Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: Palm, Pixi, WebOS, Pre | Themes: Smartphones
Despite yesterday being a very much an iPod day for the industry, Palm launched a product of its own. The Palm Pixi is the company's second WebOS phone (after the Pre, of course) and should be available in time for the holidays.
So what makes the Pixi not just a second generation Pre)? For one, it should be significantly cheaper. Given that Sprint just gave the Pre a nice little price cut, dragging the tag down to $149.99, we'd imagine the Pixi will retail for around the hundred dollar mark.
You're looking at 8 GB of storage onboard, a 2 megapixel camera with flash, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 320 x 400 capacitive display that measures in at around 2.6-inches, a removable 1150mAh battery and a 3.5mm headphone jack.
Various hands-on reviews say it's lighter than the Pre, but appearance-wise, it's slightly longer. Measuring in at 0.43-inches thick, the device is slimmer than an iPhone and is your standard candy bar phone. In other words, it's not a slider like the Pre. The Pixi has GPS, but no Wi-Fi, which is kind of a bummer. This second WebOS device is a Sprint-only device, just like the Pre, which is also kind of a bummer, but there you go.
As a side note, those of you who like the fact that you can get arty designs on your Dell or your Zune HD will be pleased to know that the same goes for the Pixi. Palm has five flavors you can choose from.
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Looks like a pretty cool phone. Sort of a smaller Pre for people who don't like virtual keyboards or sliders and want a thin phone. It retains most of the functionality of the Pre as well. The only thing left they need to do is have a version that looks similar to this but lose the keyboard, have the screen bigger, and put wifi back in it. That would be a pretty good stable of products. Oh, yeah, and release them on multiple carriers.
I like the Pre a lot but I'm stuck with 6+ months left on my iPhone 3G plan. Great phone but I won't be renewing with AT&T when the opportunity arrives. Probably go back to Verizon or try out Sprint and the Pre. Really wish they had plans that were shorter than two years, suck ass.
Oh, yeah, and release them on multiple carriers.
This is my issue as well. I have a hard time signing up for a 2 year contract when I know the quality of service and the hidden fees are only going to cost me my sanity. For now I'm just using my business phone, but I won't have that luxury forever.
Will it be able to do something else than phone?
(eg: Webbrowsing, games, apps, etc..)
Looks like a pretty cool phone. Sort of a smaller Pre for people who don't like virtual keyboards
FYI, the pre also has a full QWERTY keyboard, not a virtual one. Also, i believe that it is January that the pre is coming to other carriers. Personally im planning on waiting and picking up the pre when verizon gets it.
Will it be able to do something else than phone? (eg: Webbrowsing, games, apps, etc..)
Yes. I expect games to come in 2 screen versions but it has the same capabilities as the Pre.
it looks nice but I like my pre
It looks like a nice gadget but does it have games?
Really wish they had plans that were shorter than two years, suck ass.
They do. There are 1 year contracts and then there are no contracts. The problem is that people desire to pay less for their phones so to get the maximum amount of subsidization then people have to take the 2 year plan. I think I've read that in Canada they stick you with 3 year plans.