I’ve blogged before about my various irritations with the iPhone, which last year prompted me to ditch the shiny Apple handset and opt for a Palm Pre. I liked the idea of the Linux based OS, the multi-tasking and the real keyboard. In reality, the OS was a little limited, but the multi-tasking and real keyboard were good. Build quality, not so much.
When a saw a friend’s HTC desire, I was hugely impressed. The large, bright, high resolution screen, excellent app support and good build quality certainly appealed, but it was the impressive 1GHz processor that sealed the deal. I’m sick of sluggish phones, and the HTC Desire is certainly not sluggish.
There are certainly areas where the Palm WebOS is better, and it’s probably not as intuitive to use as an iPhone, but my first impressions are that as an overall package it beats the competition hands down.
I’ve only had mine for a few days, so I’ll do a more in-depth review when I’ve lived with it for a little longer.
Anyone want to buy a slightly used Palm Pre?
A month in, how are you finding it..?
Hey David,
I also walked away from the world of apple last year, fed up by the incredibly slow speed and large price tag.
I have since tried the HTC Hero, I found it to be somewhat sluggish, but stable.
But what I have now is the HTC Desire, Speed, Speed, Speed.. I love it.
I have had no problems other than needing to do a full OS Upgrade which turns out just sped everything up more.
I’d love to hear what you thought and if you found anything you like more.