Palm Treo 800w

This is the new Palm Treo phone model launched at Sprint, running on Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional operating system, and optimized for the business sector. Palm presents it as is most business-friendly phone featuring high-speed transfers via Sprint’s Mobile Broadband Network based on the EV-DO Rev. A technology, Wi-Fi module and GPS with maps, turn-by-turn directions via Sprint Navigation, and point-of-interest searches for public places. To find specific restaurants or stores in the near proximity you’d have to access the Today Screen, which also includes data like call, text, email, and contact’s maps.

Microsoft Exchange Server is a useful service for business applications, increasing work productivity on the go with professional email, contacts, calendars and others. Users can browse the web on Internet Explorer Mobile and send email attachments like PowerPoint or PDFs at up to 3.1 Mbps speeds. In addition, the smartphone provides access to the secure Microsoft’s System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008 to connect to the corporate network via mobile VPN.
The new Palm Treo 800w bar cell phone has a QWERTY keyboard, a 65K-color TFT transflective display with touch-sensitivity and a resolution of 320 x 320 pixels, 5-way navigation, and one-touch buttons for direct access to the main applications such as Wi-Fi.



“Palm is adding a unique stamp to the Windows Mobile experience with the Treo 800w,” said Stephane Maes, vice president, product marketing, Palm. “It’s an easy-to-use feature-packed smartphone that will keep users happy, empowered and productive.”

Other features include voice mail and preset status settings, the latter being used to set messages like “I’m in a meeting” and let your colleagues know when you will be back and available for calls.

“Sprint recognizes that businesses must stay productive and competitive with quick, always-accessible information and assistance for their own customers,” said Michael Hahn, vice president of device operations for Sprint. “With instant access to email, messaging services and the web on the nation’s largest Mobile Broadband Network, Sprint provides its customers the mobile tools they need to increase productivity and improve competitiveness now.”

Sprint also provides live TV, video-on-demand, 50 live channels, 3D moving navigation maps, Pocket Express access for updates about the latest news, sports, weather, money and movie information, and Sprint IM with access to Yahoo! Messenger, AOL AIM and MSN Messenger.
Inside, the new Palm Treo phone model integrates 170MB memory for the user and 128MB for applications, the Qualcomm MSM6800A chipset, A-GPS, built-in 2MP camera with 2x digital zoom and video recording, support for up to 8GB storage capacity, microUSB, and Bluetooth 2.0 with the following profiles: General Access Profile, General Object Exchange Profile, Serial Port Profile, Hands Free Profile, ActiveSync, Phonebook Access Profile, Basic Printing Profile, and stereo audio streaming via A2DP, GAVDP and AVRCP.
It powers from a 1150 mAh Li-Ion battery to offer up to 4.5 hours of talk time and 200 hours of standby.
The handset measures 2.28 x 4.41 x 0.73 inches at 5 ounces.



Palm Treo 800w will be available at a price of $250 with a Sprint 2-year contract or $600 if you get it directly from Palm.

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