Palm Pre
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- Anonymous
- v0X
- 12 Oct 2009
i dont own a Pre, but i do own a Centro, which virtually has the same type of keypad; i've also owned an E71. 1 week of use is all it takes to get used to it, definitely usable
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- Anonymous
- S35
- 10 Oct 2009
has anyone actually used the palm pre yet who is making comments?
The key pad is so small to be virtually unuseable! Seriously i have small fingers and was completley unable to use it.
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- Ed
- nEs
- 09 Oct 2009
I've now been able to read fairly in depth reviews of the Palm Pre in most of the London newspapers and a fair few of the national ones have reviewed it as well as have many of the major review sites. But GSM Arena?
Nope. Not yet. Nada. Nothing, zip, zilch, a long empty silence. Please tell me you are going to review this one and not allow foolish snobbery to win the day. By all the other accounts it's a pretty good phone, and deserving of comment - so why the delay? A delightfully ironic comment on how long Palm took to release a GSM version perhaps? Or is it that you just don't like Palm for some reason?
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- iphonePhilo
- 3sD
- 07 Oct 2009
Ed, 07 Oct 2009and Apple are dumb to keep blocking it. This phone is going... moreIf I don't appreciate the OS of Palm I would not post here, even If was a little bit rude.
All PSs are true, the first is not, at least for me. Perhaps it is not the time for Apple to make iTunes open for all devices, they know which financial situation they have to follow better than us. However, what Palm is doing on iTunes is not legal, and I do respect Palm more if they have their own software or if they are synch with iTunes legally. As for the device, yes I should give it a try, knowing that I prefer a touch device. I tried many, I don't trust trying anymore after I found myself happy with iPhone. Some people my friend can't be brain washed.
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- Ed
- nEs
- 07 Oct 2009
Hey GSM Arena,
WAKE UP!!
Cnet have got a UK palm pre review out - where's yours? http://reviews.cnet.co.uk/mobiles/0,39030106,49303824,00.htm
Oh I forgot, you don't review Palm Phones....
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- Ed
- nEs
- 07 Oct 2009
iphonePhilo, 05 Oct 2009Crap. Palm why don't you make your own sync software instea... moreand Apple are dumb to keep blocking it. This phone is going to sell maybe a million units perhaps? That's a potential million extra users for Itunes for Apple. Let's face it, a good proportion of those people will already have an Ipod, maybe one quarter, but that's still a fair bunch of people and potential revenue that they are shutting out.
The Itunes platform is great but Apple could make it greater by opening it to other users, instead of behaving like small minded geeks and trying to corner the market in eveything.
PS. And by the way, whilst your spirited defence of Apple is touching, unless your name is really Steve Jobs, you didn't actually invent the Iphone, you're just one of the millions of so-called 'individuals' who display their 'individuality' by trying to bask in it's reflected glory whilst not realising that you have been brainwashed.
PPS No I don't use an Iphone. I tried, but I prefer buttons. Maybe that makes me a geek, but I bet I can type faster than you on my phone.
PPPS Actually I quite liked the Iphone, it's just the 'holier than thou' attitude of most of the users that winds me up. Maybe I'll try the Palm out, maybe I won't. But I'll wait to see it myself before passing judgement on it.
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- dysfunctional
- S35
- 07 Oct 2009
iphonePhilo, 05 Oct 2009Crap. Palm why don't you make your own sync software instea... morewhats the point in re-inventing the wheel? It's already agreed that the iTunes platform is phenominal, so why if you're in Palm's shoes should you go all out to invest in a new syncronising application? it make no financial sense! i really like this phone and whilst its no "iPhone Killer" it is certainly a good little piece of geek chic with some functionality the iPhone should have had years ago (which is lamentable!) running multiple apps at once for example.
You have to give this a chance before slamming it....
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- Ed
- nEs
- 07 Oct 2009
To GSM Arena,
it's now the 7th of October and the GSM version of this phone is due to be released in less than 10 days, so when is your review coming out? If they are releasing in 10 days, there must be GSM test samples out there - have you got one? If not why not?
I challenge you, for once, to do a full and proper review of a Palm phone. Looking at your previous records, I note that you have never reviewed a Palm phone before, despite them being generally well-received and popular with their users. There seems to be a lot of bias in the phone community against Palm for some reason - please don't join the small minded snobs who think that Palm aren't worth their while and review this phone fairly and impartially.
Yours etc,
frustated ex-Palm user
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- CE
- kJe
- 06 Oct 2009
I actually own this phone unlike the majority of reviewers and this phone is one of the best ever. I have owned several iphones , nokia e71, tmobile G1, blackjacks, blackberries, you name it. The hadware on this phone is not the greatest , but the OS blows EVERYTHING else out of the water. You have to use it to understand.
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- iphonePhilo
- 3sD
- 05 Oct 2009
Crap. Palm why don't you make your own sync software instead of pretending that Pre is made by apple on iTunes?
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- Anonymous
- w0Q
- 05 Oct 2009
i agree. the best things about palm phones are the threaded messaging and hardware silent switch. qwerty's no longer unique, but Palm needn't go all out to standout. imho, focusing on organizer functionality that Palm was *born* for would keep it unique, even without trying to match-up the iphone..but at this point it's just wishful thinking. I think pushing the webOS too hard in the market will burn up Palm's resources
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- Mustafa
- FvX
- 01 Oct 2009
I played around with a pre today...and it's really an awesome phone. I have an e71 and thought that was great...but after using the pre for a while and especially seeing how brilliant the screen looked, and having no trouble with the keypad, and working with the UI, it's just an all around amazing phone. Sure it's not PERFECT in terms of hardware, but the camera works well on it, and the browser is wonderful too. Seriously, don't rule this out just because it doesn't have a 5mp camera.
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- Bryn
- S35
- 01 Oct 2009
No Video recording????
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- Anonymous
- y%W
- 01 Oct 2009
It has gps if you were to read the information.
I second the need for a REVIEW!
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- Anonymous
- D8X
- 30 Sep 2009
People complain about the lack of MicroSD card slot... but i could not see any network carrying this phone if it had one. As the wireless backup would be backing up even more data, and kill network performance.
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- me
- S35
- 30 Sep 2009
no gps???????????????????
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- seeps
- qZ4
- 28 Sep 2009
Hey geniuses, the reason why this is on GSMArena and has GSM specs is because it is coming to Europe as a GSM model very soon.
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- Anonymous
- M3s
- 28 Sep 2009
on the photos what is that stand thing for is it a holder or a charger or both safe
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- Bert
- nFe
- 25 Sep 2009
Hi
Can any boby help I'am thinking of purchasing the Pre when it is released in the UK next month.Is it on line like the HTC Hero connect all the time or is it like HTC Touch Pro 2 connect when you go line to check your e-mails,connect to the internet,etc.
Thanks
Bert
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- Rip
- G2G
- 24 Sep 2009
Anonymous, 24 Sep 2009no video recording, no card slot, no video call camera, no ... moreDon't be... apparently you are not the only one who thinks this phone was overhypped! Sales of the pre continue to drop as we speak!