HP Palm webOS Hardware
Introduction
Palm débuted its new mobile operating system webOS on the Palm Pre multimedia smartphone. The phone was launched in the USA on 6 June 2009 with Sprint, in the UK on 16 October 2009 with O2. The Pre functions as a camera phone, a portable media player, a GPS navigator, and an Internet client (with text messaging, email, web browsing, and local Wi-Fi connectivity).
Pre Smartphone by Palm
| Release Date | June 6 2009 - Sprint U.S.
June 2009 - Bell Mobility Canada October 19 2009 - O2 UK |
| Operating System | webOS |
| Network Technology | Dual-band CDMA2000
3G: EvDO Rev A |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8x55 running at 1.4GHz |
| GPU | Adreno 205 |
| Internal Storage Memory(Gb) | 8GB (~7GB user available), USB mass storage support |
| Internal RAM(Mb) Type | 256Mb |
| Keyboard Type | Physical backlit |
| Display | 3.58-inch multitouch screen with a 24-bit colour, 480x800 resolution WVGA display |
| Physical Format | Slider |
| Sensors | Ambient light, accelerometer, and proximity |
| Wireless connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support |
| Audio | Mono speaker-phone |
| Antenna | Fixed internal |
| Camera | 3-megapixel camera with LED flash, extended depth of field, geotagging, and video capture |
| GPS | Built-in GPS |
| Battery | Removable Rechargeable Li-Ion 1150mAh |
| Touchstone Compatibility | Not out of box, Touchstone back available separately |
| Connector | Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Headphone Socket | 3.5mm stereo jack |
| Dimensions | (W) 59.5mm (2.3 inches)
(H) 100.5mm (3.9 inches) (D) 16.95mm (0.67 inches) |
| Weight | 135 grams (4.76 ounces) |
| Email Types Supported | Microsoft Exchange email with Microsoft, Direct Push Technology, POP3/IMAP (Yahoo! Mail, Gmail™, AOL, Hotmail, etc.) |
| Media Formats Supported | Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 |
| Messaging | Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS |
Pre Plus Smartphone by Palm
Only changes and additions are listed, all other specifications remain the same.
| Internal Storage Memory(Gb) | 16Gb (approx. 15 user available) |
| Internal RAM(Mb) | 512Mb |
| Touchstone Compatibility | Compatible (Touchstone back supplied) |
Pre 2 Smartphone by Palm
| Release Date | October 2010 |
| Operating System | HP webOS 2.0 |
| Network Technology | Unlocked
Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA (850/1900 MHz) Quad-band GSM/GPRS/EDGE (850/900/1800/1900 MHz) |
| CPU | Texas Instruments OMAP 3630 1000 MHz |
| Internal Storage Memory(Gb) | 16Gb (approx. 15 user available) |
| Internal RAM(Mb) | 512Mb |
| Keyboard Type | Physical backlit |
| Display | 3.1-inch multitouch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color, 320x480 resolution HVGA display |
| Physical Format | Slider |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, ambient light, and proximity |
| Wireless connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
Bluetooth® wireless technology 2.1+ EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using Palm mobile hotspot (dependant on carrier restrictions) |
| Audio | Mono speaker-phone |
| Antenna | Fixed internal |
| Camera | 5-megapixel camera with LED flash, extended depth of field, geo-tagging, and video capture |
| GPS | Built-in GPS |
| Battery | Removable Rechargeable Li-Ion 1150mAh |
| Touchstone Compatibility | Compatible (Touchstone back supplied) |
| Connector | Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Headphone Socket | 3.5mm stereo jack |
| Dimensions | (W) 59.6
(H) 100.7 (D) 16.9 millimetres |
| Weight | 145 grams |
| Email Types Supported | Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP) |
| Media Formats Supported | Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 |
| Messaging | Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS |
Pre 3 Smartphone by Hewlett Packard
http://www.precentral.net/review-hp-pre3
The following specification was pulled from various sources and may be incorrect, subject to change, and regional variation before release.
| Release Date | TBA (but the sooner the better) |
| Operating System | webOS 2.0 |
| Network Technology | Quad Band |
| CPU | Qualcomm Snapdragon MSM8x55 1.4-GHz processor |
| Internal Storage Memory(Gb) | 8Gb or 16Gb |
| Internal RAM(Mb) Type | 512Mb |
| Keyboard Type | Physical backlit |
| Display | 3.58-inch multitouch screen with a vibrant 24-bit colour, 480x800 resolution WVGA display
Dedicated gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation |
| Physical Format | Slider |
| Sensors | Proximity sensor, light sensor, accelerometer and compass |
| Wireless connectivity | Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n 5GHz) with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
Bluetooth® wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support A-GPS Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using HP mobile hotspot |
| Audio | Mono speaker-phone; dual-microphone noise cancellation |
| Antenna | Fixed internal |
| Cameras | Rear-facing autofocus camera 5 megapixel with flash, HD camcorder (capable up to 720p video recording), geo-tagging
Front-facing VGA fixed-focus camera for live video calling |
| GPS | Built-in GPS |
| Battery | Removable rechargeable 1230mAh |
| HP Touchstone | Compatible (Touchstone sold separately) |
| Connector | Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Headphone Socket | 3.5mm stereo jack |
| Dimensions | (H) 111mm (4.37 inches)
(W) 64 mm (2.52 inches) (D) 16 mm (63 inches) |
| Weight | 156 grams (5.5 ounces) |
| Email Types Supported | Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP) |
| Media Formats Supported | Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 |
| Messaging | Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS |
Pixi Smartphone by Palm
| Release Date | November 15 2009 - Sprint U.S.
