HP Veer 4G

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Pros:

Small size is welcomed in a market of huge phones, Refreshing webOS interface, QWERTY keyboard is quite usable, Screen is more responsive than any Android device
Super compact form factor, Solid construction, Fluid platform experience
Extremely pocketable, webOS is excellent.

Cons:

Screen is too small for many users, Proprietary charge port, Audio jack requires a dongle, Poor camera with no autofocus, No microSD storage slot, Screen whittles down webOS app selection, Not a true 4G device
Slow “4G” speeds, Cramped keyboard, Below average battery

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Last revision on February 22, 2012

Reviewers Liked

Small size is welcomed in a market of huge phones, Refreshing webOS interface, QWERTY keyboard is quite usable, Screen is more responsive than any Android device
Super compact form factor, Solid construction, Fluid platform experience
Extremely pocketable, webOS is excellent
Adorable compact design, solid build quality, webOS is easy and fun to use, 4G, good keyboard, good battery life, keyboard is comfy to type on despite being cramped

Reviewers Didn't Like

Screen is too small for many users, Proprietary charge port, Audio jack requires a dongle, Poor camera with no autofocus, No microSD storage slot, Screen whittles down webOS app selection, Not a true 4G device
Slow “4G” speeds, Cramped keyboard, Below average battery
So small it's hard to use
Display is rather small, performance isn’t so great, camera is mediocre, no builtin headphone jack, No HD video recording

Expert reviews and ratings

HP is brave to try something new, and we applaud the company’s courage, but the Veer is not a phone for...

By Digital Trends on July 19, 2011

As much as we absolutely adore is quaint form factor, we find that it’s also its Achilles Heel at the same time. Specifically, we’re limited in our output with certain functions, like typing up messages or reading emails, that seem to make...

By Phone Arena on May 16, 2011

Honey, who shrunk the Palm Pre? That was our first thought when we saw the absolutely tiny Veer running webOS 2.1.2 with the Pre's familiar design and slide-down QWERTY keyboard. We're not really sure why Palm (now a part of HP), thought the...

By MobileTechReview on May 13, 2011

Picking up right where the Palm Pixi left off, the HP Veer 4G ($100 with a two-year AT&T contract as of May 5, 2011) is smaller than your average high-end smartphone. Not everybody wants—or needs—a monolithic 4.3-inch phone, though. And just...

By Macworld on July 09, 2011

In the end, I’m having a hard time figuring out who HP built this phone for. It’s obviously not for power users, so to think of it from the perspective of a tech savvy smartphone lover is a waste of time. Is it for tweens and teens? Maybe....

By The Boy Genius Report on June 03, 2011

Despite all of its pitfalls, we cant help but be charmed by the HP veer. We also do like webOS a lot, even though it can use some performance improvements. Maybe it’s a “girl thing”, but we showed the HP Veer off to both males and...

By Chip Chick on May 10, 2011