Palm Pixi

Overall, I'm delighted with the Pixi. I was a Centro user and while researching, found that very few reviews focussed on the issues a Centro user might face beyond data transfer.

So here goes:

Pluses

Ability to see multiple Calendars (iPhone friends drool at this one) and all your Contacts.

Ability to charge from any computer using the USB connection.

The AC connection is ingenious ie much smaller than most chargers one has had to use over the years.

Ability to play You Tube videos

Value is hard to match.

GPS and Google positioning services.

Minuses

Speed - most actions were far more instantaneous on the Centro

No ability to search the Calendar

No ability to edit documents or create a new one. Documents to Go has been bought by RIM. (You can view Word, Excel, Pdfs.)

Battery life is miserable but the charging options are certainly flexible.

No text only option for web pages.

While it does take a little time to learn WebOS, it is certainly worth the investment.

A really useful review can be found at:

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In case you couldn't tell by the title, this phone is not my friend. I *hate* it. I had a Palm for two years before this and *loved* it, so I thought this would be an easy transition. Not so.

Pro: I love how it syncs with Google Calendar and Contacts. It's nice to be able to update either of these sites and see the changes almost instantaneously on my phone.

Cons: I hate to sound like a whiner, but I really hate this phone. Talk to any of my friends and they'll tell you how they've heard me curse it more than once. *Sometimes* when I make a call the touch screen will automatically go black, requiring me to hit the power button to get it to light up if I want to use speaker phone or just hang up the call. And the power up button doesn't bring up the touch screen fast enough so there's been more than one misdialed call recipient I've heard repeat "hello". PITA. This has got to be my biggest complaint - the lag and issues I've had with the touch screen. I even took it back to Sprint got the run around (don't get me started).

Some other (mostly negative) comments:

- Camera: The picture quality had been quite good, but lately the pictures are turning out quite dark.

- Sound: It's hard to hear on speaker and the volume isn't loud enough on handset. It doesn't come with enough ringers.

- Battery Life: TOO SHORT and doesn't give ample warning when it is running out. The plus is that it charges up quickly, but if you're only filling a thimble I suppose it wouldn't take long.

- Other features: + There's no timer or countdown app. + When downloading Free Apps it will often time out and I think it didn't complete, only to find that I have a new app on my phone. + There's no easy way to delete a text conversation and the phone will store strings of texts indefinitely; to delete a text conversation you have to delete the message from him then the message from you then the message from him then the message from you (and so on) until the entire history of texting with this person is deleted. + There's no mouse, directional keys or select button; *everything* has to be done on the tiny touch screen. Imagine typing an IM and wanting to fix a mid-word typo. You have to keep touching the screen until you get it just right. PITA.

I have been waiting four months to write a review on this POS. You see, I was in labor with my daughter when it started showing it's true colors and although the tech said he replaced it with a new one I'm pretty sure he gave me another busted one from the back cuz while at the hospital the next day I saw there was a shadow on the screen that wasn't there before. And it only got worse from there. I can't wait to get a new phone and be rid of this awful, crappy phone. Like another reviewer commented, I think I'll go with a Palm.

Switched from a BlackBerry and love this little phone. Even though it is smaller than my BB, the screen is larger.

Pros: good keyboard; very nice display; webOS is incredible; nice apps; push email excellent; browsing great; multitasking fun; touchstone charger is GREAT idea; very responsive touch screen; 8GB internal memory (6.8 available), faster access than a card; very nice music player; camera and video recording is what you expect at this level.And it was FREE from Sprint!

Cons: these are rather minor but should be listed:

No WIFI, blame Sprint; occasionally freezes up for short duration (what smart phone doesn't?); sometimes tells you too many cards open when only 1 open; emails sometimes reappear after deletion even though sync to delete from server is active; need to reboot after installing 2 or 3 apps or else it may freeze up a little; not used to such short battery life so I have chargers for car, computer and a/c outlet...solves that.

This has been called everything from a starter smart phone to a girlie phone..don't believe it. Crushes for the non-power user, probably not robust enough for geeks with no life. You want music, buy an mp3 player, you want pictures, buy a camera, you want power surfing, buy a laptop. This is a TELEPHONE, albeit with (great) benefits!