Palm Pre Touchscreen 3G mobile phone reviews

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Score 7.3/10 Read 3
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This mobile phone is a good all rounder.

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Palm Pre: Quad Band Touchscreen See full product description

Ease of use	6.7
Features	7.0
Battery life	1.7
Design	9.0
Value for money	7.7
Overall rating	7.3

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Danny, Maidstone Call Browse Music Photos

Score 8.0/10

Good points:: Best of Both World's, touch screen and keyboard
Incremental Software updates have made the phone better and better
Ability to play Flash internet pages out does the Iphone and google phone
Bad points:: Battery life is less than 24hrs so you have to charge every night, its a matter of habit

Ease of use	8.0
Features	9.0
Battery life	1.0
Design	8.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	8.0

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Confirmed purchase: 29 Dec 2009

Confirmed purchaser Music and entertainment lover

Score 9.0/10

Good points:: I love th whole design of the phone
Bad points:: The apps catalogue is absolute rubbish and for the uniyed states mainly

Ease of use	7.0
Features	7.0
Battery life	3.0
Design	10.0
Value for money	9.0
Overall rating	9.0

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Confirmed purchase: 21 Oct 2009

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Product Features

Operating system	Proprietary
Software on which the device runs
Shape of phone	Slider
Mobile phones come in a variety of shapes: the most common is the bar (or ‘candy bar’) a rectangular block shape. Other common forms are the ‘slider’, which elongates when one section is slid out from the other and ‘flip’, where the two sections of the phone are hinged.
3G	Yes
3G allows mobile phones and mobile dongles to achieve broadband speeds similar to that of home broadband. This allows users to browse the internet, email and download files and video whilst on the move.
Touchscreen or keypad	Touchscreen
Touchscreen phones do not have physical buttons, instead you can dial numbers and type texts using equivalent numeric and QWERTY keypads on the screen. Numeric and QWERTY keypad phones have buttons to allow you to dial number and write texts.
Connections	Bluetooth

Connections	WiFi

Connections	USB

Extra functions	Email

Extra functions	Satellite navigation

Extra functions	Instant messaging

Extra functions	Camera

Extra functions	Flash

Band	Quad
Different frequency bands are used in different countries. Most phones can be used across Europe as they are Tri Band. You will need a quad band phone if you plan to travel to the USA.
Horizontal resolution (Pixels)	320

Vertical resolution (Pixels)	480

Camera resolution (MegaPixels)	3
The amount of data that can be captured when taking a photograph or video. A larger number represents a higher quality image, though this is also affected by other factors such as the lens size and quality.
Talk time (Hours)	5
Talk time dictates how long your phone’s battery will last if you were to talk continuously on it from a full charge.
Stand-by time (Days)	8.33

Depth in cm	1.695

Height in cm	10.05
The distance from the very top of the product to the very bottom.
Width in cm	5.95

Memory card slot	No
Having a memory card slot allows you to save data to a memory card and then transfer it to another device. For example you may put a photo from your camera or mobile phone onto a memory card and then plug it into your printer to print directly. Memory card slots come in many formats: Compact Flash Card Memory Stick Duo Micro SD Card MMC SD Card SDHC Card
Autofocus	Yes
Weight (g)	135
The weight of the product in grams.
FM tuner	No
An FM Tuner allows you to listen to FM radio stations on the move. You can see a list of FM radio stations at Ofcom.
MP3 playback capable	Yes

HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access)	Yes
Release date	2009-05-19
The date the product was originally made available for purchase.

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Manufacturer's Description

The new Palm Pre phone is always thinking ahead to make your life easier. Pre pulls your different online calendars into one view, bringing you the information you want without having to search for it.