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What is it: WebOS smart phone with touchscreen and keyboard
What we think: Its user interface is a ray of light through the touchscreen clouds, but the weak App Catalog needs work
What you need to know
Reviewed on: 7 October 2009
Tags: Palm, Palm Pre (UK version), HSDPA, love, widgets
We like:
Clear, vivid display; responsive touchscreen; useful physical keyboard; well-designed, beautiful user interface; Synergy app brings together contacts from the cloud; comfortable to hold and make calls with; good connectivity, including 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
We don't like:
Keyboard may be too small for some; short battery life; apps can be sluggish to load and phone is slow to boot; no memory-expansion slot; no on-screen keyboard; shelves are bare in the App Catalog
CNET UK judgement:
The Palm Pre matches the iPhone for touchscreen innovation, offering a user interface whose gesture and multi-touch capability make for a genuinely finger-friendly phone. The physical keyboard is handy, if you can get to grips with its tiny keys, but the App Catalog needs some serious attention
Full review:
The Palm Pre may have rocked up in the UK a few months after its US release, but it's definitely been worth the wait. With a round, caressable case and a gorgeous, smooth user interface, the Pre is a pleasure to use, as long as you can handle its teeny, tiny, slide-out keyboard. Its ability to multi-task gives it a leg up on the iPhone, but it does have one enormous flaw: the Palm App Catalog app store is taking longer to be born than a baby elephant. Continue Reading...
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Palm Pre (UK version) History
11 Nov 2009 in Crave
Smart phone OS showdown: iPhone vs Android vs Palm Pre
Hardware's one thing, but the most important part of a smart phone is the operating system running the show, so we compared what powers the iPhone, the HTC Hero and the Palm Pre
16 Oct 2009 in Crave
O2 Palm Pre on sale today: Are you buying?
The Palm Pre has finally gone on sale in the UK today, four months after launching in the US. But be warned: it ain't cheap. Is this the iPhone alternative you've been waiting for?
24 Sep 2009 in Crave
Palm Pre vs iPhone: O2 UK tariffs compared
O2 has finally announced when the Palm Pre will hit the UK and it's sooner than we expected. The network also deigned to inform us how much the smart phone will cost
7 Jul 2009 in Crave
Photos: UK Palm Pre and US Palm Pre switch places, fool parents
We got our hands on the UK Palm Pre to see how it differs from its American cousin, aside from its class consciousness and sense of irony
7 Jul 2009 in Crave
O2 confirms UK Palm Pre exclusivity... in time for Christmas
O2 has confirmed it will be the only UK network to offer the Palm Pre in this country, as well as Ireland, Spain and Germany, and that it will be available "in time for Christmas"
16 Jun 2009 in Crave
Photos: Cracking open the Palm Pre
Our intrepid colleagues at Tech Republic have pried open the Palm Pre to see how it -- and its insides -- stack up against the iPhone
29 May 2009 in Crave
All our coverage of one of the most anticipated smart phones of 2009, the Palm Pre. Bookmark this page and re-visit it to see the latest Pre developments alongside our expert opinions and review.
26 May 2009 in Crave
Report: Palm Pre to launch on O2
The Guardian says that the Palm Pre is going to join the iPhone in O2's must-have touchscreen stable, making the network home to iPhone haters and lovers alike
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