Palm Pre Specs

Per the Manufacturer, below are a list of Specs for the new Palm Pre which hit stores on May 19th.

It is currently exclusively only sold at Sprint for $199 after rebate, but is rumored to be coming to Verizon Wireless in January 2009. It must be a hot phone when Sprint sold out of them in the opening weekend, and if Apple is cutting the price of their current iPhone 3G to $99, which was announced yesterday. Nonetheless, the debate will live on through the end of 2009 if whether the new Palm phone is a lame duct attempt at being an "iPhone killer."

Operating system

• Palm® webOS™

Network specs|

• 3G EVDO Rev A

Display

• 3.1-inch touch screen
• 24-bit color
• 320×480 resolution
• HVGA display

Keyboard

• Physical QWERTY keyboard

Email

• Microsoft Outlook® email with Microsoft® Direct Push Technology
• POP3/IMAP (Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, etc)

Messaging

• Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS

GPS

• Built-in GPS

Digital camera

• 3 megapixel camera
• LED flash
• extended depth of field

Sensors

• Ambient light
• accelerometer
• proximity

Media formats supported

• Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
• Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
• Image Formats: GIF, Animated GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP

Wireless connectivity

• Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, 801.1x authentication
• Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support

Memory

• 8GB of user storage (~7.4GB user available)
• USB mass storage support

Phone as laptop modem

• Bluetooth tethering

Connector

• MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Headphone jack

• 3.5mm stereo

Palm® Touchstone™
charging dock

• Compatible

Dimensions

• Width: 59.5mm (2.3 inches)
• Height: 100.5mm (3.9 inches)
• Thickness: 16.95mm (0.67 inches)
• Weight: 135 grams (4.76 ounces)

Palm Pre or iPhone 3GS?

For those hunting for the latest and greatest Smart Phone, you are most likely debating between the new Palm Pre or iPhone 3GS?

Apple announced today that it plans to sell the iPhone 3GS starting at $199 and cut the price of the iPhone 3G to $99. According to numerous sources, the new iPhone 3GS is supposed to hit stores Friday, June 19th and will be available for pre-order today. Allegedly, this new gadget will have upgraded digital quality, faster processing & internet speeds, and carry a longer battery life. For those whom have already owned an iPhone, know firsthand of the headaches caused from the lack of battery life and understand this is a big win!

Will the next generation iPhone halt the recent success of the Palm Pre?

Despite Palm's hiccup with lack of supply, it has been a long time coming that Palm has produced a Smart Phone with features that most users want in a cellphone. The Palm Pre comes with a touch screen that is capable of handling multiple tasks and is the first phone to operate on Palm's WebOS platform. This phone may be the single device to compete with Apple for the next year as is rightly suited for multi-taskers. Nonetheless, if you are shopping for a new wireless device, the new Palm Pre is worth a second look and offers many of the same features as the new iPhone 3GS.