Palm Treo 650 (GSM)
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- Posted: 09 Dec 2004
- Market Status: Released
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- US carrier availability: AT&T - Discontinued CellularOne / Dobson - Discontinued
- Links: Palm Treo 650 (GSM) Official page AT&T phones
Treo 650, the successor of Treo 600, is a GSM phone (also available in CDMA version). It features 65k STN display, Bluetooth, built-in VGA (680x480) camera, QWERTY keyboard, MMC/SD memory expansion slot and Palm OS 5.4.
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Palm Treo 650 (GSM) specifications
Pros
No prosCons
- Slow data means slow Internet browsing (EDGE)
- The huge dimensions allow it to be used as a brick replacement
- It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.91 inches)
- Resistive touchscreen technology means its display is less sensitive than you would like it to be
- Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
- Slow processor (312 MHz)
- 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 (5.4 (Garnet))
- 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
- 4.45 x 2.32 x 0.91 (113 x 59 x 23 mm)
- Weight:
Weight - Phone's weight
- 6.00 oz (178 g)
the average is 4.4 oz (126 g)
- 6.00 oz (178 g)
Display
- Resolution:
Resolution - Refers to the width and the height of the display
- 320 x 320 pixels
- Technology:
Technology - Refers to the type of the color displays. There are five major types: LCD, TFT, TFD, STN and OLED
- TFT
- Colors:
Colors - Shows the number of colors that the display supports
- 65 536
- 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:
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
the average is 16 days (391 h)
- 12.5 days (300 hours)
Hardware
- Processor:
- Single core, 312 MHz, Intel PXA270
- Built-in storage:
- 23 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
- Features:
- Digital zoom, Mirror
- Camcorder:
- Yes
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.
- EDGE
Phone features
- Phonebook:
- Multiple numbers per contact, Picture ID, Ring ID
- Organizer:
- Calendar, Alarm, To-Do, Calculator, Memo
- Messaging:
- SMS, MMS
- E-mail:
E-mail - Shows if the phone supports email features
- IMAP, POP3
Connectivity
- Bluetooth:
Bluetooth - Low power radio technology replacing the need for wires connecting electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, palm top computers and mobile phones.
- 1.1
- USB:
- Yes
- Computer sync, Infrared
Other features
- Notifications:
- Vibration, Speakerphone
- TTY/TDD
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