Two new mobile phones are set to be added for France. SFR and Palm declared that the Palm webOS platform could soon be accessible in France. Moreover, Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus phones are scheduled to hit the French market.
Pre Plus features a slider keyboard, a big touchscreen display and a high-performance processor. Users can also receive 16GB of storage for applications and media. Pre Plus is available with the Palm Touchstone Back Cover, so it supports the inductive Touchstone Charging Dock which is sold separately.
Since Pixi Plus is claimed to be the slimmest phone coming out from Palm, it can snugly fit into the pocket. Also the phone boasts of a touchscreen and full keyboard. With the color Palm Pixi Touchstone Back Covers and the Palm Pixi Artist Series Back Covers, which are attuned with the Touchstone Charging Dock, users can easily exchange covers to suit their mood and personal style.
Jon Rubinstein, Palm chairman and chief executive officer, commented, “ We are excited to bring the Palm webOS experience to France for the first time so SFR customers can benefit from the unique ability to use natural gestures to switch easily between multiple open applications and always stay up to date. With the choice of the Pre Plus and Pixi Plus phones, customers across France can stay connected so they never miss a thing.”
Frank Esser, SFR chairman and chief executive officer, mentioned, “SFR is extremely proud to be the first operator to launch Palm webOS smartphones in France. This alliance comes within the scope of our strategy to provide the best user experience for mobile Internet and the widest range of smartphones to our customers.”
Both phones provide SFR users with more flexibility for accessing Internet with Wi-Fi. Moreover, Palm mobile hotspot, a webOS app that can be downloaded from the Palm App Catalog, facilitates Pre Plus or Pixi Plus to operate as a mobile Wi-Fi router. The two phones encompass the facility to run numerous applications concurrently. Palm Synergy brings details from several places to one location. Support for 3D games and video recording are also present in the devices.
The Palm App Catalog for Europe enables end users to buy applications by means of a credit or debit card. Incredible SFR apps can also be accessible like ‘SFR TV’ to access major TV channels in France on the phone. Moreover, SFR Wi-Fi and SFR Mon Compte allow customers to use their SFR account while on the go.
Both Palm Pre Plus and Palm Pixi Plus phones would be available from April 27, 2010 on SFR’s online store and on May 11, 2010 in all SFR stores.