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PalmOne Treo 650 review

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PalmOne’s Treo 650 looks like a faintly out-of-proportion mobile phone. It updates an earlier sort from the company, the Treo 600, which was widely time-honored as a clever combination of PDA and phone. The 650 builds on with the intention of achievement and like its predecessor attempts to provide the superlative of both worlds.

The 650 is compatible with the wealth of third-party software untaken in support of the Palm operating regularity. It furthermore has Java support, Bluetooth, a camera and a filled QWERTY piano. Multimedia addicts might lack to look elsewhere, but persons imperfect a strong smart phone with clever PDA capability and a very usable piano might see to well to consider the Treo 650.

Design
Both aesthetically and ergonomically the Treo 650 has a share up for grabs in support of it. Beware — here are selected shortcomings too.

For instance — the projection. Yes, projection. Look by the side of the dimensions of this handset in print and you’ll grasp the following: 59 by 113 by 23mm. The 113mm isn’t the totality story though. It represents the measurement from the immoral of the handset to the greater frame, everywhere the SD license slot resides. You need to add a further 12mm in support of the projection protruding from the greater left-hand frame of the casing. It’s horrid, it’s a nuisance, and avoidable.

The other disappointment is the overall size and authority. PalmOne had to squeeze in a usable screen and piano, but even so, we think the Treo 650 is too thick and overcast. True, it packs in the skin texture, but it weighs in the purloin too, so you might need a flash phone in support of whilst you lack to travel light.

On the plus quality, the screen decree is 320×320 pixels. While it doesn’t offer the same figure of colours as top-end handsets, it does the job. It’s small compared to screens on connected Pocket PCs, but substantial in comparison to a large amount other smart phones, and is take home, brusque, cheerful and readable.

The piano and associated buttons boast been completely reworked in comparison to the old Treo 600. We found rhythm outdated messages on the old phone somewhat tricky. The keys are better this count, and raised advanced beyond the side of the device, so they are easier to crash into.

A navigation button with a selector in the centre sits relating piano and screen. This is flanked by thumbs down fewer than six buttons. On the gone there’s the Application Launcher, which takes you to the foremost screen of the Treo 650. All the applications are represented by careful, substantial icons. Alongside it is the Call button and a shortcut to the built in Calendar software. On the rectify you’ll acquire the Menu button, which pulls down menu options in whatever hard work you are running by the side of the count, the End button, and a shortcut to the Messaging software in support of creating texts and MMSs (emails are catered in support of in other software). Combined with the touch-sensitive screen, these buttons do well.

There’s more clever ergonomic design in the figure of a colossal volume rocker and the superb button on the top of the casing, rectify then to the SD license slot, which turns the ringer inedible. Who needs to fiddle with reference to changing profiles whilst you can lately flick this switch?

Features
If you are an out-and-out multimedia or gaming fan, the Treo 650 might not be the superlative first-rate. If you boast equitably modest multimedia needs and are more concerned with reference to verdict a device to enjoy by the side of do as well as by the side of take the part of, the Treo 650 may possibly be ideal.

The Treo 650 has a camera which can take stills and capture cassette. However, its stills decree is VGA (640×480), so it can’t compete with the megapixel cameras of many other PDAs and camera phones. RealPlayer is built in and it makes a clever job of before a live audience MP3s, but the supplied headset has a single earbud and a 2.5mm connector, so to listen in to song you’ll need a converter and stereo headset. RealPlayer single drama tunes from SD cards, so you’ll need to invest in single of persons as well.

You’ll probably need an SD license anyway, since the 21MB of domestic remembrance is quite restrictive. The clever news is with the intention of the domestic remembrance is non-volatile, worth your data will live if the (removable) battery runs outdated.

VersaMail is pre-installed in support of email on the move. It can robotically check in support of emails, and the Documents To Go software (from DataViz) lets you read attachments in Word, Excel and PowerPoint formats. Web browsing is catered in support of by palmOne’s own browser, Blazer, which is pretty efficient — you can even save images from Web pages, and totality pages in support of viewing offline to help keep connection overheads down.

Like all smart phones, the Treo 650 comes with a calendar, a diary and to-do record management. PalmOne’s own desktop software is provided and you can synchronise relating this and the Treo 650, or if you like better, with Microsoft’s Outlook. You catch a cable to see to this job, which connects to the hardware via a multi-connector docks, designed to be standard in support of palmOne hardware so you can interchange peripherals. It elementary appeared on the Tungsten T5.

There are other software goodies such as a calculator and planet device with alarm, MMS and SMS executive, and the standard palmOne Memos hard work in support of making little jottings to physically. Software on the installation disc includes Documents to Go creation tools in problem you lack to be productive on the move.

Bluetooth is built in (though Wi-Fi is not), and palmOne has leave an icon in support of it on the Application Launcher screen. It single takes two taps to point it on and inedible. Headset combination was thumbs down hitch in support of us, and call quality through our headset was fine.

At the count of lettering we are expecting Orange to announce the Treo 650 as a signature phone. Doubtless the make contacts will customise things promote.

Performance
For instance a phone the Treo 650 workings well. The phone dialler with its quick access to stored contacts is a breeze to enjoy. Call quality was take home and strong, with the colossal rocker on the gone quality of the casing making it stress-free to adjust volume in support of ambient conditions. We love the ‘ringer off’ button too, which beats fiddling with profiles hands down. And if you need to switch SIMs you’ll like the location of the slot — definitely within reach on the top of the casing.

The Treo 650 had clever battery life and managed to die in support of a link of days relating recharges. A every day charge will probably be looked-for if you take the part of a share of MP3 song.


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