Palm Pre User Reviews June 25th, 2009 | by Nick Mokey
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Average user rating from 3 users |
HATED IT
by Jen on Sep 17th, 2009 at 9:23 AM:
I HATED this as a PHONE. Contacts are listed by last name only, touch screen was slow but sensitive so you end up calling people you don't want to. Switching from one call to another was a real chore, horrible dropped calls. Great concept but needs a lot of work. The keyboard is difficult to slide also and very crowded. Ringer volume did not go loud enough to hear unless you are in a very quiet setting, earpiece volume was the same way. Battery did not last long if you use the phone.
Summary: I bought one as did a friend and we both returned them. As a mini computer it was great but as a phone it was horrible.
Not perfect, but great alternative
by Will on Aug 3rd, 2009 at 9:03 AM:
I have owned the Pre for a couple of weeks, and there are some great features that make this a standout phone.
1) Cards - Having multiple apps open saves a lot of time and moving through the most used is simple.
2) Keyboard - Though small, it doesn't take long to get used to typing on it.
3) Facebook / Email integration - Importing pictures and info from Facebook is great, and having all of your email accounts viewable at one time is very convenient.
4) Touchstone - How cool is that?
On the negative side, battery life is not long, you have to charge each day, but I did that anyway. Also, no video camera, but that may come in a future software update.
All in all, as an alternative to the iPhone, with a much better plan, this is a great phone to have.
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palm pre is the phone to look at
by kingcobra2010 on Nov 5th, 2009 at 1:20 PM:
The only reason the iPhone has been around is because it is a phone built around teenager habits with a little business function in it. If you look at WebOS, then you will see that it is a better match for netbooks. Once Flash comes out the battery drain that it will produce on the Google OS will make it a weaker candidate for the netbook market versus WebOS. Also once Flash comes out for the Palm Pre, we will see that Palm will be able to take a good piece of the teenager iPhone market with free Flash games instead of paid for iPhone apps. The future is here and WebOS is definitely the winner. Like I said Android is just WinMo with a different name. You guys need to test the true power comparison of the phone. I am not talking about processor power. Everybody knows that Mac can startup, shutdown faster than the comparable PC with similar HDD, ram, video card, and processor. The OS is the true decider of speed and functionality. Please test Flash running in multiple applications (Pre vs. Droid vs. WinMo). That will give you true insight. Flash dominates the media market and if the advertising market wants more viewer time then they need to push for more Flash on phones. Especially the Palm Pre phone since it is the best suited phone for the demands of Flash currently. But let's see what the test shows.
PS: If you guys are truly at the tech forefront then you will see that this as a definite task that needs to be performed.