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You may criticise the branding and marketing, but I think the product's as close to the ideal as anyone on the market has managed to announce so far. MMS? Chec
by halo 18y ago
You may criticise the branding and marketing, but I think the product's as close to the ideal as anyone on the market has managed to announce so far.
MMS? Check. Stereo Bluetooth? Check. Copy/paste? Check. Headphone jack? Check. Physical volume buttons? Check. Camera with flash? Check. Physical keyboard? Check. Exchange support? Check. Multitasking? Check. Wi-Fi? Check. Multitouch? Check. GPS? Check. Removable battery? Check. A decent web browser? Check. Decent looks? Check. Good UI? Check.
No obvious glaring flaws exist - admittedly it's missing video-calling, but I doubt many use it, and battery-life and price are still up in the air, but so far it looks pretty damn good. The fact it's CDMA-only and carrier tied is a bit of a shame, but they say a GSM version is going to appear in the rest of the world. One concern is whether applications will be developed for their platform, but that remains to be seen. I think the UI is above and beyond the iPhone's in many ways - the task switching and general lack of clutter is amazing and the cards analogy is inspired. The whole package just seems fantastic.
- eli 18y agoWell, I hope for their sake that it's a lot better than the iPhone, because good enough ain't gonna cut it. Not if it's going to cost more: http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090108/live-from-ces-palm-unveils-nova/ http://mediamemo.allthingsd.com/20090108/live-from-ces-palm-...
- wavesplash 18y agoI'm with Halo, I haven't bought an iPhone because of the lack of keyboard, didn't buy a blackberry because the apps blew and the UI was annoying, and was waiting for Android v2 phones before taking Android seriously. The Pre is near ideal - keyboard, touch, beautiful layout, time tested base apps, and a great size for the pocket. And frankly the marketing is pretty slick - perhaps not geek slick, but it has total business appeal and a well trusted name. Now if only they'd ship sooner.
- chops 18y agoI feel exactly as you do. I've stuck with my Treo 755p (and 700p before that) and avoided the phones you've mentioned for all those reasons. I'm completely stoked for the Pre.
- kajecounterhack 18y agothere will be a GSM 3g friendly pre http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/palm-pre-in-depth-impressions-video-and-huge-hands-on-gallery/ http://www.engadget.com/2009/01/08/palm-pre-in-depth-impress...