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Palm Treo 500v
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Posted: 12 Sep 2007 Announced: 12 Sep 2007
Market Status: Released
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Links: Palm Treo 500v Official Page

The Palm Treo 500v is the first Treo without touch-screen, as it uses Windows Mobile 6 Standard Edition OS. The phone features QVGA landscape display, QWERTY keyboard and operates in tri-band GSM networks, also featuring UMTS

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Palm Treo 500v specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE, UMTS)
Bulky
It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.64 inches)
Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
Low-resolution camera (2 megapixels)
The camera lacks autofocus
Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

Device type:
- Smart phone
OS:
- Windows Mobile Standard (6.0)
Form factor:
Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel
- Candybar
Dimensions:
- 4.33 x 2.42 x 0.64 (110 x 61.5 x 16.5 mm)
Weight:
- 4.23 oz (120 g)
  the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

Resolution:
- 320 x 240 pixels
Technology:
Technology - There are two main screen technologies currently used in phones and tablets: LCD and AMOLED. The former usually features a light source and liquid crystals, while the latter is based on organic light-emitting diodes. Newer LCD variations like IPS-LCD and Super-LCD allow for very accurate color reproduction and very wide viewing angles, where no significant image quality loss is observed. Current AMOLED screens differ in such a way that they can exhibit much more saturated colors (sometimes too much) and incredibly high contrast levels, which is due to black color being completely black in AMOLED displays.
- TFT
Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536

Battery

Talk time:
Talk time - Maximum talk time in hours
- 4.50 hours
  the average is 8 h (497 min)
Stand-by time:
- 10.0 days (240 hours)
  the average is 21 days (496 h)
Capacity:
- 1200 mAh

Hardware

System memory:
System memory - System memory, or RAM memory is the type of memory that the device uses to temporarily store data from the OS or currently-running apps. The more RAM available to the device, the better the performance will be when multiple or heavier programs are running.
- 256 MB ROM
Built-in storage:
- 150 MB
Storage expansion:
- Slot Type:
  - microSD

Camera

Camera:
- - 2 megapixels
- Features:
  - Digital zoom
Camcorder:
- - Yes

Internet browsing

Browser:
- - Internet Explorer Mobile

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.
- 900, 1800, 1900 MHz
UMTS:
UMTS - Universal Mobile Telecommunications Service, also called WCDMA, is a 3G (Third Generation) packet-based transmission of text, digitized voice, video, and multimedia at data rates up to 2 Mbps. It is based on GSM standard and is supported by major standards bodies and manufacturers
- 2100 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.
- UMTS, EDGE

Phone features

Phonebook:
- Unlimited entries, Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Notes
Messaging:
- SMS, MMS, Predictive text input
E-mail:
- - IMAP, POP3, SMTP

Connectivity

Bluetooth:
- - 2.0, EDR
USB:
- - Yes
- Connector:
  - miniUSB

Other features

Notifications:
- Music ringtones (MP3), Vibration, Phone profiles, Speakerphone
- Voice dialing, Voice commands, Voice recording

Availability

Officially announced:
- 12 Sep 2007

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