The Palm Pre is finally here! With Innovative features and a revolutionary webOS, this is the phone to have.
The Palm Pre comes to you with many unique features such as a full 3.1 inch touchscreen display and sliding QWERTY Keyboard. It is designed to have the natural feel of a small device in your hand with all the capabilities of a big, bulky, laptop like device. With the Gesture Area, you can navigate through the Palm WebOS using special touch gestures that you choose. And, with all the talk of the Palm webOS, what is it? Well, this is the first mobile platform which brings your information from the many places it resides, on your phone, at your work, or on the web, into one simple, integrated view.
With Palm's innovative Palm Synergy™, you maintain a single view by linking your contacts from a variety of sources, so accessing them is easier than ever. For example, if you have the same contact listed in your Outlook, Google and Facebook accounts, Synergy recognizes that they’re the same person and links the information together, presenting it to you as one listing. You can also have layered calendars with Palm Synergy™. Your calendars can be seen on their own or layered together in a single view, combining work, family, friends, sports teams, or other interests. You can toggle to look at one calendar at a time, or see them all at a glance.
The Palm Pre has many other innovative features like combined messaging which allows you to check your Outlook email with Microsoft Direct Push Technology and HTML support and get wireless email access to popular commercial POP3 and IMAP accounts like AOL, Gmail, and Yahoo! All your email accounts can be viewed together, or separately from one simple application. Synergy even lets you see IM presence directly from an email. And, with Universal Search, you can search your entire phone from one simple screen. You can search your contacts, applications, Google, Google Maps or even Wikipedia. Universal search narrows down the possible results as you type, so it’s easier to find what you need.
The Web Browser on the Palm Pre is also incredibly fast and brings you full HTML Websites the way they were meant to be seen. And, with Sprints EVDO Rev. A network speed or the ability to use a Wi-Fi network, you can view them lighting fast.
The Palm Pre has many other very important features such as a 3.0 megapixel camera with a flash, 8GB internal memory, Accelerometer with a proximity sensor, NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile, Sprint Navigation Enabled, Amazon Music Store, and most importantly, the Palm App Store. With a rising number of applications to download, this is the phone to get this summer.
| Operating System | |
|---|---|
| Operating System | N/A |
| Operating System Release Number | 1.4.5 |
| Cell Phone Design | |
|---|---|
| Phone Style | Slider |
| Phone Size | Standard |
| Dimensions (H x W x D) | 3.9 x 2.3 x 0.7 in |
| Weight (w/standard battery) | 4.8 oz |
| Keyboard Type | Physical QWERTY |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Screen Size | N/A |
| Display | 320 x 320 |
| Mil-Spec/Rugged | No |
| Push To Talk (PTT) | No |
| Camera & Video Features | |
|---|---|
| Camera Resolution | 3.0MP |
| Front Camera Resolution | 1.3 MP |
| Camera Flash | No |
| Advanced Features | |
|---|---|
| HDMI port | No |
| 1080p HD Video | No |
| 3D Camera/Video | No |
| NFC Capable | Not Available |
| PLAN | Not Available |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Cell Phone Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Processor Name | Not Available |
| Processor Speed | 528 MHz |
| Onboard Memory | 256 MB DRAM; 8 GB Storage |
| Removable Memory Card - Type | Not Available |
| Maximum Memory Card Capacity | N/A |
| Removable Memory Accessibility | N/A |
| Photo Caller ID | Yes |
| Expandable Memory Slot | N/A |
| External Volume Control | Yes |
| Service / Support | 1 Year Warranty |
| Accessibility | |
|---|---|
| Hearing Aid Compliance | N/A |
| Digital TTY/TTD | No |
| Battery Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Talk Time | Up to 300 mins |
| Standby Time | Up to 250 hrs |
| Battery Milliamp (mAh) Hour | 800 |
| Battery Type | Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) |
| Connectivity | |
|---|---|
| Micro USB | Yes |
| Web Browser | Full HTML |
| GPS Type | A-GPS |
| Bluetooth | Not Available |
| USB Port Type | Micro-USB |
| Early Termination Fee | |
|---|---|
| Early Termination Fee - Initial Amount | Not Available |
| Early Termination Fee - Monthly Declining Amount | Not Available |
Customer Rating: 4.8

by Franklin Jones -- August 2nd 2010 -- Huntsville, AL
The Palm Pre is a great phone. very smooth and quick. Battery life is not very good but most phones like this have battery problems, so it's okay. I love Sprint! Left At&t and I am never going to look back.
Customer Rating: 2.8

by Brandon -- June 27th 2010 -- new orleans, LA
The worst thing bout the palm pre is the battery life. I can use up a full battery in 4-6 hours by using the internet. I've had a few droped calls and I can't remember ever droping a call for the two years I was with tmobile.
Customer Rating: 4

by TCWilson -- June 25th 2010 -- Randallstown, MD
The Palm Pre is a good phone. Ease of use is great. Set up is quick! But the Battery Life....ugh! Palm has a great operating system/processor. I used to have a Treo for years and switched to a BBerry. I just don't like that it takes too long for the phone to power up...this needs to change. Other than that...I'm happy with it. Keep up the good work Palm! Great customer service Let's Talk! You nailed it - right on for suggesting this phone!
Customer Rating: 3.8

by Cynthia L. Wilson -- June 18th 2010 -- Randallstown, MD
Customer Rating: 1.3

by Shawn -- April 9th 2010 -- Chicago, IL
I purchased the Pre on Sprint the day it was released and it is still in mint condition. If you treat your phone with care you will not have the oreo effects, slider problems or scratches some have reported. We all know that people usually only write reviews when they are not happy with a product, and fewer bother to write one when they are happy. I assure you there are way more content Pre owners then the small percent that have experience a material problem with their phone as happens. WebOS is hands down the best OS available and Palm is providing updates averaging every month to make it even better. There are over 2000 apps available which doesn't sound like a lot, but most of what the average person needs is available. If you check out the phone and find there is a specific function missing that you need, most likely there is a patch available that will provide it. I like the hardware design in that the screen is large enough considering the slide out keyboard and it can still fit in my pants pocket easily, any larger and it might be too bulky. It doesn't have the same feel as the sturdier slate phones, but if you treat it with some care you will be fine. Don't let the customer service people steer you to an Android phone because they know that better, get some hands on time with the Pre and you will be sold. I'll leave the in depth breakdown of the phones pluses and minuses to the other reviewers, overall for me this phone does every thing I need and I wouldn't trade it for any other phone.
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