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Posted by Mr Miyagi
PalmPre is out today only on O2 for those who want to know lol


Posted by nicv27
Seems like there has been a lot of interest - not

Posted by Bonovox
I dont like it much

Posted by nicv27
i haven't heard anybody saying they want one.

Posted by floatlite
Picked mine up today, its actually rather excellent, the OS is simply awesome.

Posted by Muhammad-Oli
The only people I've seen really make a fuss over this phone is the Americans. And I guess that's partly because the phone is American and they think a 3MP camera and basic 3G is amazing.

Posted by Mr Miyagi
Glad you like it. Would love to hear your own review about it. To be honest out of all the so called Iphone Killers. Most people say this the handset that will do it. Maybe because it has been designed by some ex Apple employee's.


On 2009-10-16 22:00:03, floatlite wrote:
Picked mine up today, its actually rather excellent, the OS is simply awesome.


Posted by Tsepz_GP

On 2009-10-16 21:23:49, nicv27 wrote:
i haven't heard anybody saying they want one.

Im one of the few here who realy wants this. After seeing the Dogfights of it against iPhone3GS and HTC Hero at Phonedog.com ,i felt that out of all these hyped up new OS phones, the Palm Pre had everything i wanted. I wonder if it will ever make it to SA.




Posted by Bonovox
So why did O2 make such a big fuss about this phone if its nothing special features wise? Sorry i have not read up much on it. What operating system does it run on?

Posted by nicv27
i think i might have to watch a few review videos on this one

Posted by MYB87
i actually have the pre for over 2 month now, since i am in the US and i love it
its all about the OS and multitasking. here is short video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiQzCd2OnoM

Posted by Tsepz_GP
I highly recommend going to YouTube type in: 'Palm Pre Phonedog' there wil be a bunch of video reviews as well as side by side comparisons with iPhone and a 3part review of Palm Pre vs. Hero. Enjoy.
Bono
It runs WebOS and has the same TI OMAP3430 CPU as Satio. Just watch the videos and see for yourself.

Posted by Mr Miyagi
I would have gone for the pre if it was not a slider handset. Even though the N97 I have ordered is kinda a slide, i don't like the look of the pre lol but good handset I have heard though.

Posted by Bonovox
Oh cool will look at that. I guess we can be converted. I think it was just the look of it that put me off and i never really read much about it not knowing what all the fuss was about.

Posted by whentheleveebreaks
Played on one in an o2 shop today. The OS is stunning, very very nice. Doesn't come close to replacing my 3GS though

Posted by Bonovox
Just seen it advertised in local paper. 24 month contract unlimited internet email wi fi,1200 mins and 500 texts.

Posted by anonymuser
I had a play with one the other day - actually three of them, since they were all lined up in the O2 shop. I have to say, in all honesty, and as nice as the OS looked initially, I found all three of them to be really laggy and jerky in use - not a nice experience at all. I know a few people will roll their eyes at this, but compared to the iPhone they were really unresponsive and awkward. It doesn't help that the Pre's screen is quite a bit smaller, so harder to prod and poke at generally - but more than that, the phones I tried were all running slow, scrolling poorly, and stuttering between screens in an irritating way. Considering they have a faster/better processor than my older iPhone 3G (which is silky smooth and quick in comparison), I was pretty shocked to see how sub-par they were.

I'm sure there was some reason/excuse for their poor performance and they're not really that bad in general use, but still - not good enough IMO. For all three handsets to be slowing to a crawl when they're just sat on a display desk doing nothing, there has to be something pretty wrong with Palm's software somewhere. I did wonder if it was the "demo" app which all three had running in the background to show off the features, but if so, how stupid of Palm to set up display phones in such a way that they run dog slow in the shop?

Best bit was when one of them displayed a screen telling me to swipe away some "cards" (ie close some programmes) to free up memory - when I tried, I found there were no cards actually open to swipe anywhere. Memory leak, anyone?
[ This Message was edited by: Boinng on 2009-11-03 14:19 ]


Posted by Daedalus85
Had it, loved it, got frustrated with it, lived with it, got a £230 bill from O2 by using my other sim in it for data, told them to politely go fall off a steep mountain onto a bed of razors and pointy nails covered in vinegar and lemon juice, took phone back, cancelled contract, getting a Blackberry again.

Posted by Bonovox
Go fall off a steep mountain onto a bed of nails & razors covered in vinegar & lemon juice?


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