After hearing about some of the maladies that the Palm Pre suffers from in the hardware department, people were likely becoming slightly despondent about the phone’s ability to genuinely compete in the smart phone market. However, Palm, being Palm, are tackling hardware issues with the Pre by altering the hardware for later vrions of the handset.

PreCentral points out that the new handsets come installed with a small foam pad that allows the battery to fit better and avoid some of the slider-related crashes that have been afflicting users.

Additional improvements include a significantly more stable sliding mechanism, no mre spider-web cracking in the Pre screen, and a slightly modified battery. All this means that the phone now represents a significantly better user experience, which was necessary after so many people were suffering faults.

If you want to ceck whether your Palm Pre is a refurbished device you can check opening the phone app, type in ##786# to bring up the Reverse Logistics Support card, where you will find all sorts of info.

[Story and Picture Via: PreCentral}