Live from HP Think Beyond Event: Palm Pre 3
PALM PRE 3
Remember that “Manta” we heard so much about? We’re pretty sure this was it. We expect this will be the phone that most webOS users will flock to, assuming they take a pass on waiting for HP’s upcoming slab device. It’s a portrait slider phone with a 3.6” LCD screen, with a 800×480 WVGA resolution. To sweeten matters more, HP was quite proud of the phone’s keyboard, touting it as one of the best in the market. It is the largest qwerty keyboard to date on a Palm device. This thing is most definitely leaps and bounds above the first generation hardware, and a good cut above the Palm Pre 2, in our opinion. It also talks with the TouchPad. While on stage a text showed up on both simultaneously! This is all we have for now. We will update with more specs as they become available.
PALM PRE 3 SPECS:
- Portrait slider
- Display: 3.58-inch multitouch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color, 480×800 resolution WVGA display
- Qualcomm MSM 8×55 (1.4 GHz)
- 5-megapixel auto-focus camera with LED flash, HD (up to 720p) video recording, front VGA
- Audio: Mono speakerphone; dual-mic noise cancellation
- Sensors: Accelerometer, ambient light, proximity, and compass
- Media formats: Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 - Wireless Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n 5GHz) with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication;
Bluetooth® wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support; A-GPS;
Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using HP mobile hotspot - Memory: 512MB RAM; choose from 8GB or 16GB internal storage
USB mass storage support - Battery: 1230 mAh
- Connector: Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
- Width: 64mm (2.52 inches)
Height: 111mm (4.37 inches)
Thickness: 16mm (0.63 inches) - Weight: 156 grams (5.5 ounces)
- HP webOS 2.2
