Treo 600 Message Board

[James]

The new Treo features a smaller more phone like form factor than the earlier Treos, including the 270 and 300, yet still maintain a fully integrated QWERTY keyboard. The device measures 4.41 x 2.26 x .87 inches and weighs 5.9 ounces in the GPRS version and a little over 6 ounces in the CDMA edition.

The smartphone gets a considerable boost in power over previous Treo's with a 144 MHz Texas Instruments OMAP CPU, 32MB of RAM (22MB to 25MB usable) and Palm OS 5.2.1. The Treo line also finally gets memory and peripheral expansion support with a Secure Digital In Out (SDIO) slot. The Treo 600's CSTN display still only has a 160x160 pixel resolution and is smaller than the current screens available with the Treo 270 and 300. It measures 2.7-inches diagonally. However, handspring says the quality of the screen has been improved and is good for both indoor and outdoor viewing. The Treo 600 is slated to use a powerful 1800 mAh rechargeable but non-removable battery for two weeks of standby time and six hours of either talk or online time for the GSM edition of the smartphone and five or more hours for the CDMA Treo 600. The company plans to also offer an optional 1200mAh clip-on battery.

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http://www.visorvillage.com/articles/2003/6/2003-6-18-Handspring-Redefines-Treo.html

[VisorSpawn]

For your convience:

http://www.handspring.com/treo600/

Also if you guys are interested, take a look at what we have for the Treo 600 at PalmZone.net:

http://www.palmzone.net


VisorSpawn

[ka1]

Hi,
Today, at CEBIT, they had a Treo 600 on display. I'm not sure if it is a mockup or not (they said they had several hundred working models going through testing now). It was in a glass box, so you couldn't pick it up or play with it, but you could look at it from all sides. I'm definately thinking of upgrading, but will probably keep using my trusty Visor Prism for another six months. ;->

[kewe65]

it's not *really* a smaller form factor. a quick comparison of sizes with the Treo 300 shows that while it's about .25 inches narrower, it's the same height and nearly a .25 inch deeper. in other words it basically takes up the same volume....

[jegs2]

At long last, I have found a Treo that even I, as a die-hard Visor fan, can settle for in the Treo 600. Not as many colors as the Prism, but it seems to have all the right stuff, including an expansion slot. My current phone is my Visor with Sprint PCS Digital Link. I'll replace it with the Treo 600.

[jegs2]

Good sites for the Treo 600:

TreoCentral (http://www.treocentral.com/content/Stories/236-1.htm)
PalmInfoCenter (http://www.palminfocenter.com/view_story.asp?ID=5765)
Mobile.burn.com (http://mobile.burn.com/gallery.jsp?Id=366)

Here are some good pics:

Image One (view from front) (http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/treo600_GSM_s.jpg)
Image Two (multiple-angle views) (http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/treo600_views_s.jpg)
Image Three (with carrying case) (http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/treo600_case_s.jpg)
Image Four (Sprint PCS version) (http://www.palminfocenter.com/images/treo600_cdma_s.jpg)

The Sprint PCS version is not warped. It's taken from a different angle.