Palm Pre 2
| Manufacturer | Palm, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Predecessor | Palm Pre |
| Successor | Pre 3 |
| Related | Palm Pixi Palm Pre |
| Form factor | Slider smartphone |
| Dimensions | 100.7 mm (3.96 in) (h) 59.6 mm (2.35 in) (w) 16.9 mm (0.67 in) (d) |
| Weight | 145 g (5.1 oz) |
| Operating system | webOS |
| CPU | Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 clocked at 1GHz (ARM Cortex-A8) + PowerVR SGX clocked at 430Mhz |
| Memory | 512 MB 200MHz DDR DRAM |
| Storage | Flash memory 16 GB |
| Battery | 3.7 V 1150 mAh "Palm BP1" Internal rechargeable removable lithium-ion battery |
| Display | 320 × 480 px, 3.1 in (79 mm) HVGA, 24-bit color LCD |
| Rear camera | 5.0 megapixel camera with LED flash, "extended depth of field", and geotagging |
| Data inputs | Multi-touch touchscreen display, volume controls, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer |
The Palm Pre 2 /ˈpriː/, styled as palm prē 2,[1] is a slider smartphone designed and marketed by Palm, Inc., and Hewlett-Packard with a multi-touch screen and a physical sliding keyboard. The smartphone is the third to use Palm's Linux-based mobile operating system, webOS (releasing with version 2.0). The Pre 2 functions as a camera phone, a portable media player, and has location and navigation capabilities. The Pre also serves as a personal information manager, has a number of communication and collaboration applications, and has Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity built-in.[2]
The Palm Pre 2 was announced on October 19, 2010, with an initial launch date of October 22, 2010, on French carrier SFR. It was also announced that the Pre 2 would be coming to United States carrier Verizon Wireless, Rogers Wireless in Canada, and also as an unlocked UMTS developer phone.[3]
Additions include a flat Gorilla Glass screen (instead of the curved plastic of its predecessors) surrounded with plastic trim, a faster processor, an upgraded camera. The plastic door which covered the microUSB port on previous iterations, considered flimsy by some, was removed. Otherwise, the Pre 2 has the same size and design as its predecessors.
The Pre 2 was the last mobile phone to be branded with the Palm name. The Pre 3, Veer and Touchpad were branded as HP devices.
History
[edit]On August 11, 2010, webOS developer Geoff Gauchet discovered that an unknown device with the code name "Roadrunner" was accessing his Foursquare app using a new version of webOS, version 2.0.[4][5]
On October 12, 2010, several specifications of Pre 2, including processor speed and memory, were leaked on France's SFR website,[6] prior to its official launch on October 22.[7]
On November 18, 2010, the Pre 2 became available in the U.S. as an unlocked developer device.[8]
On December 20, 2010, the Pre 2 launched in Canada on Rogers Wireless.[9]
On February 17, 2011, the Pre 2 launched in the U.S. on Verizon Wireless.[10]
Software
[edit]The Pre 2 is the first phone to use version 2.0 of HP Palm's webOS. The last version to be available for the Pre 2 was version 2.2.4, subject to carrier approval on certain models however.
References
[edit]- ^ "Palm Pre 2". Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "Palm Pre 2 - Tech Specs". Archived from the original on 2011-04-30. Retrieved 2010-10-19.
- ^ "HP Introduces webOS 2.0, the Next Generation of Mobile Innovation".
- ^ "webOS 2.0-running Roadrunner device pops up in app logs [Rumor]". precentral.net. 2010-08-11. Archived from the original on September 17, 2012.
- ^ "Here's 2 screenshots". zhephree on twitter. 2010-08-11.
- ^ "SFR outs the Palm Pre 2". precentral.net. 2010-10-12.
- ^ "Palm Pre 2, webOS 2.0 Launches in France". precentral.net. 2010-10-22.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Unlocked Pre 2 now available in U.S." blog.palm.com. 2010-11-18. Archived from the original on 2011-03-10. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ^ "HPs Canada: Palm Pre 2 on Rogers 'Now Available'". precentral.net. 2010-12-20. Archived from the original on 2011-04-12. Retrieved 2011-03-26.
- ^ "Pre 2 available in Verizon Wireless stores on Thursday". blog.palm.com. 2011-02-15. Archived from the original on 2012-04-25. Retrieved 2011-03-26.