Yep, we were expecting it any day now (well,
today actually) -- now here it is. Looks like Sprint was definitely more the leaky ship on
Palm Treo 700p's impending launch, being that we only caught wind of
Verizon's version a few times, but it looks like neither carrier snagged the exclusive on Palm's latest PalmOS (not
ALP) based smartphone. The latest step in unifying the Treo family as a hardware platform, the 700p (like the
700w) features EV-DO, 312MHz Xscale CPU, 128MB flash memory (60MB usable), 1.3 megapixel camera, Bluetooth, and SDIO. Unlike the 700w, however, it works it with the same 320 x 320 resolution screen as the 650 (remember,
WinMo 5.0 doesn't support that res), so there's at least one tangible benefit to this device if you're not sure whether Palm or Windows is your bag. We're just glad this thing's finally announced -- it's not like we didn't know, you know? Stay tuned for official launch dates and release prices.
Update: Interesting info.
Phone Scoop called to let us know a few hurtful details about the 700p. First, their SDIO slot won't support WiFi (which is like, half the point).
PalmAddict quotes Palm's Michelle White as saying that the lack of WiFi is justified by the fact that the phone supports EV-DO. The 700p also does not support voice dialing over Bluetooth, nor does it officially support SD cards over 2GB. However it does come with a basic version of PocketTunes -- but lacks
PlaysForSure support. D'oh indeed.
posted May 15th 2006 at 12:52AM
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
miklm @ May 15th 2006 1:43AM
This is such an incremental step, I see no reason at all to upgrade from my 650 to the 700p. Not worth it at all. I would have at LEAST expected FAT32 support for 4GB+ SD cards.
Asher @ May 15th 2006 1:53AM
There's gotta be more, unless the arrogance of palm has caught up with them and they think they're smarter than the rest of us. Maybe they're targeting first time users and old 600 users.
Oliver @ May 15th 2006 2:30AM
and WIFI. meh.
Tyler @ May 15th 2006 3:02AM
ugh, no AD2P... lame
Ed @ May 15th 2006 4:48AM
EVDO!!!
Stephen Mortensen @ May 15th 2006 5:34AM
FINALLY!
now we just need price and availability. come on sprint...move your collective ass!
supersocialist @ May 15th 2006 9:59AM
A2DP is available for Palm via Softick Audio Gateway or something like that. Their other software has always been good to me, but I don't use my Treo as an mp3 player and never tried that package.
ChillyWilly @ May 15th 2006 11:16AM
I'm with miklm. I'm sticking with my 650 for a while. Other than the EVDO, the upgrades are too minor to justify an upgrade. I will go look at it when it comes out and do a side-by-side... just to make the gadget freak in me happy.
But the realistic side of me has more stability with impulse purchases.
Kory @ May 15th 2006 11:19AM
Boring. I was looking forward to upgrade from my 650, but why bother with no wi-fi -- not only not built-in but not even possible through the SD slot. Sheesh!
EV-DO don't help me since I'm on T-Mobile.
Lauren @ May 15th 2006 11:35AM
"The 700p also does not support voice dialing over Bluetooth, nor does it officially support SD cards over 2GB." Can someone explain this to a bluetooth newbie, Is this just headsets or car kits also?
Rick @ May 15th 2006 11:59AM
Sheesh!
Guess I gotta wait for the 750p.
This is just lame!
It's what happens when marketing people decide a new product is needed NOW, instead of R&D developing something inovative which sells itself. We'll see how much lipstick the marketers have to put on THIS pig to get it to sell.
steven @ May 15th 2006 12:00PM
I can live without the huge SD cards. Lack of voice dialing on a BT set is amazing at this point. But my goal is to stay connected to my information, not the carrier. Lack of WiFi doesn't help me. There are many places where the carrier isn't well connected, but do have WiFi. The phone vendors/carriers still don't get it.
Can'tHardlyWait @ May 15th 2006 8:42PM
Man this is such exiting news! I can't wait! Why haven't there been leaks about this like SK3?