Bonnie Cha,
May 15, 2006
It could be argued that the most notorious family in the smart-phone community is the Treo family. The Palm Treo 650 has reigned as the godfather of these cell phone/PDA devices, thanks to its winning combination of a sleek form factor and a solid feature set. With its built-in QWERTY keyboard, its sharp screen, and its productivity tools, it's an offer that mobile professionals can't refuse--and one that the carriers can't either, as Cingular, Verizon Wireless, and Sprint all carry the phone. Late last year, Palm also shook up the smart-phone world by making a deal with the enemy: Microsoft. However, in the end, the Treo 700w made good business sense, successfully marrying Palm's hardware with the Windows Mobile operating system. And now, the latest addition--the Treo 700p--updates the Palm OS side of the family and is one well-connected device, with EV-DO support and dial-up networking capabilities. Read on to meet the whole family and see if one is right for you.
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| The Bottom Line | With EV-DO support, increased memory, and enhanced multimedia capabilities, the Palm Treo 700p makes a powerful smart phone even better. Sure, it's not perfect, but the solid performance and new features make it worth the upgrade. | The Palm Treo 700w brings Windows Mobile and a number of useful features, such as push e-mail and photo speed dial, to the much-beloved smart phone, but its heft and its washed-out screen has us giving the edge to the Treo 650. | Though it has its shortcomings, the Palm Treo 650 offers solid performance and adds some key features to maintain its reign as smart-phone leader. | Though it has its shortcomings, the PalmOne Treo 650 offers solid performance and adds some key features to maintain its reign as smart-phone leader. |
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| Packaged contents |
Hands-free headset |
Hands-free headset |
Hands-free headset |
Hands-free headset |
| RAM installed size | Info unavailable |
64 MB |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Band / mode |
CDMA 800/1900 |
1900 800 |
1800 190 850 900 |
850 1900 |
| Cellular technology |
CDMA |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| OS provided |
Palm OS 5.4.9 |
Microsoft Windows Mobile 5.0 Phone Edition |
Palm OS 5.4 |
Palm OS 5.4 |
| Talk time |
Up to 270 min |
Up to 300 min |
Up to 360 min |
Up to 240 min |
| Color support |
16-bit (64K colors) |
16-bit (64K colors) |
16-bit (64K colors) |
16-bit (64K colors) |
| Clock speed |
312 MHz |
312 MHz |
312 MHz |
312 MHz |
| Weight |
6.3 oz |
6.3 oz |
6.3 oz |
6.3 oz |
| Height |
5.1 in |
4.4 in |
4.4 in |
4.4 in |
| Carrier |
Sprint PCS |
Verizon Wireless |
Cingular Wireless |
Verizon Wireless |
| Wireless Interface |
Infrared (IrDA) Bluetooth |
Info unavailable | Info unavailable | Info unavailable |
| Input device type |
Stylus Keyboard 5-way navigation button Touch-screen |
Stylus Backlit keyboard 5-way navigation button Touch-screen |
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