January 7 2010 - Verizon U.S. May 28 2010 - O2 UK |
| Network Technology | Dependant on market |
| CPU | Qualcomm MSM7627 32bit RISC ARMv6 ARM1136EJ-S |
| Internal Storage Memory(Mb) | 8Gb (approx. 7GB user available) |
| Internal RAM(Mb) | 256Mb DDR |
| Keyboard Type | Physical QWERTY keyboard |
| Display | 2.63-inch multitouch screen with a vibrant 18-bit colour, 320x400 resolution Sub-HVGA display |
| Physical Format | Blok |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, ambient light, and proximity |
| Wireless Connectivity | Bluetooth wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support |
| Digital Camera | 2-megapixel camera with LED flash, geo-tagging, and video capture |
| GPS | Built-in GPS |
| Battery | Removable Rechargeable Li-Ion 1150mAh |
| Touchstone Compatibility | Not out of box, Touchstone back available separately |
| Connector | Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Headphone Jack | 3.5mm stereo jack |
| Dimensions | (W) 55.0mm (2.17 inches)
(H) 111.0mm (4.37 inches) (D) 10.85mm (0.43 inches) |
| Weight | 92.5 grams (3.26 ounces) |
| Email Types Supported | Email, including EAS (for access to corporate Microsoft Exchange servers) and personal email support (Google Gmail push, Yahoo!, POP3, IMAP) |
| Media Formats Supported | Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 |
| Messaging | Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS |
Pixi Plus Smartphone by Palm
Only changes and additions are listed, all other specifications remain the same.
| Wireless connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using Palm mobile hotspot.5 (Verizon Wireless only) |
| Touchstone Compatibility | Compatible (Touchstone back supplied) |
TouchPad Tablet by Hewlett Packard
The following specification where pulled from various sources and may be incorrect, subject to change, and regional variation before release.
| Release Date | TBA (Hopefully at the same time as the Pre 3 so I can purchase both at the same time) |
| Operating system | HP webOS 3.0 |
| Processor | Qualcomm Snapdragon dual-CPU APQ8060 1.2GHz |
| Display | 9.7-inch XGA capacitive, multitouch screen with a vibrant 18-bit color, 1024x768 resolution display |
| Keyboard | Virtual keyboard |
| Microsoft Exchange email with Microsoft Direct Push Technology POP3/IMAP (Yahoo! Mail, Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, etc.) | |
| Messaging | Integrated IM and SMS |
| GPS | A-GPS (3G models only) |
| Digital camera | Front-facing 1.3-megapixel webcam for live video calling |
| Sensors | Light sensor, accelerometer, compass (magnetometer), and gyroscope |
| Media formats supported | Audio formats: DRM-free MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 |
| Wireless connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication
Bluetooth® wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support |
| Memory | 16GB or 32GB internal storage |
| Battery | Non-removeable rechargeable 6300mAh |
| Connector | Charger/microUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Headphone jack | 3.5mm stereo headset/headphone/microphone jack |
| Speakers | Internal stereo speakers and Beats Audio |
| HP Touchstone for TouchPad | Compatible |
| Dimensions | (W) 240mm (9.45 inches)
(H) 190mm (7.48 inches) (D) 13.7mm (0.54 inches) |
| Weight | Approximately 740 grams (1.6 pounds) |
Veer Smartphone by Hewlett Packard
| Network specs3 | HSDPA 7.2/HSUPA 5.76
Quad-band GSM/EDGE: 850/900/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE |
| Release Date | TBA (again the sooner the better) |
| CPU | Qualcomm MSM7230, 800Mhz |
| Display | 2.6-inch multitouch screen with a vibrant 18-bit color, 320x400 resolution |
| Keyboard | Physical backlit |
| Microsoft® Exchange email with Microsoft | |
| Direct Push Technology | POP3/IMAP (Yahoo!® Mail, Gmail™, AOL, Hotmail®, etc.) |
| Messaging | Integrated IM, SMS, and MMS |
| GPS | Built-in GPS (A-GPS) |
| Digital camera | 5-megapixel camera with extended depth of field, geotagging, and video capture |
| Audio | Speakerphone; dual-mic for noise cancellation for quieter calls. |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, ambient light, and proximity |
| Media formats supported | Audio formats: MP3, AAC, AAC+, eAAC+, AMR, QCELP, WAV
Video formats: MPEG-4, H.263, H.264 |
| Wireless connectivity | Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n with WPA, WPA2, WEP, 802.1X authentication; Bluetooth® wireless technology 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
Wi-Fi router functionality for up to five devices using HP mobile hotspot. |
| Memory | 8GB (~6.5GB available), USB mass storage support |
| Battery | Fixed rechargeable 910mAh; up to 5.0 hours of talk time or 300 hours of standby time. |
| Connector | Charger/magnetic connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed |
| Headphone jack | Magnetic connector with 3.5mm stereo headset adapter included |
| Touchstone Compatibility | Compatible (Touchstone back supplied) |
| Dimensions | (W) 54.5mm (2.15 inches)
(H) 84.0mm (3.31 inches) (D) 15.1mm (0.59 inches) |
| Weight | 103 grams (3.63 ounces) |
webOS Enabled Devices User Guides
The following guides are in PDF format, if you do not have a PDF reader you can download one [1]. (Windows and Linux). Please note that some of these guides are from Sprint and Verizon in the US.
Pre here.
Pre Plus here
Pixi here.
Pixi Plus here.
