmas present. I was thrilled since I had been asking for it for months and I wanted to get away from AT&T and the way to high bill for the iphone.
Well after only a week or two I am missing my iphone and here’s why.
1. I get a brand new phone that instantly needs updating.
2. I have to go to a semi sanctioned site and download 50 apps just get the phone to be a decent “phone”
i.e the phone is basic out the box outside of the multi function ability and a bunch of apps that don’t make sense. Nascar anyone?
3. It’s to damn sensitive to touch. I pulled the phone out of my jacket pocket to find out 4 or 5 apps were running. Yea for multi functionality.
4. Battery Life…worst I have ever had. From a full charge to 50% in less than two hours and I didn’t do anything but send maybe 10 texts and cruise FB for 5 mins.
5. It’s slow. Yes it has multi function ability but who cares if you have to wait 30 to 45 seconds for the system to think between apps and it gets slower the more things you have running. But again it moves fast in my jacket pocket.
6. Keyboard is way to small and moving from a virtual keyboard to this gave me almost a feeling of downgrading phone wise.
7. Sound quality is better than iphone which sucked on a good day.
After saying all that I will say the phone was fun for a day or two while I figured out how to add apps. After that nothing. The phone fits great in the palm of my hand and the camera is awesome. To bad I didn’t buy it for the camera.
5 Stars Short Simple review
I love this phone. I bought it when it first came out (i am now on my third one). when people asked me when it first came out whether they should buy it or not, i said no. Thats right no. It still needed time to come into its own. And now that wait is over. this phone is bar non the best phone i have ever used. it still has a few kinks, but they just keep making it better with every patch.
pros:
Best multitasking of any phone (you wouldn’t even realize you needed this before this phone, try it you will see what i mean)
The web on this thing is the best i have ever used, and yes i have used an iphone i like this better.
It has a keyboard … not the best keyboard, but it is usable. (little bigger than centro)
IT HAS A WIRELESS CHARGER!!! one of a kind unique! it is so neat.
Cons:
battery life: if you are a heavy user you will need an extended battery and currently none of the extended batteries support the wireless charger
It can lag at times which is annoying.
Lastly the “living in the cloud” idea is awesome, but make sure you use some kind of backup software, they don’t really have the whole cloud thing figured out perfectly yet. (my wife lost all her info when her phone died)
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