Let’s face it, the Palm Pre is a great phone with one of the best mobile operating systems out there. But the iPhone-killer approach really didn’t work for the company, which has always been more famous for its smartphone offerings for business users. And to that end, Palm has now released the Pixi with full Qwerty keyboard – the company’s sleekest phone to date, complete with the awesome webOS.
“With Palm webOS, we’re creating a new, more intuitive smartphone experience defined by unmatched simplicity and usefulness,” said Jon Rubinstein, Palm chairman and CEO. “Palm Pixi brings this unique experience to a broader range of people who want enhanced messaging and social networking in a design that lets them express their personal style.”
Features:
- 2.63-inch multi-touch screen (16 million colours, 320×400 pixels)
- Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear
- Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage
- Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective
- Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation
- Ringer switch, which easily silences the device with one touch
- Exposed QWERTY keyboard for fast messaging
- 2-megapixel camera with fixed-focus and LED flash
- 8GB of internal user storage (microSD slot for expansion)
- Standard 3.5mm audio jack
- Robust messaging support (IM, SMS and MMS capabilities)
- High-performance, desktop-class web browser
- Email, including Exchange ActiveSync, as well as personal email support (Google push, Yahoo! push, POP3, IMAP)
- GPS with A-GPS
- 3G (EV-DO), Bluetooth 2 with A2DP; no Wi-Fi
- The first handset to launch with Qualcomm’s high-performance MSM7627 chipset
- Removable, rechargeable 1150 mAh battery
- 10% thinner than the iPhone 3GS and 20% thinner than any BlackBerry phone
- 55mm (W) x 111mm (L) x 10.85mm (D)
- 99.5 grams
Personalisation with Style
For those who want to express themselves with some extra style, Palm is introducing the Palm Pixi Artist Series. Designed by some of today’s most unique and compelling artists, these numbered, limited-edition back covers let you change designs to suit your mood. You can see the first collection in the series, as well as information about the artists, at www.palm.com/artistseries.
The Palm Pixi is set to launch in the US in December, for an as-yet-undisclosed price.