Palm Pre
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| Manufacturer | HP Palm |
| publication | Mid-October 2009 |
| Technical specifications | |
| display | 320 × 480 px, 79 mm HVGA, 24-bit TFT touchscreen (capacitive, multi-touch ) |
| Main camera | 3.2 MP with LED photo light (flash) |
| Current operating system | HP webOS |
| processor | ARM Cortex A8 500 MHz |
| R.A.M. | 256 MB SDRAM & 8 GB flash memory (Palm Pre) 512 MB SDRAM & 16 GB flash memory (Palm Pre Plus) |
| Internal memory | 8 GB (Flash usable) (Palm Pre) 16 GB (Flash usable) (Palm Pre Plus) |
| Sensors |
Position sensor , brightness sensor , proximity sensor |
| Connectivity | |
| Cellular networks | |
| Further radio connections |
GPS receiver |
| accumulator | |
| Type | 1150 mAh lithium polymer battery |
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Battery life (according to manufacturer) |
Max. 200 hours |
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Talk time (according to manufacturer) |
Max. 5 hours |
| measures and weight | |
| Dimensions ( H × W × D ) | 100.4 mm × 60 mm × 17 mm |
| Weight | approx. 135 g |
| particularities | |
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Pull- out QWERTZ keyboard |
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The Palm Pre (stylized spelling palm prē , English pronounced [ pri ]) is a smartphone from HP Palm with a touchscreen and an extending thumb keyboard. It is the first mobile phone from Palm with the new, self-developed and Linux- based operating system HP webOS .
Launch
The smartphone and the webOS operating system used were presented to the public for the first time on January 8, 2009 at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas and received a very positive response from the professional world: It won both the Best of CES 2009 Award and the People's Voice at the trade fair Award .
The CDMA version was launched in the USA on June 6, 2009. The US exclusive partner is the nationwide network operator Sprint Nextel .
At the Mobile World Congress 2009 in Barcelona , the world's largest trade fair for mobile communications , Palm also presented a GSM and UMTS- compatible version on February 17, 2009 .
The first sales partner in Germany was O 2 , where the Palm Pre was offered since October 13, 2009.
In January 2010, the Palm Pre Plus version was presented at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. The differences to the "normal" version lie in a slightly changed design, improved processing and double the storage capacity (RAM, internal memory). The Plus version has been available in Germany since April 28, 2010. August 2010, O 2 decided to phase out the sale of the basic version and only offer the new Pre +.
properties
An OMAP 3430 System-on-a-Chip from Texas Instruments u. a. Consists of a 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 CPU (downclocked to 500 MHz), a PowerVR SGX 530 graphics processor , a 430 MHz C64x + digital signal processor and an ISP (Image Signal Processor). 256 MB RAM are used as main memory ; An eight GB internal flash memory , which cannot be expanded, is available for data .
The smartphone is designed as a slider with an extendable vertical QWERTY keyboard (in Germany and Austria QWERTZ) and has a capacitive, multi-touch- enabled touchscreen with a resolution of 320 × 480 pixels and a screen diagonal of 3.1 inches (approx , 9 cm); Below the screen is a touch sensitive strip for control gestures. The Linux-based webOS operating system supports multitasking : all running applications are displayed as cards, between which the user can switch with a gesture.
The Pre has a brightness sensor that regulates the display and keyboard lighting depending on the ambient light. In addition, a proximity sensor ensures that the display is switched off when you hold the phone to your ear.
An integrated digital camera with a maximum resolution of three megapixels and an LED flash is built into the device . The camera only has a fixed focus. Videos can also be recorded.
A micro-USB connection, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP and Wi-Fi 802.11b / g are available as interfaces . The smartphone has an integrated GPS receiver and supports AGPS .
In Europe, the Palm Pre and Palm Pre + were offered as GSM (quad-band) / UMTS (dual-band) versions, while both a CDMA device (Sprint, Verizon) and a GSM device (AT&T) were available on the US market .
The Pre's battery has a capacity of 1,150 mAh. Palm states a standby time of 200 hours and talk time of 5 hours. These values apply to both UMTS and GSM. The accumulator can be charged either via the micro-USB connection or wirelessly via induction on the so-called Touchstone . In order to be able to use this function, a special rear cover is required for the Pre, the successor model Pre + is already delivered with a compatible cover.
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- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from May 10, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Computerwoche : Palm challenges Apple and RIM with a new smartphone January 9, 2009
- ↑ CNET : Palm Pre wins Best of CES 2009 and People's Voice Award
- ↑ Heise mobil: MWC: Palm presents UMTS version of the Pre ( Memento from February 20, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Information from O 2 ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( Memento of the original from August 15, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original from January 7, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
