A couple exclusive Palm Treo 800w shots!
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While this post might be reserved for aretheystillreallyinbusiness.com, we thought we’d be doing a disservice to public humanity if we didn’t run this. The first shot is of the Palm Treo 800w by his lonesome, and the second shot has the 800w in the middle of a Samsung Upstage, and a PPC-6800. Check them both out after the jump!
Below is my take on Palm OS vs WM, but first for those complaining and complaining about the look of the Treo:
A) It’s not a slider (thank god!!!)
B) It’s straight forward, easy to use
C) Qwerty
D) Bluetooth
E) WM6
F) These other features I don’t care aboutm but . . . GPS, Wifi, 3g etc…
I will take a SOLID well built smartphone over an innovative buggy moving parts galore pain in the ass any day. I’ve tried sliders, they stink. I want to be able to email and text one handed (yes, while driving - do it all the time) and this is the only phone I can do that with in a reliable solid design (the 700w/wx 755p etc).
Ok, onto Palm OS vs WM I’ve had a Treo 650, 700P, and now a 755P. I’ve also had the 700w, 700wx, and the xv6800 (and some non-pro WM phones for breif periods).
I’m sticking with the 755P for now just because I’m waiting, patiently *cough*, for the 800W. This 755P is my last ditch effort to like Palm OS, and I’ve officially decided that I hate it.
The WM OS from a useability and aesthetics stand point is FAAAARRR superior to Palm OS. WM is CLEAN looking, Palm OS interface looks like a child drawing their interpretation of a computer screen in 1992. It’s just clunky, far too basic etc. Ironically one would think the “basic” look of Palm OS would lend to it’s reliability but I must say, I have never found a Palm OS smartphone to be significantly more reliable / stable than a WM phone. They both have many issues, the issues they have though are just different. The Palm OS tends to know it screwed up and resets itself, the WM’s need a reset button pushed or the battery flipped. the Palm OS is REALLY slow compared to every other WM phone I’ve had. Sure WM when you don’t manage the multi-tasking memory (which Palm can’t even do yet, jeez) WM phones slow down too, but properly managed they scream compared to Palm OS. I’ve missed many many incoming calls on Palm OS that try to answer. Push green answer call button, nothing happens, push on screen answer, nothing happens, keep trying to push them both, nothing happens, call goes to voicemail. I don’t recall my WM phones ever doing that.
Another highly annoying problem for me and Palm OS is the lack of full functionality of contacts, calendar, email etc which to me is the entire point of the smartphone to begin with. What I have in a calendar card, contact card or email (and email folders) in my outlook client on my computer is also available on a WM phone - PERIOD. On Palm OS, not so much. I can’t move emails to other folders on the Palm. I can’t create appointments on Palm OS and expect those to make it to my PC. The list goes on…Palm OS just seems to do a lousy job at it’s job.
Another note that’s really annoying on Palm OS…No matter how many times I reset the notifications for emails etc they just never work right. I have to manually check my phone all the time for emails, I never had to do that on WM.
There is only one thing I like about my 755P over any other WM phone currently and that’s that I am a Realtor and the software that I use to open lockboxes on homes runs on Palm OS and WM and on Palm OS is BLAZING FAST…No waiting, it just works, where as on the WM it’s slow and error prone…But that’s only true with that ONE application and the company that makes that software knows its a problem and is working to resolve it. All other sofrware, especially the software I rely on the most that is the CORE of any smartphone (phone, email, calendar, contacts, web browser) is much MUCH more functional, reliable, useable and aesthetically pleasing on WM than Palm OS.
As for why I like the Palm Treo’s rather than the competition WM phones? The keyboard and form factor of the phone.
Anywho, if I never have another Palm OS phone it will be too soon. Can’t wait to ditch my current 755P.
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youd be surprised people at my school still buy these everyone at my highschool has smartphones with data and everything and most are palm and windows mobile, people with blackberry never have data though
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This actually will be much better than any phone on the market, the iPhone sucks compared to any windows mobile 6 device. iPhone is soooo limited. I can do anything and more on this device than on the “precious” iphone. This is like a dream come true, i love my treo 750, but I miss WIFI and GPS, and the low res screen. This will be perfect.
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If u ask me the 650 is still the best!
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Any idea when Treo 800 will be available in the market? Thanks.
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Available soon after June 13, 2008.
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Correction: July
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Hi,
so you are saying that I can definetly use this phone in japan if I purchase it in Australia. I currently have a 750 and it is no good to me in Japan at all.
would appreciate any help on this
Cheers Jess
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I have, and use heavily, a Treo 650 on Verizon service..love it, but need to replace it..simply trashed from very heavy use, but still works..was planning on getting the 755P because I still like, and prefer, Palm OS and Palm calendar etc. and I was going to buy the ~~$180 GPS to go with it and thus have no montly fee.
BUT…
–if I waited will the Treo 800 come out in a Palm OS?
–can the 800 be a GPS/turn by turn direction guide without a monthly fee?
If the above 2 answers are no, I may as well go ahead and get the 755P now from Verizon wireless!!
W
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So, its anohter PDA, who surpasses? What does your PRD say ? So for 6 months to a year use does it meet the requirements of you average jo blo telecommuter? Lets hear the facts? I think most PDA’s are shit, espciecially with the advent of Apples kill joy. What do you want? I;d like to hear what it is that users really want out of a $50 buck box, and another $150 of services?
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@ everybody whining about the 800w’s appearance!
thin phone this, thin phone that. my friend dropped his iPhone once and now has a crak from corner to corner. pretty fragile. if u want a thin phone, get the iPhone. i dropped my treo 700WX multiple times and still works fine. i personally think the iPhone is crap. i have yet to see an OS better than WM. u dnt like the treo design, fine, go get sumthin else. i bought the 800w without even reading the specs because i knew it wld b a great phone and i was not disapointed. if all you have to complain about it the look (opinion) then palm is obviously doin sumthin right. i think the iphone is ugly. that ain’t gon make u not want it. ill stick to my 800w for a while. i’m likin the Treo Pro as well.
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