| The palm Pre has become a popular handset. | | | | behind the main screen at the bottom of the |
| Palm, a respected and renowned PDA | | | | front face and simply slides out when required. |
| manufacturer has taken their knowledge of PDA's | | | | The phone comes with a 3.1 inch TFT touch |
| and incorporated it into a phone which has the | | | | screen which is able to display over 16 million |
| appearance of a PDA. Simplicity is the key to its | | | | colours. This in effect offers true life like colour |
| success, it is not lumbered with a huge amount of | | | | representation and clarity of image that is hard to |
| functionality that never gets used, or features | | | | beat. The inclusion of an accelerometer sensor |
| that serve no purpose. The fact is that this | | | | means that images are automatically rotated to |
| handset does exactly what it is prescribed to do | | | | their correct aspect, without the need for user |
| and nothing more, which is its most endearing, | | | | input. |
| feature. | | | | The phones connectivity is one of its overriding |
| The phone comes with a 3 mega pixel camera | | | | features, with GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA and Wi-Fi all |
| which has an enhanced fixed focus and an LED | | | | represented. The phone is able to access the |
| flash as part of its photo taking aids. The camera | | | | internet either through its own connection or |
| operates at a resolution of 2048 x 1536 pixels | | | | through available hot spots. The addition of Blue |
| which is good enough to ensure images are good | | | | tooth and microUSB means file sharing is simple. |
| quality to either view on the expansive screen or | | | | The GPS feature ensures that navigation is a |
| print out for viewing later. The phones internal | | | | breeze. |
| memory is set at 8Gb and is large enough to | | | | The palm Pre offers excellent functionality and a |
| cope with almost any eventuality. | | | | slim line and lightweight mobile phone. Its aim to |
| One of the key elements of the phone is the full | | | | offer the ability to work whilst on the move is |
| QWERTY keyboard. The keypad is responsive in | | | | achieved admirably. The handset is a welcome |
| every way and offers the ability to simplify data | | | | addition to the mobile phone market and is sure |
| entry for a variety of tasks, whether that is | | | | to raise the bar when it comes to PDA style |
| texting or writing a memo. The keypad is located | | | | phones in the future. |