First I have to say I have not been following the rumours about the Pre so I was not that knowledgeable on what it was prior to last week. However I had been reading quite a bit on it lately and decided to go buy one a few nights ago. In this review I am going to cover both the Pro’s and Con’s that I have found.
In my opinion the phone is so great I am not even sure where to begin. The overall look and feel of the device is amazing. They definitely spent quite a bit of time on the design. They have said that the phone feels like a polished stone and the curvature of the device does make it sit well in the palm of your hand. I have noticed that the device does contain a proximity sensor and a light sensor which work as you would expect. When you put the phone to your ear the screen goes off to save on the battery power. On the top of the device there is the power button, a switch for turning the phone into silent mode and a standard 3.5mm headphone jack. This means you can use any headphones with the unit rather than having to buy a special pair as most phones require.
I noticed that they had created “gestures” just like the iPhone has, you can zoom in and out by pinching your fingers, you flip through the cards by swiping your finger across the screen. This is all very nice and after seeing that I had to google only to find that Apple is suing them over Intellectual Property rights. I do feel however that the keyboard could have been made a bit larger. I personally have not had any problems with the keyboard myself but I could see some people having a bit of a hard time hitting the proper keys. I am actually amazed that I have had no problems, my fingers are not small and the keys are so it does have a good design to it. When you push the screen upwards to reveal the keyboard you will find that it gives you a hard time if you try to push up from the bottom of the screen. You actually have to place your thumb in the center of the screen and push up to get the nice smooth feel. On the left side of the device there are buttons to turn the volume up and down. On the right side there is a plug for the cable to connect it to your compute r or the AC adapter.
