Since the very beginning, many Palm Pre users made the statement "if this Pre only had more horsepower, a bigger screen and keyboard, and better build quality, it would be the perfect phone!" Well, webOS fans... you may - just may - have gotten your wish. ... Unfortunately, there's caveats here... big ones. We'll get to those later. Shortly after announcing the tiny HP Veer on stage, Jon Rubinstein unveiled the HP smartphone "for professionals." Boasting a 3.6" screen and snappy 1.4 GHz Snapdragon processor, we certainly inched forward in our seats in excitement. While HP did not place the Palm Pre 3 on display for public handling like they did with the Veer, we were able to wrestle down a spokesperson toting a Pre 3 for a hands-on video. Our first impression? Sexy. Very, very sexy. I came out and said it as I cradled the Pre 3 in my hand gingerly: "This is my next phone," I declared. With its ultra-sleek soft-touch edges, beautiful 480 x 800 3.6" gorilla glass display, auto-focus camera (finally!), front-facing camera, and blazing speed, it was impossible to not to gush. But like any infatuation, when the fireworks subside and the confetti has settled, reality starts to set in. Palm's Pre 3 promo page says it all "planned availability this summer." ... Ouch. Big, big ouch. In a field when other smartphones are pushing the envelope on speed and innovation, HP has released a phone that, while competitive and arguably the best webOS smartphone to date, it will once again be ...
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