Sprint Palm Pre Now Available Online [Sprint Pre Online Orders Now Accepted]

Following on from our coverage of the Palm Pre and consequent to our post back in May concerning the Sprint Palm Pre’s availability we can now advise that Sprint are now accepting online orders from customers looking to get their hand’s on Palm’s much hyped (and deservedly so) smartphone.

If you’re unacquainted with what the Palm Pre brings to the table in terms of capabilities (we suspect that’s not many of you) here’s a quick run-down of what the Pre has to offer:

Palm Pre Specifications

• HSDPA/UMTS with EDGE/GSM
• Integrated GPS
• Large 3.1-inch touch screen with a vibrant 24-bit color 320×480 resolution HVGA display
• Gesture area, which enables simple, intuitive gestures for navigation
• Slide-out keyboard (QWERTY in UK, Ireland and Spain, QWERTZ in Germany)
• Email, including support for corporate servers with Microsoft Exchange, as well as personal email support (POP3, IMAP)
• Robust messaging support (IM, SMS and MMS capabilities)
• High-performance, desktop-class web browser
• Great multimedia experience and performance (pictures, video playback, music), featuring a 3-megapixel camera with LED flash and extended depth of field, and a standard 3.5mm headset jack
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR with A2DP stereo Bluetooth support
• 8GB internal memory (~7GB user available)
• USB mass storage mode
• MicroUSB connector with USB 2.0 Hi-Speed
• Proximity sensor, which automatically disables the touch screen and turns off the display whenever you put the phone up to your ear
• Light sensor, which dims the display if the ambient light is dark, such as at night or in a movie theater, to reduce power usage
• Accelerometer, which automatically orients web pages and photos to your perspective
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Ringer switch, which easily silences the device with one touch
• Removable, rechargeable battery
• Dimensions: 59.57mm (W) x 100.53mm (L, closed) x 16.95mm (D)
• Weight: ~135 grams

If you’re looking to avail yourself of a Palm Pre via Sprint we can confirm that its on offer for just shy of $550 which, allowing for a $250 ‘instant saving’ and a mail-in rebate of $100 brings the price down to a not unreasonable $200 based on a two year contract.