Palm Pixi on sale November 15 exclusively at Sprint for $100 on contract

Palm Pixie Coming to Sprint [Sprint's Press Release]
Via: Engadget

Article Highlights:

1. Out of pocket cost: $250.00 w/ instant $50.00 rebate and a $100.00 mail-in rebate.
2. Release date: Nov. 15, 2009
3. $79.99 Touchstone wireless charger
4. $19.99 Touchstone back cover
   

Device Highlights [Source: Palminfocenter.com]

1. MSM7627 Dual ARM Processors (600Mhz and 400 Mhz "modem processor")
2. 200 Mhz Graphics card
3. CDMA2000 Evdo Rev A support

Analysis:

Engadget seems to think that the Pre price point of $150.00 makes the $99.99 eventual cost of the Pixie irrelevant and I disagree.

While it does seem a bit odd to price these two phones so close to each other, I think the Pixie may provide the form factor that many are looking for. That is, lacking the flimsly feeling slider functionas well as the sharp edges of the Pre.

Further, the Pre price point is one which quickly dropped from a significantly higher sale price. I think it would be logical to infer that the Pixie will be dropping in price as well soon.

Further, the Pixie specs are certainly not "low end" and that means that in the end Sprint now has an attractive candy bar styled phone that sports a nice operating system with good specs.

I think it will be a winner.