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pico · 12/01/2009, 01:29 PM

I received both the Pixi( $25) and the Pre ($79) from Amazon yesterday and actually find myself using the Pixi more. The keyboard as an input device is leaps and bounds better than on the Pre. Seriously, this $25 WebOS packed feature phone kicks butt. I mean, it's WebOS, which is awesome! In a $25 phone! I'm impressed at what this phone can do every time I pick it up; in terms of price/performance this little phone has the most bang for buck as well as usability of any feature phone i've ever used. Ever. iPhone included.

I'm not sure why people knock the Pixi for being "slower" or less featured because this hasn't been so in my case. Google maps locates me to the block and redraws and pans quickly. I've surfed, sent email replies, had the clock, weather cards open, with music playing in the background and not once have I experienced any lag to make it unuseable. I'd say it doesn't seem any less responsive than my iPhone or the Pre on any given day. Wifi actually ended up being a non-issue with me as the EVDO signal in my area is pretty good, doing the 1.3 update in reasonable time.

12/01/2009, 01:29 PM	#12 (permalink)
pico Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 9 Likes Received: 0 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I received both the Pixi( $25) and the Pre ($79) from Amazon yesterday and actually find myself using the Pixi more. The keyboard as an input device is leaps and bounds better than on the Pre. Seriously, this $25 WebOS packed feature phone kicks butt. I mean, it's WebOS, which is awesome! In a $25 phone! I'm impressed at what this phone can do every time I pick it up; in terms of price/performance this little phone has the most bang for buck as well as usability of any feature phone i've ever used. Ever. iPhone included. I'm not sure why people knock the Pixi for being "slower" or less featured because this hasn't been so in my case. Google maps locates me to the block and redraws and pans quickly. I've surfed, sent email replies, had the clock, weather cards open, with music playing in the background and not once have I experienced any lag to make it unuseable. I'd say it doesn't seem any less responsive than my iPhone or the Pre on any given day. Wifi actually ended up being a non-issue with me as the EVDO signal in my area is pretty good, doing the 1.3 update in reasonable time.