Palm Eos "Pixie" could arrive in October 2010

Andrew Nusca | Aug 20, 2009

For now, only the Palm Pre smartphone can run the company’s vaunted webOS platform, but an industry analyst recently said he believes the Palm Eos (codename: Pixie) phone will be the next one in the pipeline and arrive in October 2010.

AT&T will reportedly be the carrier of choice for the new phone, but a price point is hotly debated: An AllThingsD Digital Daily report notes that one analyst says the US$99 iPhone's continued strength will ruin the device's chances this holiday season, while the Chinese language Commercial Times attests that an HSPA Eos will sport a 2.6-inch display and begin deliveries in October of this year (a CDMA variant is estimated to arrive in 2010).

So what's this Eos ("Pixie", or "Castle" in some documents) phone all about? If rumors and leaked documents are correct, the QWERTY Eos will have a 2.63-inch, 320 x 400 capacitive touchscreen display, 4GB storage, POP3, IMAP, and EAS support, integrated IM client, Bluetooth 2.1, A-GPS, a removable 1,150mAh battery (4 hours 3G talktime) and a thin, light body (92g, just over 10.1mm thick).

The Eos is expected to replace the Palm Centro, which currently sells for US$49 on AT&T and Verizon and US$199 unlocked.

Would you buy a cheaper Palm webOS-based phone?

Originally posted on The ToyBox on ZDNet

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