Palm Smartphones
Palm Smartphone: Buyers' Review
Palm smartphone devices use the company's own innovative WebOS platform to offer many advantages to users of its mobile phones. Its existing range of mobile phones is small but offers a decent alternative to HTC Android phones and the extremely popular iPhone. Palm's latest models have boosted storage and have some excellent features. Here are some of the aspects of Palm touch screen phones that you should keep in mind when you are shopping for a new phone.
Palm smartphones are distinguished by their slim form and compact size, easily fitting in your pockets. There is no compromise on ergonomics resulting from the small size. Palm touch screen mobile phones typically have rounded designs with bright LCD screens. These sleek, pebble shaped phones come with full QWERTY keyboards and multi-touch displays. A Palm smartphone model always offers very good tactile feedback but the keypad layout could feel cluttered to some. The glossy exterior is attractive but prone to smudges and fingerprint marks.
The 'Palm Synergy' feature of the WebOS platform integrates information from multiple sources to a single location. All calendar and contact information from Google, LinkedIn, Microsoft Outlook, Facebook etc can be seen in a single panel view. Your chats with and texts from the same contact are combined into one conversation. Multi-touch gestures on a responsive touchscreen aid quick and easy navigation. You can open applications like the cards of a deck, zoom in or zoom out a webpage, or close the application by a single flick, all adding up to a highly intuitive interface.
There is a 'notifications' feature that appears at the bottom of the screen when you receive a new message or a reminder, so you don't get interrupted in the middle of something or don't have to close the current application. Just tap on the notification or dismiss it by sliding it off screen. You can search the web or your phone by typing on the keyboard and the phone instantly starts searching for results.
Multimedia, Camera and Connectivity
Palm 3G phones come with video capture and LED flash. You can upload your pictures and videos directly on Facebook or YouTube with a single tap. Going online and connecting to other devices is not a problem as the phones support Wi-Fi, 3G/HSPA, Bluetooth and GPS. A 3.5 mm headphone jack is offered with most Palm smartphones.
You can also turn your Palm smartphone into a mobile Wi-Fi hotspot if you are on a 3G network that allows you to share 'personal Wi-Fi clouds' with multiple Wi-Fi equipped notebooks, portable media players and cameras.
If you have a small budget then look for the cheapest prices with contracts from UK mobile operators - 3 Mobile, Vodafone, T-Mobile, O2 and Orange. You can also read detailed Broadband Genie reviews of cheap smartphones and compare different phones to make an informed purchase decision. It's always easier to carry out a comparison between different 3G smartphones and to look for the best deals online. After that, you can buy the phone either from an online retailer or an offline one.
