The Palm Pixi Plus Smart Phone

The Palm Pixi Plus smart phone is the new version of Palm Pre, which can be achieved for $99.99 with a two year contract from Verizon Wireless. This smart phone includes Wi-Fi and mobile hotspot capabilities, video recording, and integrated Flash support. Palm Pixi Plus resembles Palm Pixi very much, the only important difference being the Wireless Verizon presence. The price is also a good one for a new entry on the smart phone market. Once again we are amazed by the many capabilities such a thin and light designed smart phone can have, since the last appearance of the Motorola Razr. It has only 4.4 × 2.2 × 0.4 inches, and it looks far lighter and better than the previous Pre Plus, that measured 4.0 × 2.4 × 0.7 inches). Another surprising feature of this smart phone is its weight that reaches only 3.3 ounces, which means you can barely sense its presence while you keep it in your hand.

Not that it doesn’t have a solid appearance, because it looks quite well assembled and also has a rubberized back cover. On the whole, it is covered by a glossy black color, inspired by a modern aesthetic. It also has a ringer switch on the right side, two other distinct volume buttons, and a micro USB port. You can also choose between the many different back covers made by various artists, for a more personalized look, or between the solid color backs in Blue, orange, black, pink, and green, for $19.99 each.

It also manages multitouch gestures very well, and multitasks, such as pinching to zoom in on photos or web pages. It does respond very well and fast, to all these commands. However, the screen of Pre Plus was 3.1 inches, that is wider than Pixi Plus’s smaller screen size, but you will not have time to regret this quality shift, due to the previously mentioned multitasks it can handle. Of course, it was easier to see the text on the screen of a Pre Plus smart phone, whereas on the Pixi Plus you will have to firstly zoom in to start your reading. Otherwise, the small dimension of the screen would be seemingly too narrow to read large Web and e-mail pages. You will have to keep on zooming in and out in order to manage to read an entire Web page. You might also sense a lightening shift in the quality of the screen’s clarity, compared with Pre Plus. But this doesn’t differ too much, so it doesn’t keep you from enjoying the contrasts.

There is also a similitude between typing on Pixi Plus and on BlackBerry, more perceptible than with the Pre Plus. This thing is possible thanks to the candy bar design, unlike the slider one, which issues from the possibility to create a layout with raised keys. All these features maintain and make you reevaluate the importance of this smart phone’s design in keeping things simple and at the same time helping you accomplish all the complicated tasks, such as writing e-mails or typing Web addresses fast enough.