Is the Palm Pre an iPhone Killer?

If you're looking for a smartphone alternative to Apple's iPhone, then you might want to give the Palm Pre some consideration.

With an open source operating system (called WebOS) created from scratch by Palm, the Pre is whatever you want it to be. The open source nature of the system means that anybody can create software for your Palm Pre.

Like the iPhone, at has a full colour multi-touch screen, but it also slides open to reveal a full QWERTY physical keyboard - a definite advantage over Apple's offering. Along with now-standard features like a 3-megapixel camera it also features an acceleromater to correctly switch the display between landscape and portrait modes.

One of the more outrageous features is the new Touchstone wireless charger. No need to plug a cable into the phone, simply rest it on the dock and it'll charge.

Whether or not the Palm Pre is a perfect subsitute for an iPhone depends on what you need your smartphone to do. There are numerous advantages to the Palm device, but it is certainly different. Weigh up the features and see which ticks your boxes.

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