Meet the “Treo-killer”


Recent sales figures show that the palmOne Treo 600 and 650 are still currently the best-selling smartphones in the market today.

So let’s see how well the Treo would hold up to a device that is now being nicknamed the “Treo-killer.”

The Samsung SCH-i730 is a full-featured Windows Mobile 2003 SE smartphone. This unit has a crisp 240×320 65K TFT screen, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and even a mini QWERTY keyboard that slides out, making this unit look much like Samsung’s popular SGH-D500 phone (albeit larger and twice as heavy). It also comes with 128MB of memory, infrared, 3D stereo sound, and an SDIO slot.

The i730 has just been made available over the Verizon (CDMA) network in the US. Is a GSM version in the works? Let’s see. But for now, it’s gaining the monicker of “Treo-killer” thanks to its brilliant screen, full smartphone features and stunningly good looks. Whether or not it “kills” the Treo remains to be seen, but competition is always a good thing.

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Written by:
poch
Posted on:
7/9/2005 at 10:44 am

Check out also the BenQ P50. That I think is the better “Treo killer”. Although I’ve yet to see it sold commercially. Was able to play with it for two weeks, though. It’s a fantastic device.

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Written by:
BernieJ
Posted on:
7/11/2005 at 10:54 am

iPod-killer;
Palm-killer;
Treo-killer.

Every other product is a something-killer which brings something to mind: Are their creative juices dried up such that they have to “kill” an established product in order to be noticed? Or is it simply a shrewed marketing ploy — to attach themselves to an established product and “force” a competition.

BTW, calling this thing a Treo-Killer is a longshot since there’s no comparing a Windows Mobile device with a PalmOS-based device. A true Treo-killer, IMHO, is another PalmOS-based device — not a device running a different OS.

One more thing: since this is more in the league currently dominated by the XDA/MDA handhelds, why can’t it be called the XDA-killer?

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Written by:
Borjok
Posted on:
7/14/2005 at 10:56 am

Yup, I agree with bernieJ, Its not appropriate (in my own opinion, hehe) to compare two different things, Samsung i730 is much better that the Treo… But as an XDA killer? I guess not.lol

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Winston Chiu
Posted on:
7/14/2005 at 11:14 am

Everybody loves a nametag as “Treo-killers” or “iPod-killers”, but one or multiple-hired killers couldn’t kill a good and sensible product. Bring them on. I would love to see that day. ;-)

W

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Written by:
Jones Kingsu
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7/14/2005 at 3:35 pm

Treo killer… I doubt that. The only time that I’d consider something that will make me drop my Treo would be the SMS-Chat thingy software.