![]() ![]() The cameras at the rear serve a rudimentary purpose of clicking occasional photos or selfies for the sake of just enjoying it on the screen and not anyplace else. What makes the display even more attractive is the large fonts and icons used. This display isn’t the sharpest we’ve seen but holds in the ground when it comes to other competitors in the same price league. It has a 2.4-inch QVGA display and a 0.3MP rear camera. Don’t be afraid of losing calls or messages even when you’re in the middle of a chaotic crowd. The ringtones are loud enough and the vibration feedback is strong as well. There are no lags while using the phone even for long hours. The OS is well optimized for the phone to run smoothly. ![]() The phone has an easy to learn interface that’s quite understandable even for first-timers.Īdults using a phone for the first time would find it extremely helpful thanks to the large icons and easy to read fonts. The Nokia 150 runs on Series 30+ OS with 16MB internal memory. This device can handle rough use and mild abuses and can remain fully functional. The legendary Nokia build quality is evident with this product. Meanwhile, the plastic construction feels tough and durable but is a bit slippery in hand. This makes this device comfortable to hold in your arms. The Nokia 150 has a candy bar design with subtle curves around the edges. They do the age-old jobs you expect from a mobile phone like crystal clear voice call, text messaging, FM radio, Bluetooth connectivity and torchlight functionality without any issue. The lower price alone could likely appeal to a wider audience, but as Apple has learned with the recent introduction of the iPhone 3GS, having a less-capable phone at a slightly lower price point (i.e., the $99 8GB iPhone 3G) doesn't have many takers when both come with a two-year contract that costs $1,500 or more in voice and data fees.The Nokia 150 is a great feature phone ideal for users who need no smart functionality. With its expected lower price, Facebook integration, and series of limited edition " artist series" snap-on covers, Palm is targeting the Pixi at a younger demographic. And the hardware keyboard, despite being smaller than the Pre's already Lilliputian one, is said to be even better in real-world use. But Palm touts that it will have all the features of webOS, including "multitasking activity cards, Palm Synergy, intuitive notifications, and universal search." How those features will work on less-capable hardware, in particular the famed webOS multitasking, remains to be seen. The Pixi also dispenses with WiFi capabilities, has a 2 megapixel camera versus the Pre's 3 megapixels, and it's suggested, though not explicitly stated, that the Pixi will have less CPU horsepower and RAM compared to its sibling. Eighty pixels might not seem like much, but it's a 17 percent reduction in screen area that developers will have to somehow account for when building webOS apps. Whereas iPhone OS developers can count on a standard 480x320px screen, Palm has lopped off 80 pixels from the Pre's screen when building the Pixi. But unlike Apple, it plans to leverage the OS using multiple form factors. Like Apple, Palm is centering its current and future smartphone efforts around a single modern mobile OS. The Pixi will use Palm's webOS, which we discussed at length in our Palm Pre review (parts one and two). Other subtler changes suggest this phone will sell slightly down-market of the Pre-which now sells for $149 with a contract-when it goes on sale from Sprint "in time for the holidays." Something like a little brother to Palm's Pre, the Pixi is thinner and slightly smaller overall, using a candybar design with a fixed hardware keyboard. Palm has taken the wraps off of its next webOS smartphone, dubbed the Pixi. ![]()
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