HP announced HP Veer and HP Pre 3 webOS smartphones

HP just released the HP Veer and HP Pre 3 smartphones, as well as the HP TouchPad tablet, all running webOS.

It's been almost a year since HP acquired Palm for $1.2 billion and we're finally seeing devices coming out as a result of the acquisition.

HP Pre 3:

The new Pre 3 features:

• 3.6-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen with 480x800 pixels of resolution
• slide-out QWERTY keyboard
• 5-megapixel camera with autofocus and a LED flash
• 1.3-megapixel front-facing one for video calling
• 1.4Ghz Snapdragon 8x55 processo
• 512MB of RAM
• 8GB and 16GB storage options
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n on boar
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• a built-in A-GPS module
• an accelerometer
• a proximity sensor
• a light sensors
• plus a compass
• GSM/HSPA+ and CDMA radios on-board

HP Veer:

The HP Veer runs webOS 2.2 and packs a slide-out full QWERTY keyboard.

Specifications:

• 2.6-inch capacitive multi-touch display with a resolution of 320x400 pixels
• Qualcomm Snapdragon 7230 processor ticking at 800Mhz
• 512MB of RAM
• HSPA+
• Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• quad-band GSM telephony support, no CDMA here
• 8GB storage and there's no microSD card slot
• 5 megapixel fixed focus camera
• Weight : 100grams

HP plans to release the Veer some time this spring, while the Pre3 will be available in the summer. There's no word about pricing yet.