Full specs for Palm Treo 850
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Filed in Handsets, Palm, Windows Mobile
We’ve brought you spy shots, and today we’ve got the full spec sheet to round out the package. Keep in mind that most of this is subject to change/speculation, but everything on here looks legitimate enough:
- 14 mm in thickness, width 60 mm and length 113 mm
- GSM, EDGE and UMTS HSDPA 3.6
- aGPS
- Wi-FI b/g
- 320×320 screen, touch panel
- micro-SD slot under the battery
- 2 MP camera
- 1500 mAh battery
- A micro-USB connector for both power and sync
- Bluetooth 2.0 EDR + A2DP, 256 MB NAND-Flash (> 175 MB for user), 32 MB SDRAM
- Windows Mobile Pro 6.1
This all looks good, but our earlier info indicated 100 MB of RAM, so we’re not sure what to believe. Either way, Wi-Fi, GPS, and HSDPA are nothing to laugh about, and we’re glad Palm has finally decided to abandon their bulky proprietary power connector in favor of the more svelte micro-USB standard.
On May 25, 2008 @ 5:37 pm, Randy Said:
I like that it has wifi, and Micro-USB is cool. but MicroSD under the battery? that’s a Deal breaker. I’m one of the (relatively) few people that has more than one card and swaps it out.
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On May 25, 2008 @ 5:50 pm, backbeat Said:
If only Palm would learn the lesson of hardware/software integration that everyone who holds a leadership position in the smartphone market has been operating under for the past 2+ years. The user-experience, in simplifying methods and steps, with a higher degree of elegance and sophistication, is what is expected. -sigh-
No wonder, even with (and possibly because of) these strategic leaks, that Palm is a solid “sell”.
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On May 25, 2008 @ 6:50 pm, Hao Said:
dam what is up with the ram…
looks like its gonna be 256mb of space and 64mb of ram with only 32mb leftover after the OS…
this sucks…i hope its not true!
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On May 25, 2008 @ 7:14 pm, Alex Said:
Wait, 32 MB of RAM? Really?
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On May 25, 2008 @ 8:04 pm, Scoopster Said:
BG - could you do a side-by-side comparison of the 850 and the E71 ? Different OS and touchscreen vs. not, but otherwise, the hardware is pretty similar and I’ll likely be choosing between them. Thanks!
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On May 25, 2008 @ 8:05 pm, Scoopster Said:
Sorry…I meant side-by-side comparison PHOTOS. Sometimes pictures help you compare the dimensions, form factor, ergonomics a lot better.
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On May 26, 2008 @ 12:04 am, JD Said:
Any idea on when it will be released and if it will be carried by ATT?
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On May 26, 2008 @ 2:39 am, Jae Said:
32 MBs of RAM can’t be right. If it is then that’s a definite dealbreaker for me. I could live with the MicroSD slot behind the battery so long as it has SDHC support. It’s about time Palm included wi-fi support and ditched the need for the MiniSD wi-fi adapters and aGPS sweetens the deal. a 2 MP camera is icing on the cake.
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On May 26, 2008 @ 6:25 am, hunglo Said:
“I’m one of the (relatively) few people”
You’re also one of the relatively few people who own junky Palm products. You sir, need to evolve. Get a Blackberry.
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On May 26, 2008 @ 8:32 am, ppcmd Said:
The last time Palm put 32MB of RAM in a WinMobile device it was their first one, the Treo 700w and is SUCKED big time. The user was left with ~12MB of RAM to run apps.
Everyone thought surely Palm put 64MB in there, but truth be told, Palm has learned nothing in 2 years of losses in sales and market dominance. How the mighty have fallen.
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On May 26, 2008 @ 10:59 am, Paco Loco Said:
ugh! The TREO 750 was a nightmare! I don’t even wanna imagine another windows based Palm device.
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On May 26, 2008 @ 11:32 am, Galvatron Said:
the phon below looks like a rim 8300 or 8800 series
yeah i have personally seen and used palms 700w
it’s horrable and makes alls when it”s not suposed to. New ceo a design an marketing team stat!
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On May 26, 2008 @ 6:01 pm, PhoneFan33 Said:
I’m pretty sure it will have at least 64mb, i remember when the 750 first came out, it was the only WM device that had the most available RAM after bootup. Palm treos have been very stable IMO.
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On May 27, 2008 @ 2:18 am, Joseph Roxbury Said:
The specs look good, honestly. Nothing trailblazing but hey, that’s a start. I heard the 850w should be released on Sprint first. Granted, Windows versions suck balls IMHO. Like other past ‘w’ devices, I bet my shorts there’ll be a ‘p’ version coming soon after.
Besides, I’m still waiting for that hell of long overdue Linux-based Palm OS… But let’s not put the bar too high with the folks at Sunnyvale. Again, with Palm, you gotta take things real slow. Sigh.
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On May 27, 2008 @ 11:17 am, Gaines Said:
I’m not worried about the small amount of RAM just yet. There’s still time for them to slap in a larger chip…or maybe someone will come up with a mod.
http://www.PalmTreo850.net
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On May 27, 2008 @ 11:24 am, backbeat Said:
Is the aGPS capable of running with the cell signal turned off ala Blackberrys of the past 1-2 years?
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On Jul 30, 2008 @ 8:18 pm, Juan Said:
Anybody knows if Palm will relase an 800 Treo with their own Palm OS?. Windows mobile…
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On Aug 16, 2008 @ 9:36 pm, Subbu Said:
I hope 850 has Palm OS and not windows. I want to be able to use qmobilsoft’s product callrec. It does not work with windows OS.
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On Aug 19, 2008 @ 12:37 pm, MonkeyDawg Said:
@jd of course it going to be carried by att which carrier in the us uses a gsm treo just att and some small carriers that dont really matter for a phone of this magnitude
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