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The Palm Pre is a very nice smartphone that leaves little to be desired in terms of features and its WebOS is one of the best operating systems on the market. So, if you really don't want to use iTunes and aren't tempted by a BlackBerry or Windows Mobile device then the Pre sits in an attractive middle ground. However, much as when Android first launched on the T-Mobile G1, we feel the handset doesn't quite do the operating system justice; the keyboard is only okay and the build quality lags a little behind the competition. Addendum - 12/03/2010 O2 has recently changed the pricing of the Palm Pre making it free on all the contracts on which it's available. So for £30 a month you get the phone for free, unlimited data and texts, and 100 minutes of calls. At this price level this phone easily becomes a highly recommended device. Read full review

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By Edward Chester
Reviewed 07 October 2009
Updated 26 May 2011

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Reviewed by Edward Chester
07 October 2009

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Value: 8/10
Usability: 8/10
Features: 9/10
Design: 9/10
Overall: 8/10

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3:35 PM on 7 October, 2009

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The swapped Y and Z indicate that it is meant for sale in Germany. It's the standard layout there.

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3:40 PM on 7 October, 2009

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Love the magnetic charge feature. Whats the sim free price on this handset.

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3:44 PM on 7 October, 2009

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Ah, thank you for that sockaturne. You learn something new everyday.

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3:51 PM on 7 October, 2009

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Nice review, good to see the phone is finally coming out over here in the UK but why god why on O2? As mentioned, as they already have the iPhone so they have no incentive to try and beat the iPhone (its biggest competitor by Palms own admission) at its own game by having a more competitive tariff. In fact it is slightly worrying now that the iPhone is no longer an O2 exclusive, we may find means that the iPhone may become become cheaper/have a better as it comes under competition leaving the Pre out in the lurch.... Aargh

Such a shame, I have an INQ1 and this phone really seems to be the next step in having all your online details in one place on your phone that I have dreamt of, but currently o2 are killing that dream :(

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4:32 PM on 7 October, 2009

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Any change it will be available in azerty?

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5:03 PM on 7 October, 2009

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At the end of the review you lament it for being the same price as the 3GS but it is in fact cheaper and merely the same price as the 3G, which is ideal imo.

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5:05 PM on 7 October, 2009

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Interesting how we've now done a 180 on keyboards. It used to be that the iPhone did the best job it could but still lacked the ease of use of a physical keyboard. Now physical keyboards are seen as inferior to onscreen ones. Surely what must have happened was everyone decided the iPhone implementation was good enough and then due to its success treated that as the de facto standard, as is the case with so many Apple products.

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5:20 PM on 7 October, 2009

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Completely agree that O2 have totally boned Palm on this one. I was so keen to get one. Now, well, not so much.

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5:25 PM on 7 October, 2009

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@<A88>: That was a slip of the tongue when recording the video. The text review has the correct price comparison.

@GoldenGuy: I know where you're coming from but noone here lamented the iPhone for not having 'the ease of use of a physical keyboard'. Indeed everyone in this office agrees that they can type at there fastest on an iPhone. It has its downsides because you can't touch type but, personally, I can't touch type on tiny qwerty keyboards anyway because the keys are too small (keypads, yes, but not keyboards). Ultimately, if the iPhone has the best text input method of any mobile device then it's going to become the defacto standard.

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5:29 PM on 7 October, 2009

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@GoldenGuy I think the benefits of having an onscreen keyboard are that they can be used in either portrait or landscape configuration and, as was a problem here, one can still access the screen to navigate.

Of course it all comes down to the quality of the individual keyboard, the iPhone has among the best onscreen keyboards, I think the one on the HTC Hero has gotten equal if not better reviews. Physical keyboards are still just as good if not better than many onscreen ones. Take the HTC Touch Pro 2 for example,

"The excellent first impression extends to the keyboard - arguably one of the biggest highlights of the device...Now there are many (including myself) who will tell you a touchscreen keyboard done well negates the need for a physical fall back. This can be a difficult argument to convince some and it won't get any easier considering the brilliance of the keyboard attached to the Pro2...The result is as close to mobile typing perfection as I have encountered...The result is as close to mobile typing perfection as I have encountered.'

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