The HP Pre 3: 1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU, 3.6-inch WVGA, familiar sliding QWERTY

The first Pre breathed new life into Palm. The Pre 2 , on the other hand, didn’t exactly have the same luster and longevity. Here’s to a decidedly Palm-less round three . The QWERTY slider with the all-too-familiar form factor has a 3.6-inch 800 x 480 display, 5 megapixel camera with AF and LED flash, HD video, a front-facing camera for video calling, mobile hotspot. Under the hood? A Qualcomm CPU running at 1.4GHz (!), HSPA+ and EVDO Rev A — yep, it’s a world phone — and the same RAM as the Pre 2 (that’s 512MB DRAM). It’ll be Touchstone compatible, naturally, and will switch to Exhibition mode when docked to show pictures and upcoming appointments. It’ll comes with either 8GB or 16GB of storage. There’s some interesting synergy going on where the TouchPad tablet can take Pre 3′s phone calls. So yeah, we’re looked at marked improvements over the Pre 3′s predecessors, particularly in resolution and processing. This one’s gonna keep you waiting, though — available is this summer. Developing. Check out our liveblog of HP / Palm’s “Think Beyond” webOS event , and news on the HP Veer and HP TouchPad ! Gallery: HP Pre 3 The HP Pre 3: 1.4GHz Qualcomm CPU, 3.6-inch WVGA, familiar sliding QWERTY originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 09 Feb 2011 13:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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