Palm webOs: Official: Specifications: Palm Pre 2 - Unlocked (Europe)

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Specifications: Palm Pre 2 - Unlocked (Europe)

Artikel-Nr.: 49839

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Operating system	HP webOS platform
Display	3.1-inch multitouch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color, 320x480 resolution HVGA display
Keyboard	Slide-out physical keyboard
Email2	Microsoft� Exchange email with Microsoft Direct Push Technology POP3/IMAP (Yahoo!� Mail, Gmail�, AOL, Hotmail�, etc.)
Messaging3	Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS
GPS4	Built-in GPS
Digital camera	5-megapixel camera with LED flash, extended depth of field, geotagging, and video capture
Sensors	Accelerometer, ambient light, and proximity
Media formats supported	Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264
Wireless connectivity5	Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication; Bluetooth� wireless technology 2.1+ EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support; Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using Palm mobile hotspot.5
Memory	16GB (~15GB user available)6 USB mass storage support
Connector	Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
Headphone jack	3.5mm stereo
HP Touchstone Charging Dock7	Compatible Palm Pre Touchstone Back Cover included
Dimensions	Width: 59.6mm (2.35 inches) Height: 100.7mm (3.96 inches) Thickness: 16.9mm (0.67 inches)
Weight	145 grams (5.1 ounces)

1. Within wireless coverage area only. Actual speeds may vary. Email, mobile number, and related information required for setup and activation. Required data services sold separately; unlimited plan recommended and may be required. Not all web content may be available.
2. Within wireless coverage area only. Microsoft Exchange email and Direct Push Technology available for ActiveSync only; requires Microsoft Outlook using Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 with SP2 or Exchange Server 2007.
3. Within wireless coverage area only. SMS, MMS, and IM require data services at additional cost. Availability of IM functionality may vary by carrier.
4. Within wireless coverage area only. Voice-activated, as-you-go, turn-by-turn directions sold separately.
5. Wi-Fi within range of 802.11b/g Wi-Fi network. Some Wi-Fi hotspots may require fee for usage. 3G Mobile Hotspot is a separately purchased feature added to a voice and data plan. See your carrier for availability.
6. Estimate subject to change based on system software and application usage.
7. HP Touchstone Charging dock requires inductive Palm Pre Touchstone Back Cover (each sold separately).

Link: http://kb.palm.com/wps/portal/kb/common/article/49839_de.html

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HP.com to sell a Palm Pre 2 unlocked .GSM?

WorldWideTech. Francisco De Jes�s  October 30,2010

According to the Senior Product Manager for the Palm Pre 2, Timothy Pettitt , HP is going to sell directly from HP.com an unlocked (GSM) version to the public in the coming months.

In October 19,2010 HP made a Press release: http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2010/101019a.html

�HP introduces webOS 2.0 the Next Generation of Mobile Innovation.�

 And on the Availabilty section wrote:

�Developers will be able to purchase unlocked UMTS versions of Pre 2 in the United States to use as a canvas to build the next generation of webOS applications and services. More information about the purchase program will be available at http://developer.palm.com/devdevices.html. �

If Timothy Pettitt is not referring to that HP announcement  about unlocked devices for developers and are really coming to the general public , those are great news, for travelers in and out the US.

The date and the price is not revealed yet.  My guess is , it will be around the $400.- That is the price I paid for the Treo 680 GSM unlocked buying it directly from the Palm site back then 2005 in the US and bringing the device to my country Ecuador, South America.

Unless HP wants to get rid of the Palm Pre 2 fast ( was on the pipeline before HP acquisition of Palm ) and the price might be then $249.- perhaps, counting that HP have the pressure to make new announcements at the CES 2011 Jan 6-9.

Maybe the Palm Pad and new Palm webOS 2.0 smartphones with new hardware designs.

 Rumors of the names of these possible devices have been around  on the web sometime before, like Palm �Mansion � , Palm �Broadway� and  Palm �C-40�.

On the video below you can watch what Timothy Pettitt said, about Verizon, SFR France and of the upcoming unlocked Palm Pre 2:

The original of this video was made by MARGUIM.TV  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5vVts3ZmRc 

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