By Charles R. Bryant

The newest addition to the smartphone family has finally arrived. The long awaited iPhone Killer is finally available to all the tech fans of the world. Along with the announcement of its release the features the phone came with got equal billing. The Palm Pre phone has a lot to live up to. While they hype might be a little misleading the Palm Pre is still a great phone which might even steal some potential iPhone customers. With its great capabilities it is a great phone to go up against the iPhone.

The Palm Pre is made out of plastic. Many people assumed the Palm Pre would be less durable than other phones on the market. But on the contrary the phone is just as strong as any other phone. The plastic is of the highest quality. Being made out of plastic also makes the Palm Pre the only phone that can easily be recycled. This is important to all the environmentally conscious phone users in the world. One feature which is almost the standard among smartphones is a full QWERTY keyboard. The keyboard isn't up to par with the rest of the phone. The keys are located very close to each other and are unusually small. Those with small to average sized fingers using the keyboard will take getting used to. But for people with big or wide set fingers, they are going to have real trouble with it.

One capability the Palm Pre is unparalleled in is its ability to multitask. One other smartphones you are only able to have one app operating at a time. Meaning if you want to start another app you'll have to completely close the one you are currently in and open another. But on the Palm Pre you are able to toggle between numerous amounts of apps. The operating system works so well you'll never experience any lags while using various apps at once. Also receiving calls will not interrupt the app you are currently in. You will be discreetly alerted to all calls and can either answer it or ignore it without having to quit your app.

The Palm Pre offers some of the best Wi-Fi and 3G service any phone has to offer. Website load times are not even an issue and there is no lag when streaming video or audio. There have been many complaints about the iPhones 3G network but on the Palm Pre you'll never run into and reception problems and you will never drop a call.

While the Palm Pre may not exactly be the iPhone killer it was billed as, it certainly does improve on many of the iPhones basic functions. The improved picture quality and operating system is a huge step forward, but the small keyboard many feel is a step back. Anyone in the market for a smartphone should seriously consider the Palm Pre.

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