Palm Treo Pro: Beautiful Inside and Out


Yeah, today’s the big launch for the 3G iPhone locally, but let’s veer away from all the Apple festivities for a moment and look at what Palm has in store for use.

Palm Treo Pro

The Palm Treo Pro is the latest smartphone from Palm; and just by looking at it, one can see that the Treo is back with a vengeance. It sports a new plush look and is now thinner, and smaller than its predecessor without cutting back on functionality. It’s got 3.5G connectivity, a 2-megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, a touch screen display, GPS, a very reliable 1500 mAh battery, and runs on Windows Mobile 6.1.

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Gizmodo is lucky enough to get one for a hands-on review and according to them; it is definitely a step up from its ancestors. They keypad is similar to the Centro, but a bit bigger. The display is bright and crisp, while 3G internet and call quality is superb. Best of all, Palm has decided to offer this baby minus a carrier (read: unlocked) unlike the iPhone.

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Availability and price, unfortunately, isn’t available yet; but we are certainly keeping our eyes peeled on this one.

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August 22nd, 2008
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Written by:
Matti
Posted on:
8/22/2008 at 7:54 pm

I look again and again in irregular time intervals here by and read the interesting and always well written contributions. Gladly I would like to leave here once a greeting from Thuringia in Germany!

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Written by:
Mon
Posted on:
8/25/2008 at 10:44 pm

Would appreciate a cross comparo between and among the Palm Treo Pro, Blackberry Bold, Apple IPhone 3G, and Nokia E71. Thanks and more power!

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Written by:
Allan David Reyes
Posted on:
8/26/2008 at 10:55 pm

@mon

We’ll see what we can do with your request.

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Written by:
wong
Posted on:
8/26/2008 at 11:40 pm

plus other windows mobile smartphone like the samsung i780 or the like..heard many good reviews on it(i780) and would like to see which one would do better..

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Written by:
ken
Posted on:
9/14/2008 at 3:17 pm

Please give us an idea how much this unit will cost in Philippine pesos and the estimated arrival date, will it be before the year ends?

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Written by:
norman
Posted on:
9/20/2008 at 7:51 pm

I felt so excited with this unit, Palm treo Pro ,why wait for so long… bring it on!

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Written by:
Abe
Posted on:
10/9/2008 at 1:15 pm

Hey guys, try this link, http://blog.treonauts.com/2008/10/treo-pro-now-av.html?utm_source=tnemail

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Written by:
manok168
Posted on:
1/17/2009 at 9:05 pm

According to Palm website, price of Treo Pro is P31,090.

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Written by:
Mitch Corrales
Posted on:
2/23/2009 at 1:36 am

Yes, it’s beautiful outside and maybe inside (if we speak of hardware), but not really because it is based on Windows.
I cannot understand why Palm, the most successful mobile OS and the most documented firmware will use Windows Mobile Platform - the most vulnerable OS I’ve ever used. Talking about viruses, malwares, spywares and worms is enough for me to shun away from this smartphone.

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Written by:
Josie
Posted on:
8/24/2009 at 11:47 am

I have this phone and was purchased in the US and I was only here for a vacation and the problem I forgot my charger, can anyone tell me where to buy the Palm Treo Pro Charger? Please.

Thanks