I honestly don't like the Pre. It feels cheap and clumsy. It's too small to fit in my hands and mine are pretty average. My sister bought one one the day after launch and she's dropped it a few times. Every time a huge chunk of plastic falls off the edge. I bought my Samsung Moment on its launch and drop it all the time. Every time it falls face flat too. There's only once noticeable scratch and one or two small on the edge. The webOS is pretty cute but I don't feel productive at all with it compared to Android. I don't see how you guys say it's the best since you're always complaining about the keyboard and low quality.
The Palm Pre is fast, reliable, with long battery life
I bought the Palm Pre and find the form factor perfect. It has the same resolution as the iPhone 3GS but is much smaller and can easily fit in your pocket. The graphics on the screen is sharp and colorful. I have read about people dropping their Pre multiple times without any cracks or chips. In fact, the Pre comes with a 1 year manufacturer warranty. I bought 2 Palm Pre phones over six months ago (June 2009) and both have been perfect, reliable, and fun to use.
Also the battery life has been greatly improved with the new webOS 1.3.5 update (released December 28, 2009) about 3 days ago. I can now browser the web continuously for about 8 hours and 20 minutes before recharging. In fact, the I can listen to music for hours and do other things, and the battery will last about 24 hours. But if all I am doing is just using the basic phone functions, the phone can now go for days before charging. Also, the new webOS 1.3.5 update makes the Palm Pre about 3 to 10 times faster, depending on what you are doing.
Seeing that you do not own the Palm Pre and are more interested in promoting your Samsung phone, you appear like another Palm Pre basher. The story about your girlfriend constantly dropping her Palm Pre and you constantly dropping your Samsung phone just does not ring true. And "Every time a huge chunk of plastic falls off the edge" - yeah right! Yes, I know that occasionally someone might drop their phone. But constantly? It might be advisable to focus your love on your Samsung phone and not focus your hate on the Palm Pre.
For your information, arguably over 1 million Palm Pre phones have been sold. These phones are tested to withstand drops and abuse before manufacturing. It is reported that the same company that manufactures the Palm Pre phone also manufactures the iPhone.
@Thinker Uh, she's my sister, not my girlfriend haha. She must throw is on the ground with the intent to break it because there are chunks of plastic on the edge missing, the power button is stuck down too (I looked it up, it's a common problem and Sprint is said to replace it for free), the slider gets stuck halfway depending on the angle you push on it, and dust gets stuck under the screen.
Maybe she just got a bad phone, things like this are bound to happen. I keep telling her to get a replacement but she says she's fine with it.
The Samsung Moment has it's problems too, most of which from being rushed to market, unnecessary missing usability features, and the use of Android 1.5 instead of 1.6 that's intended for CDMA phones. Hopefully the 2.1 update will fix it.
@HighestRanked - the interesting thing for me is that the Palm Pre is like a friend that keeps giving. I have always like the Pre and found it fun to use; especially it's intuitive user interface. But with the release of webOS 1.3.5, I can now use my phone all day long without having to recharge it - so for me, this is a great post Christmas present.
But I love the fact that there is so much activity in the cell phone market, thanks to Apple shaking things up with the iPhone. We should all be happing and not bash each other's choices. It is good to have the Pre, iPhone, Android, and Windows Mobile - the competition will benefit all of us.
@(Unverified) - Installing webOS 1.3.5 now gives awesome performance - it's like getting a new phone. But I understand your sentiments, it took Palm 6 months to eventually improve the performance of the phone and the battery life significantly. Quality wise, my 2 Pre phones have been rock solid.
The Pre is not rated badly by Sprint customers. Most people at Sprint that bought the Pre stated that they liked it and would recommend it to their friends. The Pre had issues with performance and battery life that some people did not like. But as of 3 days ago, with the new webOS 1.3.5 update, those issues have been solved. Battery life and performance on the Pre is now awesome! If you now get another review from the same people, I am confident that nearly all of them will be pleased.
Anyway, the second generation Pre (that is, the Palm Pre Plus) is coming to Verizon with webOS 1.3.5. I am confident the reviews at Verizon will be extremely positive.
Here is an example of the increasing numbers of great applications available for the Palm Pre, and why 2010 is going to be an exciting year for Palm Pre owners:
Totally not. It was a successful launch, and has been (generally) quite well received. It ranked very well in satisfaction surveys after it's release, though the iphone still scored somewhat higher. Hey, both camps love their phones.
+1 with 1.3.5; I used my Pre heavily today and only dropped below 20% after 11pm. Don't know what that did, but it's working. Oh, and the browser's even faster now. that update is 100% win.
Not sure about the HD2 pick, though. jumping back to WM after using WebOS (or screwing around with a Droid for a bit even) was like a red hot poker to the eye for me. Then again, mebbe HTCs shiny veneer makes all that bad wood underneath go away :\
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I honestly don't like the Pre. It feels cheap and clumsy. It's too small to fit in my hands and mine are pretty average. My sister bought one one the day after launch and she's dropped it a few times. Every time a huge chunk of plastic falls off the edge. I bought my Samsung Moment on its launch and drop it all the time. Every time it falls face flat too. There's only once noticeable scratch and one or two small on the edge. The webOS is pretty cute but I don't feel productive at all with it compared to Android. I don't see how you guys say it's the best since you're always complaining about the keyboard and low quality.
