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"Expensive Palm Smartphone Is Just Too Simple"
By Mendelson Tiu | Published:29/09/2008
Palm?s new offering, the Treo Pro, is HSDPA-capable, features a QWERTY keypad and touchscreen input, comes with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, and sports a simple layout to boot. But despite sporting the latest features, this smartphone failed to impress and made us ask the question, ?Is this worth it?? 
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The Treo Pro is definitely one of those smartphones that come with the lot. You can send and receive personal or work e-mails, use the Wi-Fi to surf the Internet, listen to music, watch video clips (streamed or stored), and even go places with its built-in GPS. This piano-black phone is made out of hard plastic, which explains why it is light (weighs 132g) and fits comfortably in the hand. The included stylus simplifies menu navigation, while the five-way navigation key and shortcut keys (Start, Calendar, OK, and Messaging) provide additional control. The QWERTY keyboard is small and cramped, forcing us to use our fingertips to press buttons. In fact, the keyboard size is probably the same as the Palm Centro we reviewed a couple of months back, which we didn't like at all because it was hard to type. |
