First Impressions of the SFR Pre 2 34
France is the only place right now where a carrier is offering the Palm Pre 2 to customers. One time travelers from the future of webOS, Badcard in the PreCentral forums, shared with us some impressions of the Pre 2 hardware.
Overall, Badcard said that the Pre 2 feels like a higher quality device. The glass screen feels nicer to touch and more durable, the slider works smoother and easier, and plugging in a USB cable is easier. The keyboard has been touted as an improvement but Badcard did not notice a significant change.
Battery life seems much improved, although that is hard to gauge because there are so many variables. It is also hard to tell if that improvement is because of the OS or the hardware, but in terms of specs the battery is the same as that of the Pre so it is most likely an OS improvement.
The greatest improvement Badcard reported was in the speed. The Pre 2 reboots twice as fast, though booting up from a shut down is only a little bit faster. Apps launch quickly and menus never lag, all without the battery killing overclocking that was necessary to make the Pre run this fast.
webOS 2.0 was not discussed because, as Badcard said, "everyone will get a chance to give it a go soon enough," but added that it "bloody rocks!"
Source: PreCentral Forums
34 Comments
Well if they reduce it's price in the UK to something resonable maybe more of us will get one...
and if they offered it on Sprint many more of us would get one or two.....
I started reading this article and a Sprint pop up ad fades in on top of the article ... :rolleyes:
Gee Sprint, do you really want to remind me I can't get this phone on your network?
lol, I got the same thing and felt kind of sad.
Can anyone confirm or deny whether the enterprise WiFi has been improved in 2.0? I cannot get online at work, and this is a deal-breaker for me. I use PEAP with MSCHAP v.2, as do a lot of others.
hi. I've made a video about boot time for the SFR Pre 2, check this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pKt7IOWXCGw&feature=youtube_gdata_player
You mean they actually fixed the problems from the Pre and Pre Plus and didn't just give us another device with all the same problems? *gasp* No way.
Sarcasm by the way...
After rebate isn't the price of the SFR 2 only 1 Euro? How low do you guys want it to go? The unlocked version may be high, ut is it really high compared to an unlocked Droid or Blackberry? Can you even get unlocked Droids or Blackberrys. My undertanding is that unlocked iPhones come with some sort of criminal charge. I would say that's pretty steep.
Just curious, what planet you guys aee on that keep complaining about the unlocked price.
The article says "by" but has no author name.
It was by me. It shows my name now though. I think there was a problem that was fixed later.
Am I the only one who sees a "workflow" tab above this article when I'm not logged into the site? If you click on it, it says who wrote the article and that the article is awaiting editor approval. Whoops?
I see it too. Only while not logged in though.
Maybe that's why it isn't edited as well as most precentral articles are?
For the record, I proofread my copy. The errors are always added in when the articles are edited. It was the same when I wrote for a newspaper.
"...in terms of specs the battery is the same as that of the Pre so it is most likely an OS improvement."
Why is there speculation/misinformation that the power savings isn't from the new OMAP processor??? Please fix so people don't expect crazy new battery life when 2.0 is finally pushed out.
http://www.precentral.net/p102eue-specs-revealed-1ghz-processor-pre-design
In this article you quote the manufacturer, Texas Instruments.
+1 the same what i thought. It's the more power efficent processor that saves the battery...
i really cant say that i know, but i would say its a little bit of both
Camera?
Does the camera load perfectly every time in only a matter of milliseconds? Like every respectable (and non-respectable) other phone does?
Maybe it's because I'm one of those middle aged (technogeek) moms that Palm was originally catering the Pre to. But I LOVE the riverstone feel of the original pre and will be sorry to see it go for a harder edge. Mine hasn't oreoed yet. Fits in my jeans. I would like it to be easier to plug in the USB, but rarely use it (what's a touchstone and bluetooth for?).
SO looking forward to OS2, though. Oh, yeah, and wicked speed would be nice. Wish it had expandable memory with a minidisk.
"Battery killing overclocking"? Whats with this? This site indirectly encourages overclocking and then slams the process when the Pre 2 comes out? Just seems a little disingenuous.
LEARNING MOMENT - Some things can be both good AND bad depending on how you look at it. I know it's a difficult concept but try to comprehend.
And you bite down on a puss filled cock in the meantime.
ROFL.
im impressed, i didnt know 12 year olds read this site.
I know untidy guy wasnt polite to explain to you, but using that language makes you look only rotten.
I wasn't slamming overclocking, just stating a factual disadvantage to doing it. The point is that now with the Pre 2 you can get the same speed without the disadvantage.
Thanks Nathan for writing this minireview. It takes time and effort to write a useful review. It is reassuring thtat the Pre 2 is a solid device (even if it isn't the form factor that is popular now).
I'm moving to France.
:) Where's the like button?
:D Thanks.
WHHHATT???Tell me they made a mistake on that photo. the M is replace by the backspace and vice versa. this will suck if they switch it likt that.
Its a french keyboard. That's how they are over there.
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Just one more reason to hate the French. :D
a full reboot in one minute and ten seconds wtf ...
wtf stands for welcome to france :)