Palm Pre
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- Ron
- 3pa
- 02 Feb 2010
harold, 10 Jan 2010I've been using this phone for a while, so here is my hones... moreHarold,
I have to agree with your impression. SW seems to be very handy at times (email, Calendar and contacts !!!) however battery life is unacceptable. just having the phone on 3g and blue tooth, will kill the battery in less then a day (no Internet, less then 10 min talk time)/ on one case it died on 14:00 ! (day started at 06:00 and it was on the cradle all night).
moreover, I am now facing new issue with synchronising the email client to yahoo account. it will do it once (right after setup) but will stop after downloading the email and prompt a error :username/password not correct.
so far o2, palm and Yahoo could not find a solution.
any suggestions?
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- Anonymous
- mJr
- 24 Jan 2010
Ive had this phone for 3 months now, on O2 Irl, and an very happy with it. I had a N95 8 Gb before, which, in my opinion was the best phone ever made, 2 years i had it and no problems, so the Pre has big shoes to fill and so far it has done so admirablly.
The interface is intuative to use and nice to look at, if a little slow at times(Not so much so to annoy though). The homwbrew community is rich, the patches available from the preware app have increased useability (landscape e mails & notafications). The kyboard, a little small at first, is excellent. I hated the software keyboard on i phone, at least i know that im actually pressing something with the pre and i can actually write proper e mails comfortably compared to my N95 with its numerical keypad.
Quake & Doom, need i say more, oh wait, i can, Flash 10.1 support coming soon!
Thank you palm, for listening to your customers and providing us with updates that actually improve a phone instead of bricking them (i phone!).
Im not saying the phone is perfect, there are issues, sometimes hanging, slow opening of programs, but in my opinion the pros far outweigh the cons and as we know, there is no phone that is perfect.
Im not going to argue with some of the opinions here, because they are just opinions but im sick of reading comments from people who clearly havent used the phone, apple fan boys go home! Accept an opinion, dont argue blindly.
Anyway, thats my 2 cents.
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- LGt
- 23 Jan 2010
i´ve had the pre for over two months no, had the iphone 3g for one, and had the G1 for 2 weeks(android sucks) and Pre is one of THE best handset ever maid not to mention 512mb RAM on the Pre Plus for VW( also we Pre is coming with Flash and EA Games is makng games for WebOS). If there is a phone that is better to use on EVERYTHING( web, apps games all) COULD BE either the Nexus One or the X10 not even the Milestone(not yet proved).
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- ReVan
- 2@t
- 15 Jan 2010
jessy, 14 Jan 2010So Harold, or anyone, which one do you think is better? Pal... moreI've used the N900 for over a month and after buying this phone, the experience is very unique as is it's webOS. The card multi-tasking makes your quick app switching a breeze.
Same power as the iPhone 3GS and the best part is Palm listens to its customer and provides newer firmware upgrades making ones experience a much pleasurable one.
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- jessy
- Pvb
- 14 Jan 2010
harold, 10 Jan 2010I've been using this phone for a while, so here is my hones... moreSo Harold, or anyone, which one do you think is better? Palm pre or Nokia N900?
Thanks for the answer!
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- JC
- nqF
- 14 Jan 2010
harold, 10 Jan 2010I've been using this phone for a while, so here is my hones... more
I enjoyed your review/opinion about the Palm Pre. Sometimes people tend to only see the PROS about their purchases and it's healthy to see someone with their eyes open.
Just one innocent question: have you upgraded the software right? Even so the battery doesn't last 1 full day?
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- harold
- qVk
- 10 Jan 2010
I've been using this phone for a while, so here is my honest opinion about it:
The OS itself has some really great features, like the multitouch screen, the card view, the ability to multitask, the calendar, over allthe software is great. I have no complains about it.
On the other hand THE PHONE'S HARDWARE IS HORRIBLE. after several months of use, I have come to the realization that at least 90% of the phone issues come from the hardware. The response time is bad, really slow, and it seems to be a processor problem. some applications can take minutes to load. It often struggles to decide between streaming music on bluetooth, the phone speaker or the headset. I always take good care of my phones, however, the palm gets scratched very easily, for example I have a pearl I bought right after they came out; after years of use and abuse, it still looks in great conditions, unlike the palm that has become really scratched, and honestly I have treated it good. I think the components they used to build it are the cheapest ones they could get.The back heats up a lot regardless of moderate or heavy use. Battery life is worthless. The only way I can get a full day of battery is if I do not use the phone at all, I mean What is the purpose of having all those features if u can only limit the amount of use. I guess I could buy a spare battery, but why should I bother doing that? palm is the one who should worry about it, not me. There are a lot of other issues, but it would take several pages to list them all. Over all, the phone as a whole has some great things to it, unfortunately they don't make up for the bad. I am already shopping for another phone, in a different network too (that would be another topic.)
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- ReVan
- 2@t
- 10 Jan 2010
kingcobra2010, 30 Oct 2009Before you buy any phone think long and hard. Do you want a... moreKudos to your comment! Well written and well said.
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- Anonymous
- Sgv
- 07 Jan 2010
brilliant little phone, multi tasking, email works really well, and keeps getting better with every update, also there is a massive home-brew community already,to witch palm support and don't keep try blocking(i wonder who does that) have had no problems with this phone even though i have installed a variety of patches and home-brew app, and it will only get better the more palm work on it, and some people say the keyboard is to small dont worry it dont take long till your txtin fast again
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- rambo
- 2SR
- 06 Jan 2010
i own apalm pre and it just sucks its processor is too slow and i ha an advice for the people that if you are lookin for a phone for browsing and messaging palm pre is waste
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- xora
- fu0
- 06 Jan 2010
great one
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- Anonymous
- I04
- 05 Jan 2010
I am a happy Pre user for 3 months.
