Palm has announced the Palm Pre 2, along with its latest webOS 2.0. Palm Pre 2 has equipped with powerful 1 GHz chipset on the board and carrying a portrait slide-out QWERTY keyboard. The Palm Pre 2 is the new flagship device from Palm which comes to succeed the Palm Pre Plus. The Palm Pre 2 will be the first phone in the market with webOS 2.0 pre-installed in the device.
According to HP, Palm Pre 2 features ‘True Multitasking’, which enables you to switch between apps and then go back to where you left off. It comes with Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using Palm mobile hotspot capability.
Palm Pre 2 sports 3.1 inch TFT capacitive touch display, sliding-out Qwerty keyboard, 5 Megapixels camera with LED flash, 3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1, 16GB internal storage.
Right now, we don’t have clear information whether Palm Pre 2 will be carrying microSD slot support for memory expansion. With version 2.0, webOS now supports a beta of Adobe Flash Player 10.1 in the browser, which provides access to rich, Flash based web content.
| Network | |
| 3G Network | GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 Mhz |
| 2G Network | CDMA 1xEV-DO rev.A |
| Form Factor | Vertical Slider |
| Dimensions | |
| Size | 100.7 x 59.6 x 16.9 mm |
| Weight | 145 g |
| Display | |
| Type | TFT Capacitive touchscreen |
| Size | 3.1 inch |
| Colors & Resolution | 16 Million Colors & (480 x 320) Pixels WVGA |
| Input/ User Interface | |
| Input | Portrait Qwerty keyboard Gorilla Glass display Multi Touch Accelerometer sensor for UI auto-rotate Proximity Sensor for Auto turn-off |
| System Properties | |
| Operating System | HP webOS 2.0 |
| CPU | 1 GHz processor 512 MB RAM |
| Storage Capacity | |
| Memory | 16GB internal storage NO card slot for memory expansion |
| Browser & Messaging | HTML, WAP 2.0 Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS |
| Camera | |
| Still | – 5 Megapixels -2560×1920 pixels – LED Flash, Geo tagging |
| Video Recording Capability | Yes |
| Connectivity | |
| Bluetooth & USB | Bluetooth v2.1 with A2DP & v2.0 micro USB |
| WLAN | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g |
| Headset | 3.5mm stereo headset jack |
| Radio | — |
| GPS | A-GPS |
| 3G | HSDPA |
| Music & Video | |
| Music Format | MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, WAV, AMR |
| Video Format | MP4/H.264/H.263 |
| Battery | |
| Type | Li-Ion Standard battery |
| Standby Time | Up to 350 hours |
| Talk Time | Up to 5 hours 30 min |
| Other Features | Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using Palm mobile hotspot Facebook, YouTube GPS Navigation Internal Antenna Accelerometer Voice dial Predictive Text input |
| Color | Black |
| Announced Date Status | October 2010 Released in France |
Palm Pre 2 smartphones come with built-in GPS, enabling location-based services in apps like Foursquare, Google Maps, Yelp, and more. It also features ‘HP Synergy’, which arranges social networking accounts, email all in one place.
Price & Availability
Palm Pre 2 has already launched in France through SFR carriers for $140 with contract basis and Palm Pre 2 CDMA model will be launching in US through Verizon in coming weeks, but price details are not known yet.