Palm Tungsten W

This world enabled GSM device features color TFT display, built-in keyboard, GPRS high-speed data, PalmOS games support, SD/MMC card slot, Infrared, Bluetooth and Internet browsing capabilities.

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Palm Tungsten W specifications

Pros

No pros

Cons

  • Slow processor (33 MHz)
  • Bulky
  • It is so thick it needs a personal fitness trainer (0.67 inches)
  • Lacks global positioning system (GPS)
  • Lacks a standard (3.5mm) headphones jack
  • Lacks an ambient light sensor for automatic screen brightness adjustment

Design

  • Device type:
    • Smart phone
  • OS:
    • Palm OS (4.1)
  • Form factor:

    Form factor - Refers to the form factor of a phone. The main handset designs are bar, clamshell, slide, swivel

    • Candybar
  • Dimensions:
    • 4.80 x 3.07 x 0.67 (122 x 78 x 17 mm)
  • Weight:
    • 6.50 oz (184 g)
      the average is 4.2 oz (120 g)

Display

  • Resolution:
    • 320 x 320 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

    • 10.00 hours
      the average is 8 h (497 min)
  • Stand-by time:
    • 10.4 days (250 hours)
      the average is 21 days (496 h)

Hardware

  • Processor:

    Processor - The processor is the main computing component of a phone and is a major factor when it comes to the overall speed of the device. Some more powerful smartphones use dual-core and quad-core processors designed to deliver greater performance.

    • Single core, 33 MHz, Dragonball VZ
  • Storage expansion:
    • Slot Type:
      • SD, MMC

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
  • 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
  • Organizer:
    • Alarm
  • Messaging:
    • SMS

Connectivity

    • Computer sync, Infrared

Other features

  • Notifications:
    • Vibration

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