Comments on: Sprint Reaffirms Pre Exclusivity Through 2009
"We have the Pre through 2009," said [Sprint] spokesman James Fisher.
Palm shares popped nearly 10% yesterday on word that the Verizon Wireless CEO remarked that they plan to offer the Palm Pre smartphone in six months. AT&T's chief also made similar comments on Wednesday.
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RE: AT&T and Verizon will be talking about it for the next 6 mont
Palm Pre subjective test
The iPhone is a gem and just about everything I'd heard about it was correct. I was impressed. However, based on my rather limited experience with both devices I would have to conclude that the Palm Pre is superior. I base this "only" on a set of issues I had to have addressed. The first issue was speed. I surf the net, Google etc.…I'm a news hound. The Palm Pre was running on the Sprint network. I went to a number of web sites….The Washington Post is my favorite test. The Pre was not just faster, it was (subjectively) significantly faster. It was faster then the WiFi iPhone and much faster then the network iPhone. Searching on Google was, again, significantly faster on the Pre then on the iPhone. I went on U-Tube and the results were the same….the Pre was much snappier. The second issue was the sharpness of the screen itself. The iPhone has a very sharp screen, and is slightly larger. The Pre screen, however, was….in my opinion "sharper" then the iPhone screen and text was easier to read. I have poor eyesight so the screen is critical for me. Again, I can only say that the Pre screen was the best I've ever seen. The third issue was the ability to enter data…i.e.…typing. I ran a number of similar tests using selected sentences and e-mail addresses etc. on both units. In my opinion, if you need to enter data quickly, the Pre is the unit to get. I don't have large fingers so my tests might not be the same as someone else, but I got "significantly" fewer errors typing on the Pre keyboard then I did on the iPhone. I don't want to get into the what is better, screen entry or keypad, argument, but the speed and accuracy of the Pre was much better then on the iPhone…for me. The forth issue was ergonomics. Which phone just felt better to handle and use. The iPhone is thinner and flat. The Pre is much more rounded…kind of like a bar of soap…but not exactly. I found that the Pre fit into my pocket better…more like a standard flip cell phone. Because of it's rounder shape I found that the Pre was easier to one hand then the iPhone. I thought the slide out keypad would be an issue but it wasn't….it works very, very well. Both phones felt substantial. The specs indicate that the iPhone is slightly lighter…but the Pre actually felt the lightest…..this may be due to the iPhone being hooked up to the counter display. Lastly, there are a number of off hand subjective observations I'd like to make. The Pre "seems" less clumsy then the iPhone. Everything seems snappy and well thought out. My ears believe the speaker on the Pre is superior to the iPhone. However….that may be due to different levels of noise at various locations. Still, the speaker on the Pre "seemed" clearer. The gestures on both units are very good….but…..the Pre seemed "tighter"…i.e. more accurate then the iPhone. I suspect with practice both units would be good…but I feel that the Pre, out of the box, is a bit more user friendly. That's it, I really didn't get into any in depth testing of many apps. The apps I did test on the Pre were excellent…..e-mail, browser etc. I did not get a chance to make a phone call on either unit so I cannot address that issue. Ergonomically, the Pre "seems" a bit easier to use as a phone….again, more like a standard flip phone. I understand that there will be a new iPhone coming this summer that may address some of these issues, but as it stands right now, I believe the Pre is, on the points I have listed, superior.
RE: Palm Pre subjective test
A fairer comparison would be the iphone coming out in a few weeks with os 3.0
I would expect the pre to be faster at displaying a web page - it has a 600 mhz. cpu versus the iphone 3g's running at 400 mhz.
RE: Palm Pre subjective test
Mike
RE: Palm Pre subjective test
Oh, and thanks "pencom" for your lengthy and interesting review and comparison.
RE: Palm Pre subjective test
Palm Pre subjective test
It is these two "fundamental" issues that I just talked about that cannot, I believe, be adequately addressed by Apple in the current design of the iPhone. I don't believe it is accurate to call these design issues "flaws". They are, I believe, conscious design decisions / compromises Apple felt were needed to differentiate their product from anything else on the market. I believe that Palm has studied the iPhone's superb visual / viewing experience and added the necessary, but lacking, phone and typing ergonomics. While time and the market will determine who got it right, I believe the consumer is the ultimate winner.
RE: Palm Pre subjective test
RE: Palm Pre subjective test
I agree with the iPhone lacking tactile feedback, however what applications gains is fully customizable data entry.
every keyboard on a mobile device has tradeoffs.
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AT&T and Verizon will be talking about it for the next 6 months