My Palm Pre impressions, day 1
In response to being asked how the Pre compares to the iPhone:
In all fairness…I’ve been a Palm fan for years, but I’m not too brainwashed to say that there’s a place in the market for both. Pre and the iPhone each have pros and cons, and the Pre meets my needs the best. For me, having a physical keyboard, carrier availability, and choice of development platform are high priorities. YMMV.
Now with that said, WebOS and Synergy are amazing new technologies that are full of possibilities, but I fairly and lovingly admit that certain aspects of the Pre reinforce the fact that it’s a v1.02 device. Things you’ll love: everything about the hardware, how easily it integrates with online services, beautiful multitasking, gps navigation, and push email. Things you might not like: unoptimized calendar experience, short battery life, and limited application selection. The people currently best suited for the Pre are early adopters, users without advanced requirements, and linux hackers (I’m trying to find a way to SSH into my phone as I write this). Since there are so many people excited about this device, I hope to see Palm engaging the community to incorporate our feedback into future updates (which I expect within a month or two).
…that got a bit too involved, didn’t it? The Pre’s a great phone. Buy it, bitches.
5 Comments, Comment or Ping
Lisa Brewster
For a more detailed list of what I like and what I don’t, I’ve started a wiki page: http://adora.pbworks.com/PreReview
Jun 7th, 2009
Baylink
Well, thanks for clearing that up, Lisa. :-)
If you succeed at SSHing it (I hadn’t tried nmapping mine yet), let us know.
And, um, ##33284#.
Just sayin.
Jun 7th, 2009
David Horn
I’ll be more bold. I think the iPhone is a better product than the Pre right now. It’s an unfair comparison. The Pre is way ahead of where the iPhone was at launch, but we have to compare where the phones are today. There’s no substitute for market maturity, and the Pre is an infant.
However, playing with the Pre, I see its potential, which isn’t limited to the speed of Apple’s reticence as the iPhone is. There’s a lot in this new phone to play with, and that’ll be reflected in the app catalog when it’s opened up to non-partner developers in the coming weeks. Then we’ll see how long it takes the Pre to catch up. I don’t think it’ll be long.
Jun 7th, 2009
Lisa Brewster
Nmap on wifi only shows port 113 as closed…which, really, is excellent. Plz2not portscan mah phone, kthx.
There will be more hack routes (in the good way) once more dev tools are released. :)
Jun 7th, 2009
Baylink
Didn’t kno Spr1nt would xtnd cdt to kittehs.
:-)
I can portscan my own, thanks.
Jun 7th, 2009
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