The guys over at the BGR have managed to get hold of a Palm Pre smartphone and given it the hands-on treatment, and they say there is so much to cover that this is only their first impressions.

They say the Palm Pre feels good in the hand where size and shape are concerned but it does hold a “plastiky aura” about it and that things aren’t looking too good with the QWERTY keyboard either due to multiple key hitting.

As for the Palm Pre screen, it is really responsive, executes well and the captive touch is awesome. The guy’s rate the Palm Pre in front of the T-Mobile G1 but just behind the iPhone as far as screens go.