iPhone still has the edge on your Palm smartphone with new Pre

PALM PRE versus iPhone – which to choose?

Palm launched its new smartphone now called Palm Pre.

Until now, only available on Sprint's network for a price of $ 199.99 to compete with the price of the iPhone.

So What are the similarities and what are the differences between these two devices?

Here is a list of capabilities Palm Pre and features.

Layered calendars and contacts connected
Pre use the Palm ® Synergy ™ feature to bring your Outlook ®, Facebook ® and Google calendars together for a logical view of your day. And if you have the same contacts in different places, pre can link them together, making it easier to find the information that need.1, 2

Activity Cards
Keep several applications open and easily switch between them e-mail, maps, pictures, sites, whatever.3 Pre think of your applications as business activity and allows you to browse through them, move them, or throw them off the screen.

Notifications Intuitive
Things like text messages and calendar appointments appear such notifications in the bottom of the screen. You know what's going on without being interrupted or completely lose his train of thought.

Combined messages
Thanks to Palm Synergy, his conversations with the same person are grouped into a chat-style view. (Even though he started in the IM, for example, and want respond with the text.) You can also see who's online contacts and start a new conversation with one touch.1

Universal Search 4
Just start typing to start looking for your contacts and Pre applications.4 begins with information on the phone, and then offers to Google search, Google Maps, Wikipedia, or Twitter. With a fast browser speed 3G, you'll find what you're looking for in any time.5

E-mail, Wi-Fi and GPS
Check E-mail accounts or Microsoft Exchange personal e-mail as Gmail, Hotmail, AOL and Yahoo! .1,6 Enjoy Wi-Fi hotspots.1 And see the directions or points of interest nearby using GPS.7 is all you need on the move.

Photos, Music and videos
Take great pictures with the built-in camera and flash. Watch a video on the touch screen vibrant color. Buy music from Amazon Store1 and listen to MP3 using the music player. Also, use the Palm Sync media to transfer your music from iTunes DRM-free, podcasts, photos and much more for the Pre.

Innovative
Slide the keyboard for text messaging quick and easy. Close it and run Pre for music, sites, photos and videos in full widescreen glory. You get the best of both worlds in one beautiful phone

Applications
Get applications, browsing the catalog in your pre, and then transfer them through the air directly to your PHONE.1 Apps platform designed for the Palm ™ webOS are integrated with other applications on the phone. Buy movie tickets, for example, and you can add the right to their calendar.8 times

1 – software third parties may be required at an additional cost. Within wireless coverage area only. Requires data services at additional cost. Third-party software, videos and music sold separately. Wi-Fi within range of 802.11b / g Wi-Fi Some Wi-Fi hotspots require fee for usage.

2 – Available only for Exchange ActiveSync. Requires Microsoft Outlook using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or later. Within the area of wireless coverage. Data services require a fee.

3 – Number of applications and actual performance varies with the applications used and the actions taken.

4 – Web Searches and User applications, contacts and dialing information. Web Search within the area of wireless coverage. Requires data services at additional cost.

5 – in 3G HSDPA or EVDO Rev A coverage area data only. Actual speeds will vary depending on network capacity and application design.

6 – e-mail Microsoft Exchange requires Microsoft Outlook using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 SP2 or later. Additional fees may apply

7 – Coverage not available in all areas at all times. Requires data services at additional cost. Voice-activated, as-you-go, turn-by-turn directions require third party software at an additional cost.

8 – The third-party software may be required at an additional cost. Within the area of wireless coverage. Requires data services at additional cost. Actual speeds vary According to data on network capacity and application design.

So what's the verdict?

Based on this list of features, it is clear that before Palm is geared to a different segment of users that the iPhone users.

I beg to see how Palm will hold the competition with the iPhone when it comes to the amount of applications available for the iPhone and how Apple has made available to developers through its SDK.

This is one of the main differences, however, there are more than these two differ from the other smart phones. The design is of course different and the concept of interaction with users. Apple also has the advantage that they rely on touch quite like Palm still uses the keyboard option for users. Given the development and capacity of the User, becomes the winner of the iPhone in this spectrum as well.

Palm has a pre Advanages on the iPhone with its ability to have more than one application active at the same time, as Pre Palm uses the available memory and share it between the application and notify you when there is insufficient memory seve for all active applications. If you need this multitasking is questionable, as you probably have enough to deal with one task at a time when you are in movement anyway. However, for a busy businessman might come in handy as you want to e-mail and office applications related active simultaneously.

My verdict is still keeping the iPhone as it offers versitiliy more than the pre Palm. However, it's really your choice.

About the Author

He has a background as civil engineer and geoscientist. He has worked mainly within the oil and gas industry from the mid 1980s. He has written a few fictional novels as well as being the author of some professional litterature within oil and gas sector, he is now an editor of some web sites.

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