Palm Treo 750Rating: 7/10 GoodPROS Compact; integrated Bluetooth; 1.3-megapixel camera; works on Circular's 3C UMTS network; support for push e-mail
CONS No built-in Wi-Fi; low-res screen; cramped keyboard; no HSDPA support at launch; short talk time
The Palm Treo 750 includes some premium features and offers good usability, but other smartphones deliver more for your money (It's available through Cingular for $399.99 when purchased alongside a two-year service plan.)
Thanks to its integrated antenna, the 5.4-ounceTreo 750 is smaller than its Windows-based predecessor, the Treo 700w. Plus, it features a rubbery, soft-touch finish that's easier to grip. On the downside, the 2.5-inch touch-screen display looks somewhat washed out due to its low resolution (240x240 pixels). Also, we found the tactile QWERTY keyboard a bit cramped.
Running Windows Mobile 5 Pocket PC Phone Edition. the quad-band world phone supports push e-mail, which enables you to receive messages in real time through Outlook Mobile, as well as via the Good Mobile Messaging and Cingular Xpress e-mail services. You also get a range of produc tivity and entertainment tools, including the Microsoft Office Mobile suite. the Picsel PDF viewer, and Windows Media Player 10 Mobile. A 1.3-megapixel camera is built in, and the integrated Blue tooth 1.2 connectivity includes profiles for dial-up networking, file transfer, and A2DP stereo sound. Call quality on the Treo 750 was a mixed bag. Our callers reported that our voices sounded good, but their voices seemed muffled to us, and we often noticed hiss in the background. Also, in our tests. the smartphone fell an hour shy of Palm's rated talk time of four hours.
