The Inquirer | Lee Bell

If you need your phone with you all the time and use it for doing everything, including work, then the Palm Phone probably isn't for you. In this case, perhaps it's better used as a replacement phone to take to events, festivals, things like that.

Mashable | Pete Pachal

The Palm phone is a compelling approach to the problem of being overconnected, but in practice the number of situations where it's the device you'd prefer is much smaller than you think.

Pocket-lint | Cam Bunton

With this price, it's hard to see where the true value is in the new Palm smartphone. If you're after a smartphone with all the functions at a low price, there are cheaper and far more capable options.

Expert Reviews | Nathan Spendelow

A credit card-sized smartphone that's riding on the coattails of a long-lost brand, the Palm phone is intriguing but ultimately flawed

phoneArena | John Velasco

Its design is arguably its strongest selling point, but even acting as a companion phone we're apprehensive about using it.

SlashGear | Chris Burns

Especially considering the cost of the phone, there can't possibly be a large enough population of users ready to toss down cash for the privilege of having a phone for their phone. Imagine paying for a phone that's only able to act as a second phone for the phone you've already got in your pocket or purse.

Ars Technica | Ron Amedeo

The battery life is so incredibly awful that this phone isn't useful at any price.

Trusted Reviews | Jon Mundy

The Palm Phone is a noble failure. Ultimately, though, it ends up stranded in a no-man's land of tiny text and insufficient stamina.

Tom's Guide | Philip Michaels

Palm is back with a tiny phone that's designed to get you to spend less time with your mobile devices. But the finished product doesn't quite deliver.

Android Central | Hayato Huseman

The Palm Phone is a phone for your phone, built inconveniently small on purpose for those with poor self-control. Unfortunately, Palm may have gone too far and limited it to a fault.

The Verge | Dieter Bohn

More than anything, the need to figure out this whole complicated situation is why the Palm phone is so compelling to people... And just like fad diets, the chances that it will actually help long-term are basically nil.

Stuff | Tom Wiggins

Unless you're looking for a phone you won't want to use, give the dinky Palm a wide berth.

Phone Scoop | Eric M. Zeman

The point is, you can get a lot more for its price if you look elsewhere. And you should.

Digital Trends | Brenda Stolyar

While the Palm looks attractive on the outside, it's contents under the hood prove otherwise... The Palm doesn't offer any value.