UMTS tops out at k, though you may see faster results when using Cingular's proxy hardcoded into the registry for IE in strong service areas such as ours. Palm states that they'll release an upgrade in Q1 that will move the Treo to HSDPA which means speeds from ,k in strong Cingular 3G coverage areas with a theoretical max of 1. We installed them and are seeing an average of k on DSL Reports mobile speed test. It also ships with a link to get Good Mobile Messaging and you can install 3rd party Windows Mobile compatible browsers such as Opera.
You won't be able to install the free Java-based Opera mini unless you download and install a Java VM since the Treo ships with none. The killer application is of course the phone, and the Treo doesn't disappoint. While audio quality wasn't among the best on prior Treo models, the has excellent call quality.
Incoming and outgoing voice sound like a land line in part due to 3G's superior voice codecs and volume is more than adequate unless you're making a call from the Super Bowl. Reception in GSM non-3G areas in very good. The Treo has a rear-firing speakerphone and a 2. Palm has customized the Treo to ensure you need not fiddle around with the device while jogging through the airport or driving a car. MS Voice Command 1. You can assign a button we used the side button initially assigned to the camera to launch Voice Command or press and hold the call button on handsfree Bluetooth headsets to start Voice Command.
We tested the Treo with the Plantronics Discovery and this worked perfectly. In fact you can press the headset button then ask the Treo "what is my next appointment" or "what time is it? On-device applications such as Today Screen speed dial and one-touch dialing press and hold a key you've assigned to a contact simplify dialing when not using a Bluetooth headset. We love the strong performance combined with power-savings features of Samsung's mobile processors-- two things that don't usually go together in the world of CPUs.
By Windows Mobile 5 standards the Treo is very responsive likely Palm is using some intelligent caching with no undo lag opening menus and applications. It opens a contact database quickly and has no problem scrolling quickly. Video playback is also good, but we'll cover that later.
For storage expansion the Treo has a miniSD slot a rarity now that most phones have moved to the annoyingly small MicroSD standard and can accept cards up to 2 gigs. While square screens running at x pixel resolution aren't a power user's dream, they're here to stay for the time being since they easily fit into a device with a fixed keyboard.
Perhaps we'll one day see a x landscape display on a Treo, similar to the new i-mate JAQ3 Pocket PC phone, but the drawback is smaller text and graphics as those pixels are crammed into a Treo ansd JAQ3-sized 2. The Treo's transflective touch screen is capable of displaying 65K colors and supports both portrait and landscape modes, though I can't imagine a reason to switch to landscape on a square display.
It's quite bright, has good color saturation and is sharp, though it won't strike you as being as sharp as the Cingular since it doesn't have as many pixels crammed into the same space higher pixel density creates a sense of of sharpness. You can use 3rd party players and you can stream music from iTunes to the Treo using the bundled via download link Avvenu software.
Sound through stereo headphones is excellent and sound from the rear-firing speaker is clear. Though the Treo's square screen doesn't offer the perfect aspect ratio for video playback, video does playback very well thanks to an ATI graphics accelerator. Average speed: Data Rate: 1. Frame Rate: 24fps Orig. Those are excellent benchmark results and they beat the Treo w and wx by 3x!
For you non-geeks, what does this mean? The Treo does a great job of playing video and it isn't just a warmed over Treo w. We've already covered some of Palm's customizations and additions, but let's review the standard Windows Mobile software offerings for those who aren't Pocket PC aficionados. Outlook on the PDA has calendar, contacts, tasks, notes and email, which you can sync to a Windows desktop running Outlook.
Palm adds their popular threaded SMS application, a wired car kit manager, Keyguard lock the Treo's buttons with an option to disable the touch screen when in a call , Sounds an easy way to add ringtones , a Windows desktop Bluetooth plugin, and a Wireless Manager to control the phone and Bluetooth radios.
The Treo is compatible with TeleNav a subscription navigation service billed by Cingular. Those of you who've read our Treo series reviews know that we were not fans of the 1. Happily, the Treo takes much improved images that have good color saturation, not too much noise even low-light indoor shots are decent, such as the cat photo below and generally correct color balance.
We don't know if Palm changed the actual camera hardware, lens or simply improved image processing but the Treo undeniably takes better photos than our in-house Treo p as well as the Treo w and wx. The Treo can take photos at a maximum of x pixels and supports a variety of lower resolutions suitable for MMS, email and Caller ID photos.
It has normal, burst and timer modes and offers 2x digital zoom. There are three image quality settings and you can tell the Treo to save photos to a miniSD card. There are no special effects or other settings since the Treo actually uses Microsoft's Pictures and Videos application a standard component of Windows Mobile 5 as a camera application.
The Treo can shoot video with audio in 3GP format at a surprisingly high 30fps. Videos have good color and are very smooth thanks to the high recording frame rate, though they are somewhat blocky. You can turn off audio recording, set resolution to either x CIF or x and specify recording length 15 seconds, 30 seconds or unlimited. Above: sample photos taken at highest resolution then resized to fit this page. Things have improved in the Bluetooth camp too.
Past Treo models had famously poor Bluetooth range except the Treo and sometimes iffy status on DUN dial up networking. The Treo has absolutely normal Bluetooth range by phone standards, fully supports handsfree profile features and has DUN. The Treo has a Bluetooth 1. It played well with our test headsets and a Motorola portable car kit. We noted it got better range with our beloved Plantronics Discovery that headset doesn't have good range than other phones we've tested.
Overall audio quality over Bluetooth for mono and stereo solutions was very good. Since the Treo and have been on a size and weight reduction plan, the Treo uses a mAh Lithium Ion battery, down from the sizeable 1, mAh battery used in older Palm Treo smartphones.
Thus with moderate use, we had to charge the Treo every other day push email was not on. If you use push email from 8am to 6pm, expect to charge the Treo nightly or every 1. The Treo ships with a compact world charger v and you will need to take it on the road since it doesn't support USB charging Palm and 3rd party sync n' charge cables for the Treo we tested will only sync, not charge.
No, it's not an earth-shattering Treo, but it's by no means a re-warmed Treo wx either. The Treo offers very good performance with a new CPU, an improved camera, enhanced video playback, a more solid Bluetooth implementation in a lighter, slimmer, antenna-less casing. While we found some Treo models too quiet i. And being a Treo, it feels absolutely great in hand. All in all, Palm's usability customizations and great hardware design make the Treo an obvious choice for those on the go who crave one-handed operation and ease of use along with the power of Windows Mobile.
We like the new anti-slip surface coating and the lack of an external antenna. To the left of each network are green strength bars. To remove a wireless connection from your list of connections, tap and hold until you are presented with the option to remove the network.
This is the bit of crucial information that is buried in the Spectec manual and I had to figure out by trial and error. Configuring Wireless Networks still takes a bit of know how. Select the Network you want to connect to and you are shown three tabs. Your average user drowns in this acronym stew. A hex code is often a ten digit number and a password can be anything. One particular password protected network I attempted to log on to had a password that was so long and convoluted I never managed it.
Simple hex coded networks were very simple to log on to. However, when things work right, they are very right. Click the card in the slot and you are automatically hooked up with the last network used. At the top of the screen is an icon indicating wireless connectivity. Surfing the internet and downloading e-mail is a breeze. Others are still working on it and you might want to follow this thread or other threads like it to see when someone gets it working.
I have noticed that after a period of inactivity, the card can drop connection. Also, the card did not stress battery life. I cannot do any quantitative antenna strength tests; though logically I think the network reach of the card is less than bigger cards. The views expressed on this website are solely those of the proprietor, or contributors to the site, and do not necessarily reflect the views of palm, Inc.
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