While iPhone cost $200-300 + $35 (mandatory data & message plans) @ month = $200 (or $300) + 35 x 24 (2 years plan) = at least $1040 + tax (on the $35.- x 24…) the Pre cost me $125.- (after “automatic” rebates from Sprint plus $25.- I got from chatting with Sprint while ordering…) – almost $1000.- less (over 2 years)! And, the sprint “unlimited everything” is about $10.- LESS that the inferior ATT plan I had before. So for me it was a no brainer!
The phone is a pleasure to use. Some kinks here and there were solved either through support or solutions I found on the internet.
Removable Battery – Huge advantage over iPhone! Battery’s life much better since last update.
The multi screens (you have many screens open at the same time – phone, browser, game – anything) is very unique and comes handy (you can talk over the phone, search Google maps and brows at the same time).
The FREE GPS from Spring (though not perfect) saves you another $300.- for a separate GPS…
The Sprint service is as good as ATT if not better and if you do need/want to use your WiFi – it won’t drain your battery like the iPhone and others.
All in all, looking for smart phone, I can see any second to the Pre with Sprint – its chipper and overall as good as the iPhone (some Pre users say better – for the multitasking and the WebOS compatibility with your PC).
• Pros:
Removable Battery – Huge advantage over iPhone! And it performs much better since the last update.
Superb call quality and reception (Sprint network).
Small, slick with amazing screen
Fast network speed and browser.
WebOS is fast, and highly intuitive - easy to use.
Synergy/ multitasking.
Real keyboard (though I hope an option to use a screen/virtual keyboard will be added soon…).
Integrated contacts, and messaging clients.
Gmail Push.
Loud and clear speaker.
Excellent camera
WiFi (that won’t drain your battery – unlike the iPhone and others).
You can store and view (but not edit – yet) Msft doc and Pdf
iTune compatible (you have to connect to PC though).
Cons: Lack of applications at time of launch (no big deal for me and more apps keep coming every day).
no auto text correction (which could have become handy with the small keyboard…).
Things that don’t bother me:
Keyboard is a bit small and keys are stiff (if you are a texting junkie – bad luck for you).
No video camera (you CAN watch videos that you download).
Camera has no zoom.
To delete Pdf you have to connect to your PC (but the connection is a breather and has many advantages).
Only 8Gb memory – which I am yet to use 25% of it…
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- andrew warburton
- pwf
- 30 Dec 2009
Steer clear any one wanting an Iphone beater it is no where near battery life shocking hell its barely a Nokia 5030 beater, to get 11 hrs stand by with just 5mins max. of calls email retrieval, gps, bluetooth etc all have to be turned off I had mine for over 2 weeks and 11 hrs standby was the best I could get it was changed once and on with o2 tech guys 4 times to try and sort the problems to no avail. After all the hype I assumed (stupidly)to believe it, the only way the Pre can manage to do all that is advertised it needs to be connected to the mains all the features worked well enough but a phone that can't even manage a full day without needing to be re-charged is frankly not acceptable hence me returning it.
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- vanessa
- tCQ
- 30 Dec 2009
sheri, 14 Nov 2009is this available in the Philippines??not yet
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- kinron posh
- M3s
- 30 Dec 2009
the palm pre is the most useless phone i have had in my life! i am a tech savvy... very hands-on on the latest technology, however, i had the phone for 2 weeks, and couldn't figure it out!. it's too slow, switches off, makes some silly noises, boring,.... it'll never ever compete with the iphone!
i think o2 has got it wrong this time. the current promotion with free return flights to european destination will not help either!
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- zezzy
- mxI
- 27 Dec 2009
should i get the palm pre or iphone 3gs
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- Lolzors
- uHZ
- 26 Dec 2009
ryk, 25 Dec 2009No Radio, No video recording, No video calls, No memory car... moreThat's what they said about the iPhone, but look what happened.
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- Anonymous
- f4L
- 25 Dec 2009
The Palm Pre is high on price low on features (No FM radio for instance). It also switches off for now reason when closed.
But I guess some people will buy it because it is a Palm.
Maybe their next model will be the "Iphone killer" everybody is waiting for.
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- ryk
- PId
- 25 Dec 2009
No Radio, No video recording, No video calls, No memory card slot, No Bluetooth file transfers, No onscreen keyboard and small and fiddly hardware QWERTY keyboard keys, 320 x 480 pixels 3.1 inches display.
Who will and why buy this phone?
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- Anonymous
- Acp
- 21 Dec 2009
Gus, 14 Dec 2009Very expensive phone and it offers nothing.Small screen,bad... moreno the phone joke of the year is (and always has been) the iphone.
where i am its $999 unlocked and look at how much its gna cost in china.
that phone has no multitasking (even with jailbreak it cant match pre), no synergy, no flash for its camera, no flash for web content (it might hv a large app catalog but most of the good stuff is paid whereas there is a lot more free content on the web), pathetic dpi/ppi (pre has better dpi/ppi than iphone so its screen portrays images more crisp and vibrant, but there r much better displays than both of them to give u an idea nokia 7710 had more resolution on its 3.5" screen back in 2004 than iphone does now), little innovation (thats right not even 1/2 the stuff on iphone is original*), no user replaceable battery, terrible recpetion in US (due to being locked with at&t), no physical qwerty, and false advertising.
*this is a list of specs that iphone has but were on other company's phone before it:
- slide to unlock: neonode
- flick finger to scroll thru menu(s): neonode
- ambient light sensor for display brightness: palm
- way iphone msgs: palm
- connectivity: nokia
- capacitive touchscreen: lg
- accelerometer: htc (but used 4 scrolling not auto rotate)
- touch focus (for taking pictures): htc
- large internal storage compensating for lack of expandable memory: sony ericsson