Palm Pre, the Next iPhone Killer Get New Details

iPhone has many new competitors such as Toshiba TG01 and the latest Palm Pre. There has been a lot of hype about Palm Pre, especially when people perceive it to be a new contender of the iPhone.

The Palm Pre has also attracted simultaneous praise and criticism due to a few similar features previously exclusive to Apple’s iPhone, not only with its physical design, but with certain aspects of its user interface.
It has been speculated that a patent cross-licensing agreement may be forged over many of the touch features of the Palm Pre since Apple has also incorporated features previously patented by Palm in the iPhone.

The Palm Pre is an internet-connected multimedia smartphone designed and marketed by Palm, Inc. with a multi-touch screen and a sliding keyboard. The Pre functions as a camera phone, a portable media player, a GPS system, and Internet client (with text messaging, email, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity)

Some facts about Palm Pre :

It is the first phone to make use of the palm webOS — a Linux-based operating system developed by Palm.
It is the first mobile phone to use Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 processor.
The Palm Pre has won three of CNET’s Best of CES Awards 2009: Best in Show, Best in Category: Cell Phones & Smartphones and People’s Voice.

The Pre will initially be available on first half 2009 exclusively through the Sprint CDMA network in the United States. However, a 3G UMTS/GSM version of the Pre is also in the works for other markets.

Spesifications :

Screen :3.1-inch 24-bit color 480 × 320 display
Camera : 3-megapixel camera with LED flash and “extended depth of field”
Operating system : Palm webOS
CPU : Texas Instruments OMAP 3430 (ARM Cortex A8 + PowerVR SGX)
Memory : 8 GB internal
Networks : CDMA
Connectivity : EV-DO Rev. A
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP
MicroUSB
Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, 801.1x authentication
Battery : Removable rechargeable battery
Physical size : 59.57 x 100.53 x 16.95 mm closed
Weight : 135 g (4.76 oz)
Form factor : Slider

New details on Palm Pre :

The Palm Pre will support stereo Bluetooth, so all your Bluetooth speaker docks and headphones will work just fine with the Palm Pre.
The Palm Pre will use Synergy to update your contacts list automatically. If one of your contacts changes their phone number on Facebook, Synergy will pull that information and automatically update the information on the Pre.
The Touchstone wireless inductive charging station will be available at launch.
Palm Pre launch in the first half of 2009 (1H 2009).
Sprint will offer ReadyNow device training to Palm Pre customers at their convenience and totally free of charge!

You can watch video of Palm Pre’s features compare to iPhone