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Palm Treo 650 Smartphone

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Palm Treo 650 Smartphone

Date Published: 1/7/08

An improvement over its progenitor model, the quad-band Treo 650 uses a Palm OS to provide exceptional features and good performance. Previous Treo owners will appreciate the improved resolution on the 320X320 65K-color LCD, the speedy 312Mhz processor, the larger buttons on the full QWERTY keyboard, and the removable battery. In addition, the phone includes a decent VGA camera that takes photos and videos that can be sent via MMS, e-mail, Bluetooth or infrared. Though there is an expansion card slot, internal memory is 32MB. The Li-ion battery provides 5 - 6 hours of talk time or about 13 days of standby.

Unlike many new phones, the Treo 650 unfortunately does not support Wi-Fi nor can you use the phone as a wireless modem for your laptop. Otherwise, this is one of the best smartphones on the market. Other features include: MP3 player, an easy-to-access silent switch, vibrating ring, speakerphone and a WAP 2.0 web browser (for EDGE and GPRS networks).

Pros: Fast processor, excellent LCD, Palm OS
Cons: No Wi-Fi, cannot act as a wireless modem



Warranty
1 year



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Product Specs

Transmission technology
GSM/GPRS or CDMA
Battery type
Removable, rechargeable lithium-ion battery
Talk time
6 hrs on GSM/GPRS, 5 hrs on CDMA
Standby time
300 hrs on GSM/GPRS,336 hrs on CDMA
Caller ID
Yes
Call waiting
Yes
Ringer options
Polyphonic MIDI ringtones, External ringer on/off switch w/ vibrate mode
Silent ringer option
Yes
Voice dialing
No
Call timer
Yes
Last number recall
Yes
Voicemail
Yes
Text messages
yes
E-mail capability
Yes
Missed call indicator
Yes
Backlit screen
Yes
Internet/Web browsing
Yes
Phone book capacity
Yes
Height
4.4"
Width
2.3"
Depth
0.9"
Weight
6.3 ounces


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One of the most popular Treos on the market, the Treo 650 boasts a complete set of communication applications that range from Gmail to AOL instant messenger, all of which make use of the full QWERTY keyboard on the face of the Treo 650. You’ll also get Bluetooth wireless technology and the ability...
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