Sprint leaks details on Palm Pre release date, "Neutron" OS, battery, video

Monday, 16 March 2009 Andrew Young

Boy Genius has scored a comprehensive set of "Proprietary and Confidential" Sprint documents that give us a few more juicy details on the webOS Palm Pre (previously they got their hands on leaked EOL documents). The roadmap of at least 30 slides reveals the entire lineup for the first three quarters of 2009, including new handsets from many brands and platforms including the HTC Willow, Blackberry Niagara, and of course the Palm Pre (listed as the "Palm P100").

In terms of release date, we have narrowed it down to Q2 rather than just "first half of 2009" (most recently stated in the latest webcast). It's not much to go on, but we can probably let go of March hopes and expect a more likely release date in June, when the device is ready and supply can meet demand (see the latest interview with Sprint CEO Dan Hesse).

More Pre details:

The webOS platform codename is "Linux Palm Neutron OS"
Dedicated RAM is listed as 256MB
Video is listed as "30FPS TBD", which hints at possible video recording support at launch
Battery is listed as 1150 mAh (first official word on cell capacity)
Sprint TV supported, Sprint NFL support TBD

Still no word on tethering (discreetly dropped last month by Sprint), pricing, or battery life estimates. Are there any other features or specs that you're still holding out for?

Check out the Palm Pre full specifications page for additional info.

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RandiRS4 makes this comment

Tuesday, 17 March 2009

argh still no release date...why don't they just tell us already? but i hope they get video recording, heck even my old nokia did video recording! it's pretty much a staple now.
Shaun makes this comment

Wednesday, 25 March 2009

any news on when it might be coming to Canada and to what network?? hopefully it'll be a simultaneous launch, sprint has nothing to gain by keeping it out of Canada
Andrew makes this comment

Wednesday, 25 March 2009

Bell is likely to be the first to get it in Canada, hopefully soon after Sprint. Back in February, there was a leaked Bell roadmap that implied they could get it by "early Q3". Telus has also been rumored to be getting it, but it's still too early to tell. In any case, there's a few CDMA options they have for Canada.

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