Boy Genius Report is claiming to be the first blog to be able to write about their experiences with the Pre. I’m not sure if they’re under NDA, violating it, or what, but they’ve got it and are currently manhandling our beautiful device. So far, their impressions are that if feels good in your hands, but has an overly plastic feel to it (as if the iPhone didn’t) and that the keyboard might be a bit too cramped (which it wasn’t for me). Still, they have it, and pictures to boot. Darn them. We’ll get ours…I can’t say when.

While I am disappointed, I am also patient. I’m going to take the forthcoming review of the Pre with a grain of salt, as I have handled the device myself, and know what to expect. I know the display is gorgeous, and appreciate the size more than the iPhone 3G’s, and the keyboard is going to be hit or miss with many, simply because some people just have larger hands. Whatever BGR says, I know the Pre will be the phone for me, but not everyone else.

[Via Boy Genius Report]