Palm Pre : The new hope of Palm OS

Palm Pre



The Palm Pre is one fine mobile specimen and to illustrate the innards of its beauty and grace, we present to you the specifications of the Palm Pre. Enjoy them thoroughly… we will.

Operating system

  • Palm® webOS™

Network specs|

  • 3G EVDO Rev A

Display

  • 3.1-inch touch screen
  • 24-bit color
  • 320×480 resolution
  • HVGA display

Keyboard

  • Physical QWERTY keyboard

Email

  • Microsoft Outlook® email with Microsoft® Direct Push Technology
  • POP3/IMAP (Yahoo, Gmail, AOL, etc)

Messaging

  • Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS

GPS

  • Built-in GPS

Digital camera

  • 3 megapixel camera
  • LED flash
  • extended depth of field

Sensors

  • Ambient light
  • accelerometer
  • proximity

Media formats supported

  • Audio Formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
  • Video Formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
  • Image Formats: GIF, Animated GIF, JPEG, PNG, BMP

Wireless connectivity

  • Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, 801.1x authentication
  • Bluetooth® 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support

Memory

  • 8GB of user storage (~7.4GB user available)
  • USB mass storage support

Phone as laptop modem

  • Bluetooth tethering

Connector

  • MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed

Headphone jack

  • 3.5mm stereo

Palm® Touchstone™
charging dock

  • Compatible

Dimensions

  • Width: 59.5mm (2.3 inches)
  • Height: 100.5mm (3.9 inches)
  • Thickness: 16.95mm (0.67 inches)
  • Weight: 135 grams (4.76 ounces)
Release Price : $199.99 after $100 mail-rebate and 2-year contract
Accessories include the optional $69.99 Touchstone charging dock kit that includes the $49.99 dock and $19.99 Pre back cover

Release Date : 6/6/2009