The Palm Pre is fast, reliable, with long battery life
I bought the Palm Pre and find the form factor perfect. It has the same resolution as the iPhone 3GS but is much smaller and can easily fit in your pocket. The graphics on the screen is sharp and colorful. I have read about people dropping their Pre multiple times without any cracks or chips. In fact, the Pre comes with a 1 year manufacturer warranty. I bought 2 Palm Pre phones over six months ago (June 2009) and both have been perfect, reliable, and fun to use.
Also the battery life has been greatly improved with the new webOS 1.3.5 update (released December 28, 2009) about 3 days ago. I can now browser the web continuously for about 8 hours and 20 minutes before recharging. In fact, the I can listen to music for hours and do other things, and the battery will last about 24 hours. But if all I am doing is just using the basic phone functions, the phone can now go for days before charging. Also, the new webOS 1.3.5 update makes the Palm Pre about 3 to 10 times faster, depending on what you are doing.
@arashed31
"...she's dropped it a few times. Every time a huge chunk of plastic falls off..."
Poor thing; I guess she's workin w/ just glass by now, huh?
@arashed31
Seeing that you do not own the Palm Pre and are more interested in promoting your Samsung phone, you appear like another Palm Pre basher. The story about your girlfriend constantly dropping her Palm Pre and you constantly dropping your Samsung phone just does not ring true. And "Every time a huge chunk of plastic falls off the edge" - yeah right! Yes, I know that occasionally someone might drop their phone. But constantly? It might be advisable to focus your love on your Samsung phone and not focus your hate on the Palm Pre.
For your information, arguably over 1 million Palm Pre phones have been sold. These phones are tested to withstand drops and abuse before manufacturing. It is reported that the same company that manufactures the Palm Pre phone also manufactures the iPhone.
@Thinker I think the Pre is great and has a lot of potential
@Thinker
Uh, she's my sister, not my girlfriend haha. She must throw is on the ground with the intent to break it because there are chunks of plastic on the edge missing, the power button is stuck down too (I looked it up, it's a common problem and Sprint is said to replace it for free), the slider gets stuck halfway depending on the angle you push on it, and dust gets stuck under the screen.
Maybe she just got a bad phone, things like this are bound to happen. I keep telling her to get a replacement but she says she's fine with it.
The Samsung Moment has it's problems too, most of which from being rushed to market, unnecessary missing usability features, and the use of Android 1.5 instead of 1.6 that's intended for CDMA phones. Hopefully the 2.1 update will fix it.
@HighestRanked - the interesting thing for me is that the Palm Pre is like a friend that keeps giving. I have always like the Pre and found it fun to use; especially it's intuitive user interface. But with the release of webOS 1.3.5, I can now use my phone all day long without having to recharge it - so for me, this is a great post Christmas present.
But I love the fact that there is so much activity in the cell phone market, thanks to Apple shaking things up with the iPhone. We should all be happing and not bash each other's choices. It is good to have the Pre, iPhone, Android, and Windows Mobile - the competition will benefit all of us.
Correction:
"we should all be happy" and not "happing"
@Thinker
I hated the Pre. Slow, cheaply made, poor third party software support. I hated it enough to buy a new phone out of contract to replace it.
@(Unverified) - Installing webOS 1.3.5 now gives awesome performance - it's like getting a new phone. But I understand your sentiments, it took Palm 6 months to eventually improve the performance of the phone and the battery life significantly. Quality wise, my 2 Pre phones have been rock solid.
@Thinker
Yeah....that's why the Pre is rated so poorly by Sprint's own customers, in comparison to the Android and Blackberry phones on Sprint.
@gerrrg
The Pre is not rated badly by Sprint customers. Most people at Sprint that bought the Pre stated that they liked it and would recommend it to their friends. The Pre had issues with performance and battery life that some people did not like. But as of 3 days ago, with the new webOS 1.3.5 update, those issues have been solved. Battery life and performance on the Pre is now awesome! If you now get another review from the same people, I am confident that nearly all of them will be pleased.
Anyway, the second generation Pre (that is, the Palm Pre Plus) is coming to Verizon with webOS 1.3.5. I am confident the reviews at Verizon will be extremely positive.
@gerrrg
Why are you going all over this site bashing the Pre and bashing Palm? What Palm has accomplished with the Palm Pre is incredible...
Here is an example of the increasing numbers of great applications available for the Palm Pre, and why 2010 is going to be an exciting year for Palm Pre owners:
http://www.precentral.net/best-apps-2009
@gerrrg
Totally not. It was a successful launch, and has been (generally) quite well received. It ranked very well in satisfaction surveys after it's release, though the iphone still scored somewhat higher. Hey, both camps love their phones.
+1 with 1.3.5; I used my Pre heavily today and only dropped below 20% after 11pm. Don't know what that did, but it's working. Oh, and the browser's even faster now. that update is 100% win.
Not sure about the HD2 pick, though. jumping back to WM after using WebOS (or screwing around with a Droid for a bit even) was like a red hot poker to the eye for me. Then again, mebbe HTCs shiny veneer makes all that bad wood underneath go away :\