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We learn today that the Palm Pixi will be released for Sprint on Nov. 15, 2009 for $99.99 with a two-year contract and an applicable rebate. The Palm Pre is currently $149.99 with a contract and after a rebate.
In some ways, though, the Pixi can be viewed as a downgrade to the Pre. The Pixi's main differentiator is a BlackBerry-style full QWERTY keyboard on the face of the phone. The Palm Pre, on the other hand, has a slide-out full keyboard.
But the Pre has a 3.1-inch touch screen while the Pixi only has a 2.63-inch touch screen. That's because the Pixi is smaller than the Pre.
The Palm Pixi weighs in at a very light 3.26 ounces whereas the Palm Pre is 4.76 ounces. The Pixi is thinner, too. The Pixi is 0.43 inches thick with a height of 4.37 inches and a width of 2.17 inches. The Pre is 0.67 inches thick with a height of 3.9 inches and a width of 2.3 inches.
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The Palm Pre has Wi-Fi (to get online at a local Starbucks, for example, instead of using the Sprint network) whereas the Palm Pixi does not.
Both have the same memory storage (8 gigabytes) and both are rated at 5 hours of talk time. The Pixi, though, is rated at 350 hours of standby time whereas the Pre is rated at 300 hours of standby time when not in use at all.
Most of the other features are the same on both handsets. Palm's Web site for the Pixi is here. More links about the phones are below.
Comments
your comparison on the prepaid unlimited is leaving out a major profitable company MetroPCS. I have been in the wireless industry for more than 15 years and from the consumer’s side they have accepted the service as value for money. The recent PLAN veiled by major carrier’s definitely will impact metroPCS in the Tier2 market place, but prepaid’s strong strength is in the credit challenged arena of customer’s and they are not stupid. Good luck .
Thanks for the comment, but this post isn’t about my recent flurry of prepaid wireless coverage. It’s about the Palm Pixi. As for prepaid wireless, though, MetroPCS is on my list to cover. There are a lot of prepaid wireless companies these days.