Palm Treo 500v

Last update: Review by Stuff (18 Feb’08)

The Palm Treo 500v is a GSM 900/1800/1900/UMTS 2100 smartphone features 2.0 megapixels with 2.5x digital zoom and video capture support camera, 256MB memory (150MB available user storage) with MicroSD expansion card, and a 320×240-pixel Transflective colour screen; supports 16-bit colour. The device measures 16.5mm (D) x 61.5mm (W) x 110mm (H) and weighs 120 grams.

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Palm Treo 500v Reviews

Stuff reviews the Palm Treo 500v and writes;

“The device has a 320 by 240 pixels screen which was very bright and clear and I had no issues viewing it over a long period of time. The 500v connects to Vodafone using the 3G network and connects to other computers using either Bluetooth or data cable.”
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RegHardware reviews the Palm Treo 500v and writes;

“Palm’s Treo 500v isn’t the ‘power users’ Windows Mobile device - no Wi-Fi, no HSDPA - but it’s an impressive attempt at bringing the handset family into the reach of the mainstream. It’s wonderfully compact and it looks good.”
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ITReviews reviews the Palm Treo 500v and writes;

“It all looks very slick indeed, and once you are used to how things are grouped, it is easy to get around…The missing elements - Wi-Fi, HSDPA, a front camera - hamper the Treo 500v and, along with the average camera, clinch its position as a mid-range rather than high-end Windows Mobile device. ”
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SiliconRepublic reviews the Palm Treo 500v and writes;

“Many of the applications work fine but some features I enjoy on the standard Palm operating system are absent, such as the Voice Memo recorder and Memo Notes. But there are some nice new applications aboard the 500V such as a connection to eBay and best of all, Google Maps, which I found to work very quickly and easily.”
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Unwired reviews the Palm Treo 500v and writes;

“Last but not least the voice quality, the standby and talk time. As a phone, the Treo 500v works quite good, the speakers sounds clear and loud enough and the signal reception is fantastic. In rural areas, where I normally have problems to get a good UMTS reception, the Treo 500v staid attached to UMTS all the time without falling back to GSM. And also the data speed is quite good. Streaming TV via UMTS was possible up to 2:35 hours with a constant bit rate between 300 and 350 Kbps.”
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TrustedReviews reviews the Palm Treo 500v and writes;

“On the software side, Palm has done well in turning Windows Mobile into something rather more fun and cool to use than normal. On the hardware side there are features missing - there’s no HSDPA, no front facing camera, no Wi-Fi and an average camera. But the thinner, sleeker look is a big step forward for Palm in terms of hardware design.”
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CNET.UK reviews the Palm Treo 500v and writes;

“We like the fact the the 500v is smaller than previous Treos, the proprietary menu interface and how easy it is to setup of email accounts, such as Gmail or Yahoo. We can’t help feeling the 500v lacks a wow-factor in its design — particularly the cramped keypad”
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Pocket-Lint reviews the Palm Treo 500v and writes;

“Where its biggest problem lies however is that the Treo 500v doesn’t break any boundaries against the competition. Whether it’s the Motorola Q, the HTC Tytn 2, the new BlackBerry 8310, the Nokia E-Series, the Sony Ericsson P series, the Samsung BlackJack and the many more that I can’t care to list here, there isn’t anything new and exciting that we haven’t seen before. ”
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DigitalLifeStyle reviews the Palm Treo 500v and writes;

“We liked the QWERTY keyboard and overall usability of the Treo, and we’d go as far as saying that this is the best all-round Windows smartphone we’ve used to date…We reckon the 500v is a fine return to form from Palm and comes highly recommended.”
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Palm Treo 500v Press Release

LONDON, Sep 12, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) –Palm Europe Ltd today announced the Palm(R) Treo(TM) 500v smartphone which combines multiple forms of communication and multimedia capabilities with high speed 3G/UMTS mobile internet access, allowing users access to popular websites such as MySpace, YouTube and eBay whilst on the move. The new Palm Treo 500v smartphone will initially be available exclusively to Vodafone customers from October.

The Palm Treo 500v smartphone runs on a Windows(R) Mobile(R) 6 standard platform and has a full keyboard, large screen, video streaming capability and a comprehensive multi-messaging functionality covering Instant Messaging, SMS, email and phone and personal information management software in a new design(1). The compact form factor is available in two colours: glacier white and charcoal grey.

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