Palm Pre mobile phone
Features:
- 3.1 in multi-touch HVGA display screen (320 x 480 pixels)
- 8 GB RAM storage
- Size: 3.9 x 2.3 x 0.67 inches; Weight: 4.76 ounces
- 3-megapixel camera with LED flash
- Built in GPS
- QWERTY keyboard
- Wireless connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11b/g and Bluetooth
- Connector: microUSB with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
- 3.5mm stereo headphone jack
- OS: Palm webOS platform
- Price: free on O2 network for a 24 month contract and £34.26 tariff
Expert Review:
Palm Pre mobile phone
Palm Pre is the latest mobile phone from Palm, Inc. packed with a no. of features. What makes the mobile phone unique are the apps that are loaded on to it: right from entertainment, social networking, news to navigation, 16 of them in all. It is a mobile phone and a netbook rolled into one! In fact the thin line between a mobile phone and a netbook is blurring with the introduction of devices like Pal Pre which is a fine example of the convergence of computing and communication technology.
With webOS as the operating system platform, Palm Pre has 8GB RAM memory and a pleasing 3.1in multi touch HVGA display screen with 320 x 480 pixels resolution. The 3MP camera has automatic LED flash and the QWERTY keyboard can be slided out for easy texting. The wireless connectivity is handled by Wi-Fi 802 11b/g with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication and also by Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support. The mobile phone handles different audio and video formats including MP3, AAC, AMR, WAV, QCELP, MPEG-4, H 263, H 264 as well as GIF, JPEG, PNG and BMP image formats.
The Palm Pre uses the Palm Synergy feature to bring Microsoft Office Outlook, Google, Yahoo and Facebook calendars together in one logical view. Its emailing feature includes Microsoft Exchange, POP3/IMAP (Yahoo Mail, Gmail, AOL, and Hotmail) and integrated instant messaging, SMS and MMS
The Palm Pre is available on the O2 network in the UK free of cost for a 24 month contract and a £34.26 tariff. It is a must have for mobile phone buffs who want something different from an iphone or a Blackberry.
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