Palm has just announced that divisions of Telefonica will have the exclusive rights to sell the GSM version of the Pre in the U.K., Ireland and Germany (O2) and in Spain (Movistar). As far as a launch date is concerned, the manufacturer said that the handset would be out in time for the holidays which doesn’t really narrow things down, although we’re pretty sure that Arbor Day isn’t the holiday in mind.
Palm’s Spanish division has released the first official photo of the GSM Palm Pre and outside of the HSDPA indicator on the display, you would be hard pressed to find any difference between the CDMA and GSM models on the outside. Last week, we reported on a film shot by some Vietnamese individuals that showed the GSM version of the handset and now we have the official word from Palm. A couple of items were not revealed in the press release, such as the frequencies used by the radios on the GSM Pre, and pricing.
Check out the via link for Palm’s lengthy press release.
Good news for those European Palm Pre fans that just can’t wait to get their hands on the first webOS phone – it looks like the waiting is almost over! The Pre is expected to spread its sexiness across Europe by the end of September, according to the distributor I.R.I.S., cited by the Romanian newspaper Ziarul Financiar. The newspaper informs that the revolutionary handset is to come to Eastern Europe at a non-contract price similar to the one of its CDMA brother – about EURO 400 ($550). So, are you exited about Palm Pre’s upcoming release?