Low-end Treo


Rumor has it that Palm will be releasing the Treo 680 as a low-end budget smartphone running the (beloved) Palm OS. Despite lacking many top of the line features (it is a budget PDA after all), it will retain the 320×320 display we’ve all grown to love.  It boasts of a robust feature set, including a 3MP VGA camera, Bluetooth, WiFi, and 3G capabilities.

I’m not sure about the rest of you, but I’d probably be one of the first in line to get this.  I miss the Palm OS, and I would gladly give up my XDA iis.  No Bluetooth?  Well, I’m keeping my fingers crossed.  It has an SD / MMC slot at least, right? 

It only has a VGA camera, you say?  Who needs that when you carry around an 8MP dSLR everyday?  Why?  Hmm… I think that issue is meant for another post - or another blog even. 

In any case, I can’t wait for the Treo 680 to hit Philippines.

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Written by:
Rico
Posted on:
9/24/2006 at 10:33 pm

I think the chances it will come here are great, since its also rumored that it runs on GSM/UMTS networks. :D

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Written by:
Elber
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9/25/2006 at 2:01 pm

I can’t wait. I’m just a bit bummed by the (rumored) lack of bluetooth. I’d much rather give up the camera. Anyway, we’ll see when it gets here.

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Written by:
Rico
Posted on:
9/26/2006 at 4:47 pm

Well, I’d agree with you; since the 600, Palm hasn’t improved the Treo’s built-in camera, keeping it at 1.3mp.

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Mobile Philippines: The Ultimate Guide to Mobile Technology » Blog Archive » Treo 680 Specs?
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10/2/2006 at 12:02 pm

[…] My fellow guest blogger Elber wrote about Palm releasing a “budget” smartphone, apparently called the Treo 680. Straight from palminsider.com comes more detailed specs: […]

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Treo 680 Official
Posted on:
10/13/2006 at 1:30 pm

First came the rumors of a budget smartphone from Palm. Then a list of rumored specifications popped up here. Now it’s official. […]

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Roni Joven
Posted on:
10/13/2006 at 3:53 pm

A “budget” smartphone? Well how affordable could it be? Palm is one of the expensive gadgets here and I dont believe it is a budget phone.

I still prefer the Windows Mobile Phones, and this is really “the budget phones”

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Elber
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10/24/2006 at 12:32 am

Well, I don’t expect it to be cheap, but I’d still pick a Palm device over a WMP almost any day. After using the XDA IIs for a few months, I’m really itching to switch back to Palm. On second thought, scratch that - after using the XDA for a few days, I was already itching to get a Treo.

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drivebyshooter.net » Blog Archive » Trick or Treo
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11/6/2006 at 5:08 pm

[…] I posted an article on Mobile Philippines recently about rumors of a “budget” Treo in the works, rumored to be called the Treo 680. Rumor has it that this rumor is true. Rumor also has it that (as I wished for) this Treo will have Bluetooth capabilities. […]