The innovative Palm Pre comes with a QWERTY keyboard

The palm Pre has become a popular handset. Palm, a respected and renowned PDA manufacturer has taken their knowledge of PDA's and incorporated it into a phone which has the appearance of a PDA. Simplicity is the key to its success, it is not lumbered with a huge amount of functionality that never gets used, or features that serve no purpose. The fact is that this handset does exactly what it is prescribed to do and nothing more, which is its most endearing, feature.

The phone comes with a 3 mega pixel camera which has an enhanced fixed focus and an LED flash as part of its photo taking aids. The camera operates at a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels which is good enough to ensure images are good quality to either view on the expansive screen or print out for viewing later. The phones internal memory is set at 8Gb and is large enough to cope with almost any eventuality.

One of the key elements of the phone is the full QWERTY keyboard. The keypad is responsive in every way and offers the ability to simplify data entry for a variety of tasks, whether that is texting or writing a memo. The keypad is located behind the main screen at the bottom of the front face and simply slides out when required.

The Palm Pre comes with a 3.1 inch TFT touch screen which is able to display over 16 million colours. This in effect offers true life like colour representation and clarity of image that is hard to beat. The inclusion of an accelerometer sensor means that images are automatically rotated to their correct aspect, without the need for user input.

The phones connectivity is one of its overriding features, with GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA and Wi-Fi all represented. The phone is able to access the internet either through its own connection or through available hot spots. The addition of Blue tooth and microUSB means file sharing is simple. The GPS feature ensures that navigation is a breeze.

The palm Pre offers excellent functionality and a slim line and lightweight mobile phone. Its aim to offer the ability to work whilst on the move is achieved admirably. The handset is a welcome addition to the mobile phone market and is sure to raise the bar when it comes to PDA style phones in the future.


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