Comments on: Palm Pre (updated) http://gordonkelly.com/reviewed/previews/just-the-bad-points-palm-pre/ The Blog of Writer & Journalist Gordon Kelly Tue, 08 May 2012 19:13:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Gordon http://gordonkelly.com/reviewed/previews/just-the-bad-points-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Gordon Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:49:37 +0000 http://gordonkelly.com/?p=137#comment-133 @vara411 It's subjective, but I doubt many people would call 138g light - that is roughly the same as an iPhone which gets similar complaints. The shot you see was taken by me at CES in January, so the Facebook app wasn't developed yet. You will find our full TrustedReviews review however here: http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-phones/review/2009/10/07/Palm-Pre/p1 I'm a huge fan of webOS, but I don't think the Pre is its optimal hardware platform as yet. Then again, for a first generation device it is undeniably superb. @vara411

It’s subjective, but I doubt many people would call 138g light – that is roughly the same as an iPhone which gets similar complaints.

The shot you see was taken by me at CES in January, so the Facebook app wasn’t developed yet. You will find our full TrustedReviews review however here: http://www.trustedreviews.com/mobile-phones/review/2009/10/07/Palm-Pre/p1

I’m a huge fan of webOS, but I don’t think the Pre is its optimal hardware platform as yet. Then again, for a first generation device it is undeniably superb.

]]> By: vara411 http://gordonkelly.com/reviewed/previews/just-the-bad-points-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-132 vara411 Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:39:12 +0000 http://gordonkelly.com/?p=137#comment-132 Most criticisms are fair, especially lack of an SD card slot. But the Palm Pre? HEAVY? Come on... you're grasping at straws. Anyway the benefits of this phone far outweigh the cons. Many of the complaints (aside from hardware) are being improved upon with software upgrades. I'm willing to hang in there for it because the OS is just so darn good. Cheers. P.S. I have a hard time believing that you saw THAT Palm Pre in the wild... it has NO native Facebook app... at least here in the States. Most criticisms are fair, especially lack of an SD card slot.

But the Palm Pre? HEAVY? Come on… you’re grasping at straws.

Anyway the benefits of this phone far outweigh the cons. Many of the complaints (aside from hardware) are being improved upon with software upgrades. I’m willing to hang in there for it because the OS is just so darn good.

Cheers.

P.S. I have a hard time believing that you saw THAT Palm Pre in the wild… it has NO native Facebook app… at least here in the States.

]]> By: Windows Phone Review | GordonKelly.com http://gordonkelly.com/reviewed/previews/just-the-bad-points-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Windows Phone Review | GordonKelly.com Wed, 11 Mar 2009 08:12:52 +0000 http://gordonkelly.com/?p=137#comment-73 [...] support for capacitive touchscreens as seen in the iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1 and exciting Palm Pre, meaning a restriction to more imprecise and less responsive resistive touchscreens [...] [...] support for capacitive touchscreens as seen in the iPhone 3G, T-Mobile G1 and exciting Palm Pre, meaning a restriction to more imprecise and less responsive resistive touchscreens [...]

]]> By: Gordon http://gordonkelly.com/reviewed/previews/just-the-bad-points-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-20 Gordon Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:30:26 +0000 http://gordonkelly.com/?p=137#comment-20 Don't think I said the camera was crap - quite the opposite in fact, I pointed out its low resolution but qualified it. Whatever handset I have is surely irrelevant - though I'll give up some image quality for a fast shutter time and the iPhone isn't bad there ;) Don’t think I said the camera was crap – quite the opposite in fact, I pointed out its low resolution but qualified it.

Whatever handset I have is surely irrelevant – though I’ll give up some image quality for a fast shutter time and the iPhone isn’t bad there ;)

]]> By: TheLostSwede http://gordonkelly.com/reviewed/previews/just-the-bad-points-palm-pre/comment-page-1/#comment-19 TheLostSwede Sun, 11 Jan 2009 16:12:04 +0000 http://gordonkelly.com/?p=137#comment-19 Gordon, the US will get EVDO which is the same as HSDPA in a way, although only used by a few of the US phone companies. Not having HSDPA isn't going to an issue for those that don't travel outside of the US in this case. Although, as this is a business tool (or so I understand they're trying to pitch it) it's pretty stupid. Also, saying that the camera is crap isn't quite fair when you have an iPhone with a shitty 2MP camera which is selling like hotcakes. What you should've picked up on instead is the fact that the Pre can't shoot video at the moment which is a joke. Support is meant to be coming, but it wasn't clear if this will be before or after the launch. Gordon, the US will get EVDO which is the same as HSDPA in a way, although only used by a few of the US phone companies. Not having HSDPA isn’t going to an issue for those that don’t travel outside of the US in this case. Although, as this is a business tool (or so I understand they’re trying to pitch it) it’s pretty stupid.
Also, saying that the camera is crap isn’t quite fair when you have an iPhone with a shitty 2MP camera which is selling like hotcakes. What you should’ve picked up on instead is the fact that the Pre can’t shoot video at the moment which is a joke. Support is meant to be coming, but it wasn’t clear if this will be before or after the launch.

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