 Only on good thing about it |
| Review Date: July 24, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Anthony Rondinella, |
| phone looks sleek but is easily scuffed and scratched. The only good thing about this phone is its ability to multi-task and the camera decent. it beats the iphone on that. the palm pre has Terrible apps, slow processing speed, lots of software problems. Its not worth getting. Get the sprint EVO if you are to go with spring. Sprint will not allow you any movement with the phone. your stuck with it. stay away! |
The idea is great, but flawed
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| Review Date: July 16, 2010 |
| Reviewer: J. Cleveland, Tucson |
Let's start with the good: I was super excited when I got this phone. The multi-app feature is really great. Very very convenient. I really can't rave about this enough because I can be on the phone with anyone, and I can surf the web, text, and play sudoku all at the same time. This is just phenomenal to me. I like the keyboard as I have very small hands, so it's not difficult to type on.
Okay now the bad:
1. This phone is incredibly delicate and flimsy. My phone slipped off of my bed and onto the carpet, and it CRACKED. So naturally, I bought a protector for it. Because of the phone's design, the only protectors available are the hard plastic ones. I literally went through three of them in four weeks before I decided to give up on them all together, the tiny tabs that hold them are are just not strong enough and they break so easily. Much less, the case doesn't protect it if you drop it. In both instances I dropped it (from short distances I might add), the case actually popped off and broke, offering no protection at all. The phone just isn't designed well enough to support any kind of protective apparatus that doesn't fully enclose it. Also, when I put the first case on my new phone, it actually scuffed up the corners. This phone is soooooo delicate, I must reiterate.
2. Some of the touch buttons on the phone have an incredible delay. When I push to answer a phone call, it takes at least 3 seconds for the call to pick up. When my alarm goes off, I literally have to push the screen three or four times before it will respond. I should also add that the phone doesn't hang up right away when you push the end button. Sometimes it takes 3 seconds or so, giving me ample time to curse at the lag of my phone while I am still leaving my mother a voicemail.
3. My alarms go off when I have the phone on SILENT. This is just ridiculous in my opinion and it was especially inconvenient when I figured it out as my alarm went off in the middle of my class, and it took me several seconds to press the dismiss button. Also, alarms I have set randomly turn off on me, which is incredibly inconvenient.
4. Battery life is abysmal at best. If I don't charge my phone every night, it WILL die. I don't even make a lot of phone calls either and I only use the internet/navigation when absolutely necessary, so this applies even with minimal use of the phone. And one thing I hate the most about this phone is this: say your battery is going low. Most people turn their phones off to preserve batter life, right? I do this with the Pre and my battery life goes DOWN even more. I have never had a phone that does this and it really just pisses me off.
So basically, this is a phone with a great concept and a horrible design. If you are patient and graceful and capable of never dropping your phone, then maybe this phone would be great for you; just keep it in some sort of leather case. Multitasking really is top-notch and if you choose to buy this phone, then this should be the reason you buy it. Overall this phone has served its purpose, but I would much rather have something more reliable.
Oh and the touchstone charger is a joke (or mine was at least). It's supposed to be convenient; just drop and go... but I swear I had to stand there for a least 30 seconds moving it to a position where it would actually charge. It's so inconvenient, I just plug my phone in now. |
what a rip.
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| Review Date: July 12, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Jason L. Wonch, |
So I've had the Pre for about a year now. And I have a few things to say about this phone.
1. cheep plastic construction. The high shine look seems nice out the box but that's it. As soon as you put it in your pocket or wherever you can kiss it good bye. Finger prints and scratches almost instantly.
2. If you would like to make a call.... Forget it. You would be better off with smoke signals. My partner has a Blackberry through the same provider (Sprint) and his call quality is MUCH better. Less dropped ect. I would say sure it could be the signal but there are times I will look and not have a single bar, and his phone will have at least two. (In our house!) I hardly ever have a decent signal.
3. this could be a bit repetitive, but cheep construction! the ear piece you would use when just talking is a major defect. It just goes out. The only way you can talk to someone is on speaker phone. great if you would like to have a private conversation. Then this defect seems to make the touch screen go all funky. Very bad because once that goes you can't do anything with the phone. The tech at the Sprint store let it slip the first time I went in, that this has been a problem. Note I said the FIRST time. I've had over three replacement phones!!!! I would have gotten a different phone but sprint has a three in six month policy. And the first replacement was past that. so I'm on the 4th phone. and this one still doesn't work like it should. Speaker goes out when a call comes in. I have to hit the phone to get it to work!!!!
4. bad battery life. I will not use it all day cuz i'll be at work. And it will be down to 20% by the time I get home. I've tried adjusting settings and what not. Apps will pull up all the time in my pocket. I've spent so much time just closing out open cards just to do something like check the weather. Sometimes it's been over 20 open cards at a time. Causing the phone to lock up in a message saying "saying to many open cards" REALLY? but then it wont let you close them.. I would imagine this is awful on the battery as well as the looking for a signal or WIFI even if your not trying!
5. and finally the apps... first off the selection in the catalog is a joke. unless you want to pay for a bunch of silly games, you'll find that there is not much for you to use. then if you do get one, it will run properly like 50% of the time. I have problems with everything from my Facebook app, Pandora, To the email and everything in between!
In short. I don't know how this phone has more positive reviews then not. Because the phones I've gotten have been awful. I don't think i'm a picky person. But this phone has been nothing like I had expected. It's funny, I go into the Sprint store and I don't even see it offered on the sales floor. Considering both models the Pre, and Pixi are barely over a year old. I find that to be interesting.... SAVE yourself countless time at the store trying to get help, and MONEY get something else!!!! thanks. |
Horrible phone
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| Review Date: July 7, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Gary, |
| buttons are way too small. battery is horrible. turns itself off all the time. phone goes unresponsive all the time, have to remove the battery to reset it. feels cheaply made. after a few months use, starts to feel like it is coming a part where the two pieces separate for sliding. |
Can't Believe It's a Palm! Pros & Cons
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| Review Date: June 22, 2010 |
| Reviewer: Kevin Nalts, |
I was an early adopter of Palm, and left for a decade plus of Blackberry. Wanted an iPhone, but carrier (Verizon) wouldn't allow it and I like my qwerty (mini) keyboard with real buttons. This puppy behaves like an iPhone, and becomes its own wifi router... perfect for car trips when your kids want to use laptops and iTouches and other wifi enabled devices. The device intuitively managed my contacts and merged them with facebook so it magically was smart about who calls. Some basic functions are not intuitive, and it gets quite hot and burns battery faster than I like. But it's an exponential improvement and shows Palm is still in the game.
Pros:
Creates wifi hot spot "on the go" (laptops can connect to web via it)
iPhone-like swiping with real keyboard (slips out)
Small and magnetic charger (optional)
EXCELLENT at importing and merging contacts- just type contact name while in address book to find someone
Video and photo pretty good, and can upload to twitter and youtube
Cons:
Gets hot and runs battery fast (especially in wifi-enabling mode)
A little fumbly in hands- doesn't quite fit right-hand use like Blackberry and keyboard is a bit too small and hidden
Often says I'm "out of cards," but reboot fixes
Apps are limited (relative to iPhone but growing)
Video decent but upload to YouTube is hit/miss (don't change the default file name before uploading!). Sound doesn't synch always
I'm moving to iPhone 4G to be compatible with Mac and have HD video with faster upload like my wife's, but may keep this phone active for Wifi convenience and because it's all populated with contacts, music and some nice apps (nap timer is a must). |
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