Palm Treo Pro Cell Phone Review - Intro
Palm has been making portable electronic devices for several years now and the Treo Pro is their latest smartphone offering, packing in 3G connectivity, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, and GPS. With a 2-megapixel camera, the Treo Pro also promises on paper to do an okay job of capturing those impromptu moments worthy of remembering. But how will it stack up against the latest offerings from competitors that boast large touchscreens, eye candy-filled interfaces, and multimedia abilities to die for? Read our full review to find out...
| Section |
The Good |
The Bad |
| Tour & Design |
Professional good looks |
Ultra shiny and slick plastic |
| Audio Quality |
Very good audio received |
Side tone is very high |
| Imaging |
Ultra-fast shot-to-shot times in burst mode |
Lots of noise in low-light conditions |
| Making/Receiving Calls |
A vibrate mode to beat all others |
Slow dialing and tiny Send & End keys |
| Messaging |
Fantastic email capability |
Limited IM ability out of the box |
| Organizer |
More than enough to satisfy business users |
No one-touch voice note recording |
| Multimedia |
All the basic music and video playback functions you need |
No on-device music or video playlist creation |
| Software |
Thousands of 3rd-party applications available |
Not the most intuitive interface, but still quite usable |
| Battery Life |
Call time and music playback time are decent |
Web browsing drains the battery the fastest |
| Connectivity |
3G, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth goodness all present |
No complaints here |
| Hardware |
Fast text entry despite the tiny keyboard buttons |
Too-flush side buttons with little travel |
| Other Features |
GPS and Bluetooth keep us happy |
No USB tethering makes us sad |
| Value & Comparisons |
Offers great flexibility as an unlocked device |
High price tag relative to most competing devices |
