With all the mobile world’s eyes fixed on Palm and the upcoming Palm Pre, there’s little doubt that the pebble-shaped smartphone is set to compete with the smartphone big-dogs like the iPhone 3G. But, which would you choose?
On the one hand, we have the Palm Pre with its Web OS. We’ve covered the Web OS in depth over the past few months, but the jury is still out as to whether the Web OS has what it takes to match the iPhone OS on usability and “intuitivity.” But, the Palm Pre does have a slide-out QWERTY keyboard that is almost big enough to use comfortably for extended tapping sessions. It also rocks a 3.1-inch capacitance touchscreen with multi-touch controls, 3-megapixel camera, 8GB of storage, an industry-leading CPU based on the new OMAP3 architecture, GPS, WiFi, and a 3G data connection.
On the other hand, we have the Apple iPhone 3G and its iPhone OS. Until now, the iPhone OS has been considered unrivaled in the “intuitivity” department. Will the Palm Pre’s Web OS fell the mighty iPhone OS? Surely, the iPhone 3G’s 3.5-inch display trumps the Palm Pre’s 3.1 incher. But, both have multi-touch support and both use capacitance technology. The iPhone 3G also sports GPS, WiFi, 3G data connection, and a top-of-the-line CPU. But, with a 16GB variant likely to give way to a 32GB version in the near future, the iPhone 3G will have the upper hand when it comes to on-board storage.
So, which will you choose? Will iPhone 3G loyalists make the jump to the Palm camp? Duke it out in the poll!
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And the votes keep speaking for themselves. Remember folks, your vote counts, too!