Handspring Treo 600 (GSM edition)
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- Posted: 21 Jul 2003
- Market Status: Released
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Treo 600 is quad-band global roaming GSM phone running Palm OS 5. It features GPRS high speed data, full keyboard, color display, color camera, web browser and email.
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Handspring Treo 600 (GSM edition) specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.90 inches)
- Low resolution display (160 x 160 pixels)
- Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Slow processor (144 MHz)
- Too little RAM memory (32 MB RAM)
- Low-resolution camera (0.3 megapixels VGA)
- The camera lacks autofocus
- Lacks microSD slot for storage expansion
- Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
- Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment
- Lacks a proximity sensor that turns the display оff during a phone call
Design
- Device type:
- Smart phone
- OS:
OS - Phone that has capabilities, not usually associated with phones. Usually it has some of the above features: - Email, Web browsing - Personal information management - LAN connectivity etc
- Palm OS (5.2.x)
- Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
- Dimensions:
Dimensions - Phone's dimensions
- 4.40 x 2.40 x 0.90 (112 x 60 x 22mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 5.90 oz (168 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 5.90 oz (168 g)
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 160 x 160 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- STN
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 4096
- Touchscreen:
- Resistive
Battery
- Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 6.00 hours
the average is 7 h (448 min)
- 6.00 hours
- Stand-by time:
- 10.0 days (240 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 10.0 days (240 hours)
Hardware
- Processor:
- Single core, 144 MHz, ARM
- System memory:
- 32 MB RAM
- Built-in storage:
- 24 MB
- Storage expansion:
Storage expansion - Capability to add additional memory to your phone.
- Slot Type:
Slot Type - Shows what type of additional memory can be added to the particular phone. Eight major memory slot types are available: MMC, SD, CF, Memory Stick Duo, miniSD, RS MMC, TransFlash (microSD), Memory Stick Pro Duo
- SD, MMC
- Slot Type:
Camera
- Camera:
Camera - Camera specs
- 0.3 megapixels VGA
Internet browsing
- Browser:
Browser - Capability to access special Internet sites using the mobile phone
- Blazer Web browser
Technology
- GSM:
GSM - Global System for Mobile communications. A world standard for digital cellular communications using narrowband TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), which allows up to eight calls at a time on 800 MHz and 1800 MHz frequencies. Introduced in 1991. Is the standard most commonly used in Europe and Asia, but not in the United States. GSM phones use a Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) smart card that contains user account information. Any GSM phone becomes immediately programmed after plugging in the SIM card, thus allowing GSM phones to be easily rented or borrowed. SIM cards can be programmed to display custom menus for personalized services.GSM provides a short messaging service (SMS) that enables text messages up to 160 characters in length to be sent to and from a GSM phone.
- 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
- Data:
Data - Shows the particular phone's type of data. the major mobile phone data types are GPRS, CDMA2000 1xRTT, EDGE, CDMA2000 1xEV-DO, UMTS, etc.
- GPRS
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Memo
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- POP3
Connectivity
- USB:
- Yes
- Computer sync, Infrared
Other features
- Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Polyphonic ringtones (12 voices), Vibration, Speakerphone
- TTY/TDD
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