Sprint reported Tuesday the release date and information regarding the price of the Palm Pre smartphone. The Pre is a promising candidate to take over IPhone’s throne and all its good reviews give him a head start. Sprint is trying to do its best in getting a head start, releasing the gadget on June 6, just two days before the beginning of Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference, conference where Apple will come up with more information about the new iPhone OS 3.0 software.
The most important question is of course pricing. Sprint tries to make Pre a dangerous competitor for iPhone, evaluating the price around $200 but, as with the iPhone, you will have to sign up for a two year service plan. Another down point will be the $100 mail-in discount which finally brings the Pre at a total of $300.
The Pre’s specifications are almost the same as the entry-level iPhone’s : 8GB of onboard storage, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 (including stereo audio support), a 3.1-inch touchscreen, GPS, and a 3-megapixel camera. In addition, the Pre sports a slide-out QWERTY keyboard, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and sensors for ambient light, acceleration, and proximity. Pre is using Palm’s new WebOS software, which was first tested at the Consumer Electronics Show last January.
For the two year contract that you have to sign up for in order to purchase Pre, Sprint lets you to choose between Everything Data plans or one of its Business Essentials with Messaging and Data plans, which came at approximately the same price of $70 a month. Nevertheless, if you would like to also get new features such as Touchstone charging system, that gives you the satisfaction of recharging your phone by simply placing it on top of the device, you will have to expect more money coming out of your pocket.
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