Palm just announced their second WebOS smartphone, and the phone’s called the Pixi. The Pixi is a candybar with a touchscreen display and a full QWERTY keypad. There’s a 2.6 inch 18 bit colour 320x400 resolution TFT display. Connectivity-wise, there will be EVDO Rev.A, but no Wi-Fi.
The Pixi weights 99.5 grams and the back cover of Palm Pixi is rubber, thus being scratch-resistant and durable. There’s an onboard GPS here.
The phone comes with Palm Synergy, which link your Palm Synergy, which links your information from Google, Exchange Active, Facebook, Yahoo! And LinkedIn. The phone has access to the Palm Beta App Catalog, which entertainment and social networking applications.
The Palm Pixi will be available exclusively via Sprint, and will be in time for the holidays, and the price will be offering the Palm Pre at USD $149.99 (after a $150 instant rebate, a $100 mail-in rebate and with a 2-year contract agreement).
Palm Pixi Features
High-speed connectivity (EVDO Rev. A)
2.63-inch multi-touch screen with a vibrant 18-bit color 320x400 resolution TFT display
Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation
Exposed QWERTY keyboard for fast messaging
Robust messaging support (IM, SMS and MMS capabilities), including Google Talk, AIM and Yahoo! IM
High-performance, desktop-class web browser
Integrated GPS
Multimedia options, including pictures, video playback and music, and featuring a 2-megapixel fixed-focus camera with LED flash, and a standard 3.5mm headset jack
Email, including Exchange ActiveSync (EAS) (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers), as well as personal email support (Google push, Yahoo! push, POP3, IMAP)
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
8GB of internal user storage
USB mass storage mode
MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
(li) The first handset to launch with Qualcomm's high-performance MSM7627(TM) chipset
Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear
Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage
Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective
Ringer switch, which easily silences the device with one touch
Removable, rechargeable 1150 mAh battery
Dimensions: 55mm (W) x 111mm (L) x 10.85mm (D)
Weight: 99.5 grams
Sprint services, including Sprint TV(R) and Sprint Radio, Sprint Navigation, Sprint's exclusive NFL Mobile Live and NASCAR Sprint Cup Mobile Live.
