Sure, Verizon and AT&T
shout at each other across our TV airwaves all the time, but how often do we get to see two exactly same phones running on both carriers? The
Pre Plus and
Pixi Plus have just such a distinction, and we stopped back by the Palm booth with our Verizon Pre Plus in hand just to prove to ourselves
we weren't dreaming . Naturally we couldn't keep ourselves from a little browser battle (check out the video after the break, the winner may or may not surprise you!), and we even caught the two phones commiserating about that dismal plastic USB jack flap of infamy. Sure, we're
longing for a new webOS device , and have a hard time thinking AT&T will reverse Palm's fortunes alone, but there's something special about this new era we're entering with the likes of Palm and Google where you can (almost) choose your device and then your carrier, not the other way around.
Verizon vs. AT&T: Pre Plus edition
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Prices
Type
Smartphone
Operating system
Palm webOS
Screen size
2.63 inches
Internal memory
8 GB
Carriers (US)
Sprint-Nextel
Dimensions
4.37 x 2.17 x 0.43 in
Weight
3.51 oz
Released
2009-11-15
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7.3 average user rating
Reception and call quality
9.2
Display
6.4
Battery life
5.6
Camera
0
Ease of use
9.6
Design and form factor
8.4
Portability (size / weight)
10
Media support
6.4
Durability
6.8
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
4
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Pixi plus
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Prices
Type
Smartphone
Operating system
Palm webOS
Screen size
2.6 inches
Internal memory
8 GB
Camera
2 megapixels
Carriers (US)
Verizon / Alltel
Dimensions
4.37 x 2.17 x 0.43 in
Weight
3.26 oz
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7.4 average user rating
Reception and call quality
8
Display
7.5
Battery life
6
Camera
4
Ease of use
9.2
Design and form factor
8.5
Portability (size / weight)
9.1
Media support
6.5
Durability
7
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
5.2
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Pre 3
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Prices
Type
Smartphone
Operating system
Palm webOS (2.x)
Screen size
3.58 inches
Internal memory
8 GB
Camera
5 megapixels
Dimensions
4.37 x 2.52 x 0.63 in
Weight
5.5 oz
Discontinued
2011-08-18
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8.6 average user rating
Reception and call quality
9.2
Display
9.1
Battery life
7.4
Camera
7.5
Ease of use
9.7
Design and form factor
9.2
Portability (size / weight)
9.7
Media support
8
Durability
8.6
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
5.5
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Palm
Pre plus
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Prices
Type
Smartphone
Operating system
Palm webOS
Screen size
3.1 inches
Internal memory
16 GB
Carriers (US)
AT&T, Verizon / Alltel
Dimensions
3.96 x 2.34 x 16.95 in
Weight
4.89 oz
Released
2010-01-25
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7.1 average user rating
Reception and call quality
8.6
Display
6.5
Battery life
5.1
Camera
8
Ease of use
9.1
Design and form factor
7.4
Portability (size / weight)
9.1
Media support
7.2
Durability
5.7
Ecosystem (apps, accessories, etc.)
5.7
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$89.24
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HP
webOS 3.0
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Prices
Type
Mobile / embedded OS
Source model
Closed, w/ open source
Released
2011-07-01
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8 average user rating
Ease of use
10
Speed
7.3
Configurability
8
Ecosystem (apps, drivers, etc.)
5.3
Openness
9.3
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