In this respect, virtually all smartphones available today have had to compromise – the iPhone offers a very large touchscreen but no keyboard, the BlackBerry Bold offers a landscape screen but no touch, the T-Mobile G1 offers a clunky touchscreen + keyboard and the Treo/Centro line offers a small square touchscreen with a keyboard. The iPhone has clearly demonstrated that there are some people who will be extremely happy with a smartphone offering a touchscreen-only input while others like me cannot live without a full QWERTY keyboard. Multitouch Portrait Screen + Slide-Down Keyboard The Palm Pre gets unboxed, handled and described right after the jump.Palm Pre Specifications Reveals Plenty Of Reasons To Love This Smartphoneġ. We'll get there but let's take this one step at a time. And it's got a darn good reason to be hopeful: the webOS. The Pre hopes to be a symbol of a company's rebirth and promises an exciting time for touchscreen. It's not the capacitive, multi-touch-enabled touchscreen, it's not the QWERTY keyboard. It's not the list of do's and don'ts that makes this phone though. The Pre is obviously limited much like the first iPhone and earliest Android handsets. The webOS may have learned a lot from the iPhone OS, but it certainly is trying to do things its own way. The Palm Pre is a fresh and exciting addition to the world of smartphones. It's a completely different form factor, there are some novel navigation solutions and there's a QWERTY keyboard and multi-tasking. The Palm Pre is pushing a brand new OS and doesn't keep a stiff upper lip like some other smartphones - that goes to you Symbian and WinMo.īut so much for the resemblance to iPhone. The specs ring the iPhone bell and you may think the Pre is just another copycat - you'll be wrong. No onscreen keyboard, portrait typing only.App Catalog available in a limited number of countries.Web browser lacks Flash support, but it's on its way.Camera has no auto focus… nor any settings at all, disappointing image quality.Glossy plastics look cheap, love fingerprints.Application Store for direct apps download and installation.Palm webOS is an innovative multi-touch user interface, heavy on multitasking.ARM Cortex A8 600 MHz, PowerVR SGX graphics chip.3 megapixel fixed focus camera, LED flash.3.1" 16M-color TFT display of 320 x 480 pixel resolution and excellent sunlight legibility.But before we power up this multitasking monster and start navigating its new and unique system, let's look at the package itself. It's the interface and the handling that will earn the Palm Pre its deserved share of admirers. ![]() The webOS and all the touchscreen gadgetry will sure keep us busy enough. But Palm didn't stop there - the webOS is all about multitasking - to an extent that gives quite a point to those who wouldn't call the iPhone a proper smartphone. The Palm Pre seems to have all the things that made the iPhone so special: multi-touch display, an Application Store, fluid and creative UI and a good web browser. But it looks like a debut of the same magnitude as the iPhone OS, Android and Maemo. It's looking to elbow its way through a crowd of apples, androids and PocketPCs.Īre we talking the mother of all comebacks here? We honestly don't know. It couldn't have been bleaker for the company but the Palm Pre is not the kind to walk around a with "Will work for food" sign on its neck. But we're not gonna give you all that crap about second chances. Many must've doubted Palm ever getting out of the twilight of their dwindling smartphone line. So, did they try to put the brakes? Negative. Once a popular (mostly stateside) PDA and smartphone maker, Palm were going full blast from safe to sorry. But we guess better late than sorry goes both ways. And hey, it's not like we're on time either.
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