|  The Treo 700p combines the benefits of a full featured mobile phone with the Palm OS mobile computing platform. From a visual perspective the design changes are small, evolutionary refinements of a proven smartphone form factor. Most of the improvements to Palm's flagship smartphone come in the form of new software innovations, a big boost in memory and fast, broadband like data speeds.
The Treo 700p runs Palm OS 5.4.9, has 128 megs of memory with 60 megs available and a 312MHz processor to keep things moving smoothly. It's currently available only in a CDMA version and both Sprint and Verizon carry the phone. We received both for review, and they are 97% the same, with carrier software customizations and casing color being the only differentiators. We noted that the displays' color casts were different on our Sprint and Verizon phones but Palm often uses more than one LCD supplier so we can't say that the difference is related to the carrier rather than the LCD supplier for each piece. The 700p has a 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth (with support for DUN) and a 320 x 320 pixel color touch screen. It's compatible with most Treo 650 and Treo 700w accessories such as sync cables, chargers and headsets.
The 700p includes a 1.3 megapixel digital camera on the top back side of the device. It can take photos at a max resolution of 1280 x 1024 and has 2x digital zoom. It also records video clips with audio at a 352 x 288 resolution. The software takes care of automatic light balance and the camcorder function has an improved FPS capture rate. A non-camera version will also be made available. The camera quality is pretty standard for a phone-cam. Outdoor scenes and good natural lighting conditions will give you the best results. Since the resolution is higher you get better detailed and clearer pictures than the Treo 650. However the 650 does a better job indoors and in lower light situations. The 700p camera has a tendency to be very dim and washed out in darker conditions and in low light indoor scenes. In some indoor, low light conditions the 700p would be totally dark, when the 650 would have a clear picture.
Specifications:
- Operating System: PalmOS 5.4.9
- Memory: 128MB (60 user-accessible) Non-Volatile File System RAM
- Processor: Intel XScale 312MHz
- Screen: 320 by 320 Color TFT, 65,536 Colors
- External ringer on/off switch w/vibrate mode
Wireless Antenna:
- CDMA 800/1900Mhz digital dual-band
- CDMA2000 EvDO Rev 0, backwards compatible with 1xRTT and IS-95 networks
- Bluetooth 1.2
- Camera: 1.3 Megapixel, 1280x1024 resolution, 2X digital zoom, automatic light balance
- Audio: 2.5mm stereo headphone jack, compatible with wireless headsets using Bluetooth connectivity
- Input: Touchscreen, QWERTY thumb keyboard with integrated number dial pad
- Personal speakerphone
- Microphone mute option
- TTY/TDD compatibility
- 3-way calling
- Support for MultiMediaCard, SD & SDIO cards
- Removable, rechargable lithium-ion battery
- Talk time up to 4.5 hours, standby time up to 300 hours
- Size 2.28" W x 5.08" H (excluding antenna) x 0.89" D; 58mm W x 129mm H x 23mm D
- Weight 6.4 ounces; 180 grams
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