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Palm Treo 700p Smartphone (Sprint)Product SummaryWireless broadband, laptop tethering, a big color screen, and the friendly Palm OS make this the best Treo ever. We just wish it did Wi-Fi too. |
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| By JiWire Staff (Updated 6/27/06) |
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JiWire's Quick Take
Likes
Broadband access, Bluetooth and phone-as-modem support, intuitive phone dial/answer, 1.3MP camera, excellent keyboard, very good multimedia support, overall ease of use, Mac support.
Dislikes
No Wi-Fi support, skimpy RAM, no multitasking as on 700w, no voice dialing over Bluetooth.
Good for
Current Treo users looking to move up to broadband access and more robust multimedia support. Mac users looking for official support.
Bad for
PC-centric users should look to the 700w, which runs Windows Mobile and also supports Wi-Fi, for broadband access outside of EV-DO coverage areas.
More online reviews
PC Magazine "Palm's new Treo 700p may look like older Treos, but it is loaded with internal improvements that Treo fans have been waiting for. The 700p, available in two versions (for Verizon and Sprint; we tested the latter), adds high-speed EV-DO networking, a better camera, and updated software to our Editors' Choice Palm Treo 650. That's enough to keep Palm in the lead for the best-balanced, easiest-to-use smartphone in the USA."
Palm Infocenter "With heavy internet usage and a few phone calls a day and Bluetooth on all the time, I am able to go roughly 2-3 days on a single charge, impressive for a high-end phone. Battery life was comparable to the 650, but the EV-DO use seems much more power hungry, and with a lot of net usage I saw my time between charges drop. I also felt I got better battery life out of 700p than with the 700w, but battery life varies greatly with how you personally use the device and features. As an example, when on flights (wireless off for most of the time) I can watch about 3 hours of video and play a few games and still have around 40% battery life left when I land."
Basic Specs
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| Cellular | 800/900 MHz CDMA2000 EV-DO; backwards compatible with 1xRTT | |
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| Bluetooth Support | Bluetooth 1.2 (for file transfer, HotSync, printing, GPS, hands-free and headset kits, phone-as-modem) | |
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| Infrared Support | IrDA | |
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| PROCESSOR AND SOFTWARE | ||
| Processor | Intel XScale 312MHz | |
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| Operating System | Palm OS 5.4.9 | |
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| OS Support (for synchronization) | Windows 2000/XPSP2; Mac OS X 10.2.4-10.4 | |
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| PHYSICAL | ||
| Display | Backlit 320 x 320 TFT touchscreen, 65,536 colors | |
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| Keyboard | Backlit QWERTY with number dial pad and keyguard feature | |
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| Audio | 2.5mm stereo headset jack (requires adapter for use with standard headphones); mono speaker; polyphonic MIDI, MP3, WAV and video ringtones; vibrate mode; external volume control; silence switch | |
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| Camera | 1.3MP (1280 x 1024) resolution at 65,536 colors, 2X digital zoom, self-portrait mirror, video capture at 352 x 288 | |
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| Memory | 128MB (60MB available to user); non-volatile | |
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| Expansion | SD/MMC/SDIO slot | |
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| Battery | Removable, rechargeable Lithium Ion | |
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| Mfr. Estimated Battery Life | 4.5 hours talk time, 300 hours standby time | |
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| Dimensions | 4.4 x 2.3 x 0.9 inches (excluding antenna) | |
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| Weight | 6.4 ounces | |
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