The Palm Pixi is a truly eye-ctaching device. Its small, compact yet incredibly, undeniably stylish; the sleek curves and the overall form of the device makes it quite the intriguing mobile phone. From the touch screen to the keyboard on the face of the device and the soft back finish, every detail in the design of the Pixi was made to delight the eyes.

The Keyboard Run Down

Most Pixi reviews will tell you that the best part of the Pixi is the most noticeable one, the keyboard. A full QWERTY keyboard sits right below the screen and while it looks impeccably well made, it makes you wonder if it actually works well when used.

Surprisingly, it does. In fact, some might even say that it feels better than using the slide out landscape keyboards on other devices. It is no wonder that Palm has high hopes for the Pixi; they really put a lot of thought in to making this phone a great one.

More Hardware

The wonder does not stop with the keyboard. As many have seen with the Pre, the WebOS is a truly remarkable system; it is easy to navigate, intuitive and fast. It has been noted that the WebOS on the Pixi loads a whole lot slower at times. This is probably due to the fact that the processor (Qualcomm MSM7627) is only 600MHz.

The Palm Pixi also has a 2 mega pixel camera and LED flash. These days, it should be a standard that phone cameras be equipped with LED flash as bad lighting conditions are more common.

However, the main difference between Palm Pre and its younger sister Pixi is the design and dimensions. Palm Pre is wider and thicker than Palm Pixi, and Pixi is a little higher, which makes Pixi the slimmer of the two. Moreover, another fundamental difference in design is the keypad. Palm Pre comes with a slider keypad, which is why it is thicker than Palm Pixi, while Palm Pixi has a much smaller keypad beneath its screen, which is 2.63 inches as compared to the 3.1 inch screen of Palm Pre.

The idea about Palm Pixi is basically reducing the clutter on the phone for the user, which is why there are little buttons on the touch-screen as well. The same is true for Palm Pre, but it comes with a heavy slider keyboard, making it bulkier than Palm Pixi.

For those who like to carry light phones and seek to enjoy all the benefits of a smartphone, while also having them light and slim, Palm Pixi would be an obvious choice, and especially those who are irritated by the slider keypad. However, Palm Pre has its own benefits and features a richer 24-bit color display as compared to the 16-bit display of Palm Pixi, and features a 3.0 mega pixel digital camera with extended depth of field, as compared to a 2.0 mega pixel camera of Palm Pixi. But maybe that is the cost Palm Pixi users will have to bear in exchange for a smaller size and the expected low price. Moreover, Palm Pre would be the obvious choice for those who cannot compromise on Wi-Fi connectivity.

Watch out for Palm Pixi contracts when they come out and see how they compare to Palm Pre contracts.