The Palm
Pre
Plus and Palm Pixi Plus (in new blue too) phones will be available at AT&T.
With a slider keyboard, a larger touchscreen and a
high-performance
processor, the Palm Pre ' webOS, Synergy and web browsing on the Palm Pre
Plus were found to be great by reviewers. The Synergy feature gathers contact information,
calendar and emails from social networking/calendar/email all together
with almost psychic-like style.
Palm's thinnest phone to date, Pixi Plus fits easily in your
hand or
pocket and offers a host of powerful features, including Wi-Fi. Plam Pixi Plus' reviewers liked its small size, low price with high-end features of
Wi-Fi, multi-touch, full web browser, GPS and ability to use the Palm
Pixi Plus as a Wi-Fi hotspot.
PALM PRE PALM PIXI PLUSFeatures:
-
Palm Synergy, a key feature of Palm webOS that brings your
information from all the places it resides - including Outlook(3),Google, Facebook, Yahoo! and LinkedIn - into one logical view
that
links your contacts and calendars, so accessing them is easier
than
ever -
The ability to run multiple applications simultaneously and
easily
move between them - Unobtrusive notifications
- Universal search
-
Over-the-air software updates delivered directly to a user's
phone - High-quality applications from the Palm App Catalog
- High-speed connectivity
-
Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for
navigation - Full QWERTY keyboard
- High-performance, desktop-class web browser
- Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
- Integrated GPS(4)
-
Robust messaging support (combining IM, SMS and MMS
capabilities) -
Multimedia options, including music, photos, video recording and
playback, a camera with LED flash and a standard 3.5mm headset
jack -
Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange
servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!,
POP3,
IMAP) -
Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth
support - USB mass storage mode
- Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
-
Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touchscreen
and
turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear -
Light sensor, which reduces power usage by dimming the display
if the
ambient light is dark -
Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos
to
your perspective - Ringer switch, which easily silences the device with one touch
- Removable, rechargeable battery
-
Band/modes:
- UMTS bands/HSDPA 3.6: 850/1900
- Quad band GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900
- GSM/GPRS/EDGE Class 1
The Palm Pre Plus and
Palm Pixi Plus will sell for $149.99 and $49.99, respectively (with a two-year
service agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate).