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The new Digital-deaddiction phone is up in the market with features which will help in the progress

Palm is a new weekend smartphone companion for the users’ main driver. With a small 3.3-inch display in the trend of mainstream flagship models like the iPhone XS Max ₹109,900 (6.5-inch) and the Samsung Galaxy Note 9 ₹61,900 (6.4-inch), the Palm offers users with a minimal approach to the phone.

The Palm phone is about the size of a credit card, has a high-resolution LCD panel, and is tagged with an IP68 rating.

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Palm has been launched in the US on Verizon’s network
  • It will be released next month
  • The phone acts as a secondary smartphone

A custom “Life Mode” on the smartphone puts the ringer to silent for incoming calls and notifications every time the phone is locked. The Palm, initially codenamed Peptio, was leaked back in August.

Palm price and specifications

The miniature Palm phone has been priced at $350 (roughly ₹25,800) and will be sold starting November exclusively via Verizon Wireless in the US.

Positioned as a companion to the user’s primary smartphone. In fact, both the user’s “main” Android phone or iPhone and the Plan will share a number.

Users will have to pay a monthly fee of $10 (about ₹700) over and above their current Verizon plan to connect the Palm to the carrier’s network, reports CNET.

The single-SIM (Nano) Palm is platformed on a custom version of Android 8.1 Oreo out-of-the-box and flaunts a small 3.3-inch HD LCD display panel with a 445ppi pixel density and Corning Gorilla Glass protection on the front and the back.

The phone is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 SoC, paired with 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage.

In the field of the camera, the Palm sports a 12-megapixel rear camera with flash, and an 8-megapixel front camera for selfies and video calling. It’s powered by an 800mAh battery, with a claimed “all-day battery life” and 3+ days of standby time.

Connectivity options offer 4G LTE, Bluetooth v4.2 LE, single-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, GPS, GLONASS, and a USB Type-C port. There is no NFC on the handset, nor is there a 3.5mm headphone jack.

Sensors onboard the phone include an accelerometer, electronic compass, gyroscope, and proximity sensor.

Dimensions of the Palm are 96.6×50.6×7.4mm and the weight is about 62.5 grams. It’s tagged with IP68 water and dust resistance rating, sports a crafted billet aluminum mid-frame, and has a dual-purpose speaker. The Palm can be unlocked using Face Unlock built into the front camera.

With this launch, Palm joins the long list of mobile brands including Nokia and BlackBerry — that are using nostalgia to make a comeback into the market. While the idea of digital de-addiction might sound interesting with a smaller form factor and minimal UI on hand, the purpose of Palm is, in fact, to aid the primary handset and not ditch it.

By Ashutosh Kumar

Hi, I am Ashutosh Kumar. Graduate in Journalism. Field of expertise is technology, automobile & lifestyle.

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