Palm Pre Release Date Leaked

by Jason Wilk on February 4, 2009

  • According to BGR, this is an internal document from Sprint outlining all their product release dates for 2009. Just as we thought, the Pre will not be getting any delays from Apple patent pressure. The phone is set to jump onto shelves March. 15th. There hasn’t been a phone coming out of Sprint with this much Hype since….never. I’m expecting big lines for the new phone. Here is the memo below:

Device Name – Projected Warehouse EOL – Replacement (if available)

* Sierra Compass 597 USB – Early February – Sierra 598 USB
* Motorola ic602 – Early February
* LG 160 – Mid-February – Samsung M220
* LG Rumor (blue) – Mid February – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
* Motorola i325IS – Mid February – Motorola i365IS
* LG Rumor (green) – Mid March – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
* Franklin Wireless U680 USB – Early April
* Palm 800W – April – Palm Treo Pro (target in-stock 2/15)
* LG Rumor (black) – Mid April – LG 265 Rumor II (target in-stock 2/15)
* Motorola i615 – Mid April
* Samsung M520 Lumina – Mid April – LG LX370 (slider)
* RIM BlackBerry Pearl (red) – May
* LG LX400 – Late May
* Palm 755P (blue) – Late May – Palm Pre (target in-stock 3/15)
* Sanyo 6750 Eclipse (pink) – June
* Palm Centro (berry) – June
* Motorola Q9C – Mid June
* Sierra 597E – July – Sierra 2-in-1 Aircard
* Palm Centro (green) – July
* Palm Centro refresh (black) – July
* Motorola VE20 – July
* HTC Touch Diamond – July
* RIM BlackBerry 7100i – August – RIM BlackBerry 8350i


Other must read Sprint/Palm articles:

For Palm And Sprint, It’s All About Pricing

Palm Goes All In With The Pre

Telecom Oligapoly Over Text Message Pricing

The Mobile Platform War Heats Up

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  • They quit production on the Pre for some reason. Could they be discontinuing or merging with another company?
  • Tori
    Hmm...the person that leaked this could not be more wrong!!! Today is April 16, and still no Palm Pre. No one knows, even the sprint rep I spoke to on the phone the other day doesnt know. He goes, we have the new Palm Treo is out, but I dont know anything about a Palm Pre....My guess, it will be out sometime Mid May or Early June!!! Cant Wait
  • krittr
    Did anyone really read the title to the document "Device Name - Projected Warehouse EOL - Replacement (if available)" This is a list of dates a device will be considered EOL (End of Life)and any replacement for that particular device. I dont think this has anything to do with a launch date.
  • Ace
    Blue.... I dont want a blue Pre.... this is BS... there is no way they will release a Blue Pre before they release a Black one... All they have been showing is black. The only models they have are black, not blue.

    FYI This is a list of prodects that a warehouse will house. These type of lists are given to warehouse planners to design the floor layout of product distribution. This does not mean that it will release on the 15th. Plus the damn thing says late May...
  • Pound
    And how can all of you complain? Palm CLEARLY said mid year!!! people started all these rumors about FEB 15th and then March and now May... Palm said mid year, so expect it mid year! But man from what I saw on the TV show 24, having the Pre and 4G in the same section of the commercial WOW!!! What would an Iphone have on a 4G Pre? Just found out Sprint offers 4G out east, up to 12mb per second!!! How about video chat??? watch 24 on FOX on demand and see it for yourself... Cool stuff!!!
  • Pound
    Can this be true? Just finished watching the TV show 24 on FOX. Now this show has been using sprint phones on the show for a while. They had a commercial tonight about #s and at the end of it they said 4G coming soon, after they showed the 4G... They showed the Palm Pre... WOW!!! could the pre be 4G? Is that why they are taking forever to release it? Plus during the show, they showed what looked like an instinct, but doing video phone calls. I heard a rumor that there is a new instinct coming out and I know with 4G, there is the possibility to do video calls with the 12mb download speeds!!! Can this be????
  • Kelly
    I know, this is ridicules! I'm not waiting anymore, either. Oh well, I'm going get the iphone today.
  • Mike
    Lol this is a joke
  • jack
    This is getting old very fast. Time to move on and just get a blackberry.
  • john williams
    man when will the Palm Pre be released. I've been a sprint customer for over 10yrs and can't wait much longer. the moneys in the bank..hurry up Sprint!!
  • Awesome. Can't wait to get my hands on the pre :) Thanks for the info!
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