One of the most awaited touch screen mobile phone of the year Palm Pre is ready to be released on June 6, 2009 and reviews are already out. The handset has got critical acclaims from reviewers worldwide. And almost every reviewer has compared it with Apple iPhone the undisputed king of touchscreen phones till now. Most of the reviews have declared a very tough competitor to iPhone and many have put the cellphone above Apple's phone.
Some pros and cons of Palm Pre have come to light. On the upside, the device has the actual keyboard unlike the iPhone and the keyboard is slider so the small form factor of Palm Pre is a feature many will like. The phone has 3.1-inch capacitive touchscreen with 480 x 320 resolution. The phone has 8GB of built-in storage. This phone has a 3.1 megapixel camera that puts it ahead of its so called competitors.
The cellphone runs on webOS that is a Linux based operating system. webOS is as intuitive as the physical design of the phone. For example, when you have got a notification, it gets displayed at the bottom of the screen instead of popping out above everything you were doing. One more thing that makes this mobile phone better than iPhone is the ability to run multiple applications simultaneously. Its OS introduces a new concept called Activity Cards. For Pre, every application window is a virtual card that can be flipped through and disposed off when required.
On the flip side, applications take a bit longer to load fully. One more downside is the lack of applications for device unlike its biggest rival that has a large number of apps crafted for it. Battery life is also an issue.
Palm Pre will be available on Sprint for $200 on a two year contract. The phone will be shipped with 1,150mAh battery, an AC adapter, stereo headset, microUSB sync cable and carry pouch.
Here is a phone review video :
More information can be obtained here. Needless to say, Palm Pre has created a lot of hype and going by the positive reviews it is getting, this time new iPhone, to be unveiled soon, has really got a serious rival.
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